Sullivan County, NY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Sullivan County is in the 87th percentile for safety, meaning 13% of counties are safer and 87% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sullivan County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Sullivan County is 0.0356 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sullivan County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Sullivan County may be as high as 1 in 18,459 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 56,308 in the southeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Sullivan County, NY: about 1 per year. The west part of Sullivan County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Sullivan County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Sullivan County to the New York 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, Sullivan County is as safe as the New York 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 Sullivan County, NY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Sullivan County about $5,842,911 in 2025, or roughly $67 per resident. This is part of Sullivan County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sullivan County, including every crime type and how Sullivan County compares to other counties.

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 Sullivan County's crime maps on the Sullivan County overall crime page.

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Individual Sullivan County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Orange County, NY	B+	C	C-	A
Pike County, PA	A+	A-	A+	B+
Ulster County, NY	A-	C+	C+	A
Wayne County, PA	A+	A	A-	C+
Dutchess County, NY	A-	B-	C+	A+
Lackawanna County, PA	B+	B+	C+	B
Rockland County, NY	B+	C	C	A-
Putnam County, NY	A+	B+	B+	A
Susquehanna County, PA	A+	A	A+	B
Wyoming County, PA	A+	A+	A+	B

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Sullivan County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Talladega County, AL	B	B	B	C-
Creek County, OK	B-	C+	C+	C
Cullman County, AL	B-	B	B	B-
DeKalb County, AL	C+	B	B	C+
Dougherty County, GA	F	D-	D-	F
Erie County, OH	C+	B	B	B+
Fauquier County, VA	A	A	A	B
Floyd County, IN	A-	A-	A-	C+
Forrest County, MS	A	A+	A+	A
Franklin County, MA	A	B-	B-	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sullivan County, NY average SchoolGrade of A-, with 55% actual proficiency versus 56% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Sullivan County schools on SchoolGrade

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