Ross County, OH Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Ross County in green. The most dangerous areas in Ross 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 Ross County, OH Safe from Murder?

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US county. Ross County is in the 80th percentile for safety, meaning 20% of counties are safer and 80% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Ross County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Ross County is 0.0429 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Ross County generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Ross County may be as high as 1 in 12,891 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 39,278 in the north part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Ross County, OH: about 1 per year. The west part of Ross County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Ross County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Ross County to the Ohio state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Ross County is safer than the Ohio state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Ross County, OH

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Ross County about $6,321,010 in 2025, or roughly $81 per resident. This is part of Ross County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Ross County, including every crime type and how Ross 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 Ross County's crime maps on the Ross County overall crime page.

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Individual Ross County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Ross County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Ross County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Pike County, OH	B	C-	B-	B
Pickaway County, OH	B+	A-	B	B+
Fayette County, OH	C+	B+	C-	B+
Vinton County, OH	A	B	A	B
Jackson County, OH	B+	B	B+	B-
Highland County, OH	B+	B	B+	B
Hocking County, OH	B	C	B-	B+
Fairfield County, OH	A-	A+	B+	A-
Adams County, OH	A-	B+	A-	B
Clinton County, OH	B+	A	B	B+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Ross County is lower 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
Walker County, GA	B+	B-	B-	B
Cape Girardeau County, MO	C+	D+	D+	D+
Carteret County, NC	C+	B-	B-	B
Cascade County, MT	D+	D	D	A
Catoosa County, GA	A-	B+	B+	B+
Columbia County, FL	A+	A-	A-	A
Creek County, OK	B-	C+	C+	C
Vermilion County, IL	A-	B+	B+	C
Wagoner County, OK	B	B-	B-	B
Anderson County, TN	C-	C-	C-	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ross County, OH average SchoolGrade of A-, with 53% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Ross County schools on SchoolGrade

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