Taft, TN Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Taft is in the 43rd percentile for safety, meaning 57% of cities are safer and 43% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Taft's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Taft is 0.0651 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Taft generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Taft may be as high as 1 in 13,362 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 17,688 in the southwest part of the city.

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

How Taft's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Taft to the Tennessee 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, Taft is safer than the Tennessee state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Taft, TN

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Taft about $305,979 in 2025, or roughly $122 per resident. This is part of Taft's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Taft, including every crime type and how Taft 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 Taft's crime maps on the Taft overall crime page.

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Individual Taft Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Coldwater, TN	C+	C	B	D+
Ardmore, TN	D	D	D+	C+
Pearl City, TN	C	D+	C+	D-
Ardmore, AL	B+	A-	A	B+
Hazel Green, AL	B+	B+	B+	C
Dellrose, TN	C	D	B-	D-
Fayetteville, TN	D+	D	C	C-
Baugh, TN	D-	D-	D	C-
Holland Gin, AL	B+	A+	B+	A
Elkmont Springs, TN	F	D-	D-	C+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Taft 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
Rockville, MN	A	B+	B+	A-
Glide, OR	D-	D+	D+	D+
Hebron, IL	A-	B	B	B
Hernando Beach, FL	A+	B+	B+	A+
Alba, TX	C	C+	C+	C
Lakeside, MT	C-	B-	B-	B+
Litchfield, ME	A+	A+	A+	A
Marissa, IL	D+	C	C	C-
New Durham, NH	A	A+	A+	A
North Rock Springs, WY	A	A	A	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Taft, TN average SchoolGrade of B, with 45% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Taft schools on SchoolGrade

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