Sheldon, WI Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Sheldon is in the 35th percentile for safety, meaning 65% of cities are safer and 35% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sheldon's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Sheldon is 0.0744 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sheldon generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Sheldon may be as high as 1 in 9,057 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 19,183 in the northwest part of the city.

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

How Sheldon's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Sheldon to the Wisconsin 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, Sheldon is less safe than the Wisconsin 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 Sheldon, WI

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Sheldon about $234,894 in 2025, or roughly $140 per resident. This is part of Sheldon's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sheldon, including every crime type and how Sheldon 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 Sheldon's crime maps on the Sheldon overall crime page.

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Individual Sheldon Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Conrath, WI	C+	C+	C+	B-
Gilman, WI	B	B+	B+	D+
Tony, WI	C+	B-	C+	C+
Holcombe, WI	B	C+	B	B-
Glen Flora, WI	B+	B	A	C+
Polley, WI	C	B+	C	C-
Ladysmith, WI	D+	D+	D+	D+
Perkinstown, WI	B	A-	B	D
Ingram, WI	B	B+	A-	C
Cornell, WI	B-	A-	B	B-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Sheldon is higher 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
Westpoint, IN	A+	A-	A-	B-
Cumberland City, TN	C+	D	D	C+
Deputy, IN	A	A	A	B+
Dobbin, TX	B+	B-	B-	C-
Dowling, MI	B+	B+	B+	C+
Duck Hill, MS	B+	A	A	B+
Elwood, UT	A	A-	A-	A-
Emerson, NC	D	D+	D+	D
Farmington, WV	C+	C-	C-	D
Farnham, VA	B+	A-	A-	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sheldon, WI average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Sheldon schools on SchoolGrade

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