Wabash County, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US county. Wabash County is in the 75th percentile for safety, meaning 25% of counties are safer and 75% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Wabash County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Wabash County is 0.0475 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Wabash County generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Wabash County may be as high as 1 in 14,600 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 42,991 in the north part of the county.

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

How Wabash County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Wabash County to the Illinois 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, Wabash County is safer than the Illinois 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 Wabash County, IL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Wabash County about $1,025,604 in 2025, or roughly $89 per resident. This is part of Wabash County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Wabash County, including every crime type and how Wabash 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 Wabash County's crime maps on the Wabash County overall crime page.

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Individual Wabash County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Edwards County, IL	A-	A-	A-	B
Gibson County, IN	A	A	A	B-
Lawrence County, IL	B	B	A-	D+
Knox County, IN	B	B	B-	C-
Richland County, IL	A	B+	A+	B+
Posey County, IN	A	A	A-	B-
Pike County, IN	A+	A+	A+	B
White County, IL	A	A	A+	B
Vanderburgh County, IN	B	D-	B-	D-
Wayne County, IL	B+	A	A	C

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Wabash 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
Pulaski County, IN	A-	A-	A-	C
Jefferson County, MT	B+	B-	B-	B
Jefferson County, NE	C	B	B	B
Jefferson County, OK	D	D-	D-	D-
Jefferson Davis County, MS	A-	A+	A+	C-
Jenkins County, GA	C-	B-	B-	C
Jerauld County, SD	C	D+	D+	A-
Jewell County, KS	F	F	F	D-
Jim Hogg County, TX	F	F	F	C
Johnson County, GA	B-	C	C	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Wabash County, IL average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Wabash County schools on SchoolGrade

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