Murder per Capita in Savannah
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Savannah residents.
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Savannah residents.
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Murder costs the average Savannah resident about $39 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Savannah in green. The most dangerous areas in Savannah are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Savannah is in the 91st percentile for safety, meaning 9% of cities are safer and 91% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Savannah's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of murder in Savannah is 0.0206 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Savannah generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Savannah may be as high as 1 in 21,194 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 151,733 in the east part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Savannah, MS: about 0 per year. The east part of Savannah has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the murder rate in Savannah to the Mississippi state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Savannah, MS: | 0.0206 |
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| Mississippi: | 0.0493 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Savannah is safer than the Mississippi state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Savannah about $38,508 in 2025, or roughly $39 per resident. This is part of Savannah's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Savannah, including every crime type and how Savannah compares to other cities.
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 Savannah's crime maps on the Savannah overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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A- | A+ | A | A- | |
A- | A+ | A+ | A- | |
A- | A+ | A+ | B+ | |
A- | A+ | A | B+ | |
A- | A+ | A | B+ | |
A | A+ | A+ | A | |
B- | B+ | C+ | B+ | |
A | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A |
Savannah is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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B | B+ | B+ | B- | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
D+ | C- | C- | B | |
C- | C | C | C | |
F | F | F | F | |
A | A+ | A+ | B- | |
B | A | A | B | |
F | D | D | D | |
D- | D+ | D+ | F | |
D | D | D | D- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Savannah, MS average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Savannah schools on SchoolGrade
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