Murder per Capita in Pulaski County
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Pulaski County residents.
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$185
Murder costs the average Pulaski County resident about $185 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Pulaski County in green. The most dangerous areas in Pulaski County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is Pulaski County, IL Safe from Murder?
The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Pulaski County is in the 24th percentile for safety, meaning 76% of counties are safer and 24% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Pulaski County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of murder in Pulaski County is 0.0987 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Pulaski County generally consider the northeast part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Pulaski County may be as high as 1 in 6,760 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 16,544 in the northeast part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Pulaski County, IL: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Pulaski County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Pulaski County's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Pulaski County to the Illinois state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Pulaski County, IL: | 0.0987 |
|---|---|
| Illinois: | 0.0712 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Pulaski County is less safe than the Illinois state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Murder in Pulaski County, IL
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Pulaski County about $929,638 in 2025, or roughly $185 per resident. This is part of Pulaski County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Pulaski County, including every crime type and how Pulaski County compares to other counties.
Interpreting the Murder Map
Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Pulaski County's crime maps on the Pulaski County overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Pulaski County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Pulaski County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D+ | D | D+ | D- | |
B | A | B | B- | |
B+ | A- | B | B+ | |
B+ | A | A | B- | |
B+ | A | B | C | |
B+ | A+ | A- | B- | |
D+ | D- | D+ | F | |
C- | C- | C- | F | |
C+ | D+ | C+ | D+ | |
B | A- | B | C- |
Murder in County with Similar Populations
Pulaski County is similar versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.
Similar County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F | F | F | D- | |
C- | D+ | D+ | F | |
C | A- | A- | B+ | |
D- | F | F | D- | |
F | D | D | D | |
D | F | F | C- | |
C | D- | D- | A | |
C | D+ | D+ | C+ | |
B | B- | B- | C+ | |
D | C | C | B |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pulaski County, IL average SchoolGrade of F, with 8% actual proficiency versus 14% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Pulaski County schools on SchoolGrade
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