South Amana, IA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. South Amana is in the 97th percentile for safety, meaning 3% of cities are safer and 97% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to South Amana's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in South Amana is 0.0122 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in South Amana generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in South Amana may be as high as 1 in 60,248 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 392,864 in the southwest part of the city.

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

How South Amana's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in South Amana to the Iowa 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, South Amana is safer than the Iowa 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 South Amana, IA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of South Amana about $10,455 in 2025, or roughly $23 per resident. This is part of South Amana's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for South Amana, including every crime type and how South Amana 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 South Amana's crime maps on the South Amana overall crime page.

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Individual South Amana Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Conroy, IA	D-	D	D	A+
Homestead, IA	D	D+	D	A+
Amana, IA	B+	A-	B+	A
Middle Amana, IA	B+	A	A-	A+
Williamsburg, IA	D	B+	D-	A+
Marengo, IA	B	B-	B+	A-
East Amana, IA	B	B	B	A+
Oxford, IA	C	D+	C+	B-
Parnell, IA	B-	B+	C	A+
Walford, IA	B+	A-	A-	A

Murder in City with Similar Populations

South Amana 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
Pulaski, OH	A-	C+	C+	A
Moore, IN	A	A-	A-	B+
Mooresville, KY	B+	A	A	B
Moorhead, IA	C	B+	B+	C+
Moran, TX	D-	D	D	C+
Morris, PA	A	A-	A-	D+
Morrow, LA	F	D	D	F
Mount Tabor, WI	B+	A	A	C+
Mouthcard, KY	C-	B-	B-	C
Montezuma, TN	D	D-	D-	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in South Amana, IA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 69% actual proficiency versus 63% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See South Amana schools on SchoolGrade

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