Scales Mound, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Scales Mound in green. The most dangerous areas in Scales Mound 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 Scales Mound, IL Safe from Murder?

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Scales Mound is in the 58th percentile for safety, meaning 42% of cities are safer and 58% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Scales Mound's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Scales Mound is 0.0509 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Scales Mound generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Scales Mound may be as high as 1 in 13,211 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 39,105 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Scales Mound, IL: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Scales Mound has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Scales Mound's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Scales Mound to the Illinois 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, Scales Mound is safer than the Illinois 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 Scales Mound, IL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Scales Mound about $106,203 in 2025, or roughly $96 per resident. This is part of Scales Mound's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Scales Mound, including every crime type and how Scales Mound compares to other cities.

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 Scales Mound's crime maps on the Scales Mound overall crime page.

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Individual Scales Mound Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Scales Mound is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Scales Mound.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
The Galena Territory, IL	D-	C-	F	B+
Guilford, IL	A-	B-	A-	C-
Galena, IL	D+	C-	D	C+
Rice, IL	B+	B-	B+	A-
Benton, WI	B	B+	B+	B
Schapville, IL	A-	D+	A	B+
Rodden, IL	A	A	A	A-
Lead Mine, WI	A-	A	A	B+
Shullsburg, WI	C-	C+	C-	B-
Menominee, IL	B+	A	B+	A

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Scales Mound 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
Golden, TX	C	B	B	B-
Thornton, TX	C-	D+	D+	C+
Tee Harbor, AK	B+	D+	D+	C
Success, MS	A+	A+	A+	A-
Somerset, MI	A+	A-	A-	B
Sibley, MO	D+	D	D	C
Schaller, IA	C	C	C	C+
Sanish, ND	F	D+	D+	D-
Humboldt, SD	B	C+	C+	B+
Houston, AL	C+	C+	C+	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Scales Mound, IL average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Scales Mound schools on SchoolGrade

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