Sinking Spring, OH Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Sinking Spring is 0.0748 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sinking Spring generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Sinking Spring may be as high as 1 in 11,985 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 17,261 in the northeast part of the city.

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

How Sinking Spring's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Sinking Spring to the Ohio 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, Sinking Spring is less safe than the Ohio 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 Sinking Spring, OH

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Sinking Spring about $39,758 in 2025, or roughly $140 per resident. This is part of Sinking Spring's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sinking Spring, including every crime type and how Sinking Spring 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 Sinking Spring's crime maps on the Sinking Spring overall crime page.

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Individual Sinking Spring Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Lincolnville, OH	B	B-	A-	C-
Latham, OH	C+	B-	C	C-
Harshasville, OH	C	D+	C	D+
North Uniontown, OH	B+	B-	B+	B-
Peebles, OH	C	C	C-	C
Carmel, OH	B	C	A-	C-
Harriett, OH	B	D+	A-	B-
Cynthiana, OH	B	B-	A	D+
Marshall, OH	B+	C	A-	B-
Lawshe, OH	B-	C	C	C

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Sinking Spring 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
West Lenox, PA	A+	A	A	B-
Back Gate, AR	D-	D-	D-	F
Badger, CA	D+	D	D	B-
Balmat, NY	A	C	C	A
Barranca, NM	F	F	F	F
Bay Lake, FL	D-	B-	B-	A
Bay Springs, AL	D+	D+	D+	B
Beech Hill, TN	D-	D-	D-	D+
Brice, OH	D+	B+	B+	B
West Panama City Beach, FL	A+	D	D	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sinking Spring, OH average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Sinking Spring schools on SchoolGrade

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