Sheep Town, VA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Sheep Town in green. The most dangerous areas in Sheep Town 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 Sheep Town, VA Safe from Murder?

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Sheep Town is in the 20th percentile for safety, meaning 80% of cities are safer and 20% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sheep Town's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Sheep Town is 0.1006 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sheep Town generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Sheep Town may be as high as 1 in 6,492 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 12,277 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Sheep Town, VA: about 0 per year. The west part of Sheep Town has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Sheep Town's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Sheep Town to the Virginia 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, Sheep Town 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 Sheep Town, VA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Sheep Town about $30,069 in 2025, or roughly $189 per resident. This is part of Sheep Town's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sheep Town, including every crime type and how Sheep Town 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 Sheep Town's crime maps on the Sheep Town overall crime page.

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Individual Sheep Town Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Ivanhoe, VA	C+	B-	C+	D
Austinville, VA	B-	B	B	D
Shorts Creek, VA	B	B+	B+	C-
Walton Furnace, VA	C+	B	C	D
Hebron, VA	A-	B+	A+	D+
Fosters Falls, VA	D+	C+	D+	B-
Hickory Flat, VA	B	C-	A-	D
Max Meadows, VA	C+	B+	C+	C
Woodlawn, VA	B-	B+	B-	C-
Fries, VA	C+	C+	C+	D

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Sheep Town is similar 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
Watson, MO	C-	D	D	D-
Coalridge, WV	B+	A+	A+	C+
Cohansey, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A
Cold Springs, MO	F	F	F	D-
Collirene, AL	F	F	F	F
Colton, NE	D-	D+	D+	C
Colton, OH	B+	B-	B-	B
West Bingham, PA	B-	B	B	A+
Weinert, TX	D-	D	D	F
Webertown, OH	B-	C	C	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sheep Town, VA average SchoolGrade of A, with 62% actual proficiency versus 57% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Sheep Town schools on SchoolGrade

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