Wind Gap, PA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Wind Gap is in the 67th percentile for safety, meaning 33% of cities are safer and 67% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Wind Gap's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Wind Gap is 0.0427 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Wind Gap generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Wind Gap may be as high as 1 in 17,943 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 31,711 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Wind Gap, PA: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Wind Gap has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Wind Gap's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Wind Gap 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, Wind Gap is safer than the Pennsylvania 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 Wind Gap, PA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Wind Gap about $527,468 in 2025, or roughly $80 per resident. This is part of Wind Gap's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Wind Gap, including every crime type and how Wind Gap 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 Wind Gap's crime maps on the Wind Gap overall crime page.

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Individual Wind Gap Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Pen Argyl, PA	B+	A-	C+	B+
Roseto, PA	A-	A-	B	B+
Stockertown, PA	A+	A	A	B+
Eastlawn Gardens, PA	A	A-	A	B+
Nazareth, PA	A+	A	A-	A-
Bangor, PA	B+	B	B	B+
Sciota, PA	A-	B+	B	B
Saylorsburg, PA	A+	A	A	B+
Tatamy, PA	A+	A+	A	A-
Martins Creek, PA	A	B+	B+	B

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Wind Gap 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
Ashland, MO	A-	B	B	B+
Auburn, IL	A	A-	A-	A
Attica, NY	C-	C	C	A-
Attica, MI	A+	B	B	C+
Thornwood, NY	B-	C	C	C
Athol, ID	B+	C+	C+	A+
Athens, PA	B+	A-	A-	C-
Terrell Hills, TX	C-	B+	B+	A+
Ashland, PA	B-	C+	C+	D+
Auburn, NH	A-	A+	A+	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Wind Gap, PA average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 55% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Wind Gap schools on SchoolGrade

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