Tamaqua, PA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Tamaqua is in the 32nd percentile for safety, meaning 68% of cities are safer and 32% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Tamaqua's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Tamaqua is 0.0787 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Tamaqua generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Tamaqua may be as high as 1 in 10,350 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 24,677 in the northwest part of the city.

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

How Tamaqua's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Tamaqua to the Pennsylvania 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, Tamaqua is as safe as the Pennsylvania 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 Tamaqua, PA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Tamaqua about $1,667,918 in 2025, or roughly $148 per resident. This is part of Tamaqua's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Tamaqua, including every crime type and how Tamaqua 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 Tamaqua's crime maps on the Tamaqua overall crime page.

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Individual Tamaqua Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Hometown, PA	A	A	B+	C+
Coaldale, PA	C+	C-	C+	D
Tuscarora, PA	A+	A	A+	C-
Reynolds, PA	A-	A-	C+	D+
Barnesville, PA	B	A-	C+	D
Quakake, PA	A	A	B+	C-
Grier City, PA	A	B	A-	D-
Lansford, PA	C+	D	B-	D-
Summit Hill, PA	B+	B-	B-	D-
Brockton, PA	A+	A	A	C-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Tamaqua 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
Red Bank, SC	D	C-	C-	D-
Little Ferry, NJ	C+	B+	B+	B-
Littlestown, PA	A+	A+	A+	A-
Littleton, MA	A+	B+	B+	A+
Live Oak, CA	C	D+	D+	B+
Livingston, MT	D	D	D	B+
Madeira, OH	B-	A-	A-	A-
Quartz Hill, CA	C	D+	D+	B
Queensbury, NY	A	B+	B+	A+
Rancho Santa Fe, CA	C+	C-	C-	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Tamaqua, PA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 52% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Tamaqua schools on SchoolGrade

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