Welches, OR Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US city. Welches is in the 46th percentile for safety, meaning 54% of cities are safer and 46% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Welches's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Welches is 0.0618 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Welches generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Welches may be as high as 1 in 7,857 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 202,933 in the south part of the city.

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

How Welches's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Welches to the Oregon 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, Welches is as safe as the Oregon 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 Welches, OR

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Welches about $254,957 in 2025, or roughly $116 per resident. This is part of Welches's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Welches, including every crime type and how Welches 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 Welches's crime maps on the Welches overall crime page.

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Individual Welches Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Mount Hood Village, OR	C-	D+	C-	D+
Rhododendron, OR	F	F	F	D
Brightwood, OR	D+	B-	D-	A+
Zigzag, OR	D+	D+	D	C-
Cherryville, OR	B	A	C+	A+
Marmot, OR	C-	C	D+	C
Government Camp, OR	F	F	F	D-
George, OR	D+	C+	D	B-
Sandy, OR	C	B	C-	A
Dodson, OR	F	F	F	D-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Welches is similar 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
Atlanta, IL	B	B+	B+	B
Union Mills, NC	D+	C-	C-	C-
Eddington, ME	A+	A+	A+	A
Dresden, ME	B-	A	A	C
Dinwiddie, VA	B+	B	B	D
Colon, MI	B	C	C	D-
Chapman, KS	C-	D+	D+	B+
Caney, KS	D-	C	C	C-
Bishopville, MD	B-	C	C	B+
Cairo Bend, TN	B	C+	C+	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Welches, OR average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Welches schools on SchoolGrade

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