Stevens County, WA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Stevens County in green. The most dangerous areas in Stevens County 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 Stevens County, WA Safe?

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Stevens County is in the 90th percentile for safety, meaning 10% of counties are safer and 90% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Stevens County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Stevens County is 0.0326 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Stevens County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Stevens County may be as high as 1 in 16,330 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 45,804 in the northwest part of the county. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the southeast parts of Stevens County, WA: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Stevens County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Stevens County, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the northwest part of the county. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Stevens County residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Stevens County has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Stevens County has 10, have the same problem. Of Stevens County’s 48,308 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Stevens County Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Stevens County residents in a standard year.

Individual Stevens County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Pend Oreille County, WA	B-	C+	C+	A+
Ferry County, WA	D+	D+	D	B
Bonner County, ID	A	A-	A+	B+
Kootenai County, ID	B+	A-	A+	A+
Boundary County, ID	B-	D+	A+	A
Okanogan County, WA	C-	C-	D+	B+
Lincoln County, MT	C+	D-	B	B
Flathead County, MT	B+	B	B+	A+
Snohomish County, WA	D	B	D-	A+
Skagit County, WA	D-	C+	F	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Stevens County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Defiance County, OH	A-	A-	A-	A-
Curry County, NM	D+	D	D	F
Dale County, AL	B	B	B	C+
Dallas County, AL	F	F	F	F
Danville City, VA	D	B-	B-	F
Dare County, NC	D	D+	D+	B
Darke County, OH	A	B+	B+	C+
Davie County, NC	B-	B	B	B
Dearborn County, IN	A+	A	A	B+
Culpeper County, VA	A-	A	A	C+

Considering only the murder rate, Stevens County is safer than the Washington state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Stevens County, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Stevens County schools on SchoolGrade

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