Venango County, PA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Venango County is in the 29th percentile for safety, meaning 71% of counties are safer and 29% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Venango County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Venango County is 0.0909 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Venango County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Venango County may be as high as 1 in 6,082 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 22,420 in the southeast part of the county.

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

How Venango County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Venango County 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, Venango County is less safe than 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 Venango County, PA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Venango County about $8,579,790 in 2025, or roughly $171 per resident. This is part of Venango County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Venango County, including every crime type and how Venango 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 Venango County's crime maps on the Venango County overall crime page.

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Individual Venango County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Clarion County, PA	A	A	A-	C+
Crawford County, PA	A	B+	A	C+
Forest County, PA	A-	C+	B+	C-
Mercer County, PA	A	A	A-	C
Lawrence County, PA	A	A-	B+	C
Warren County, PA	A+	A-	A	C
Jefferson County, PA	A+	A+	A	B-
Trumbull County, OH	C+	B-	C	B-
Mahoning County, OH	C	C+	C-	C
Ashtabula County, OH	C+	C	C	B

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Venango 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
Queen Anne's County, MD	A	C+	C+	B+
Jefferson County, WV	A+	A+	A+	A
Jessamine County, KY	A-	A+	A+	C+
Johnson County, MO	B	C+	C+	B
Juana Diaz Municipio, PR	D-	D-	D-	F
Kandiyohi County, MN	B-	B	B	A
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK	B+	D	D	C-
Kendall County, TX	B	C	C	D+
Kittitas County, WA	D	B	B	B
Knox County, ME	A-	A+	A+	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Venango County, PA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 55% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Venango County schools on SchoolGrade

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