Whiteside County, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Whiteside County is in the 85th percentile for safety, meaning 15% of counties are safer and 85% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Whiteside County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Whiteside County is 0.0377 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Whiteside County generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Whiteside County may be as high as 1 in 22,782 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 39,411 in the north part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Whiteside County, IL: about 1 per year. The west part of Whiteside County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Whiteside County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Whiteside 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, Whiteside 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 Whiteside County, IL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Whiteside County about $4,013,786 in 2025, or roughly $71 per resident. This is part of Whiteside County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Whiteside County, including every crime type and how Whiteside 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 Whiteside County's crime maps on the Whiteside County overall crime page.

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Individual Whiteside County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Carroll County, IL	B+	B+	B	B-
Lee County, IL	A	A-	A+	A
Clinton County, IA	C+	C+	C	A+
Henry County, IL	A-	B	A-	B+
Ogle County, IL	A+	A	A	A-
Bureau County, IL	A+	A	A+	A-
Rock Island County, IL	B-	B+	C	B
Scott County, IA	C+	C+	C	A+
Jackson County, IA	B	B	B+	A-
Putnam County, IL	A+	A+	A+	A

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Whiteside 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
Chambers County, TX	B+	B-	B-	D
Bristol County, RI	A	A+	A+	A+
Bryan County, OK	C+	B-	B-	B+
Buffalo County, NE	B	A-	A-	A+
Burnet County, TX	D+	C-	C-	C-
Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR	F	F	F	F
Caldwell County, TX	C+	C+	C+	C+
Calumet County, WI	A+	A	A	C+
Camden County, GA	A	B	B	A-
Campbell County, VA	B-	B+	B+	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Whiteside County, IL average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Whiteside County schools on SchoolGrade

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