Murder per Capita in Saunders
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Saunders residents.
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$383
Murder costs the average Saunders resident about $383 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Saunders in green. The most dangerous areas in Saunders 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 Saunders, Newport News, VA Safe from Murder?
The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Saunders is in the 9th percentile for safety, meaning 91% of neighborhoods are safer and 9% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Saunders's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of murder in Saunders is 0.2037 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Saunders generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Saunders may be as high as 1 in 2,274 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 7,397 in the southeast part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Saunders, Newport News, VA: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Saunders has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Saunders's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Saunders to the Virginia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Saunders, Newport News, VA: | 0.2037 |
|---|---|
| Virginia: | 0.0793 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Saunders is less safe than the Virginia 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 Saunders, Newport News, VA
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Saunders about $1,743,537 in 2025, or roughly $383 per resident. This is part of Saunders's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Saunders, including every crime type and how Saunders compares to other neighborhoods.
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 Saunders's crime maps on the Saunders overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Saunders is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Saunders.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C | B | C- | D- | |
D+ | B- | D | F | |
C+ | B+ | B- | D | |
B- | B+ | B | D+ | |
C- | A- | D+ | D+ | |
C+ | C- | B- | D- | |
D | B+ | D- | D- | |
C- | B- | C- | F | |
D- | B- | D- | D+ | |
C- | B- | C- | D |
Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Saunders is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C- | A- | A- | C | |
F | F | F | D | |
A | A+ | A+ | C | |
C | D | D | C+ | |
D+ | C | C | D+ | |
F | F | F | D- | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | A | |
C- | C+ | C+ | D+ | |
B- | A- | A- | A+ | |
A | A | A | A |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Saunders, Newport News, VA average SchoolGrade of A, with 61% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Saunders schools on SchoolGrade
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