Vanderburgh County, IN Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Vanderburgh County is 0.1447 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Vanderburgh County generally consider the northeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Vanderburgh County may be as high as 1 in 3,158 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 24,747 in the northeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Vanderburgh County, IN: about 6 per year. The northeast part of Vanderburgh County has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Vanderburgh County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Vanderburgh County to the Indiana 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, Vanderburgh County is less safe than the Indiana 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 Vanderburgh County, IN

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Vanderburgh County about $49,369,354 in 2025, or roughly $272 per resident. This is part of Vanderburgh County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Vanderburgh County, including every crime type and how Vanderburgh 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 Vanderburgh County's crime maps on the Vanderburgh County overall crime page.

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Individual Vanderburgh County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Warrick County, IN	A+	A+	A+	A-
Henderson County, KY	B	A-	B-	C+
Posey County, IN	A	A	A-	B-
Gibson County, IN	A	A	A	B-
Spencer County, IN	A+	A	A	C-
Daviess County, KY	C+	A	C	C
Union County, KY	B	B+	B+	C
Wabash County, IL	A-	A-	A	B+
Pike County, IN	A+	A+	A+	B
Webster County, KY	B+	A-	A-	C+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Vanderburgh County is higher 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
Porter County, IN	A	A+	A+	A-
Licking County, OH	B+	A	A	A-
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT	A	A+	A+	A+
McLean County, IL	A	A	A	A-
Medina County, OH	A+	A+	A+	A
Muskegon County, MI	D+	D-	D-	D
Newport News City, VA	D+	C-	C-	F
Peoria County, IL	B+	B	B	B-
Pitt County, NC	D	C-	C-	C-
Lee County, AL	B	B-	B-	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Vanderburgh County, IN average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Vanderburgh County schools on SchoolGrade

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