Yakima County, WA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Yakima County is in the 99th percentile for safety, meaning 1% of counties are safer and 99% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Yakima County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Yakima County is 0.0177 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Yakima County generally consider the south part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Yakima County may be as high as 1 in 33,809 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 120,836 in the south part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Yakima County, WA: about 1 per year. The northeast part of Yakima County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Yakima County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Yakima County to the Washington 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, Yakima County is safer than the Washington 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 Yakima County, WA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Yakima County about $9,010,494 in 2025, or roughly $33 per resident. This is part of Yakima County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Yakima County, including every crime type and how Yakima 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 Yakima County's crime maps on the Yakima County overall crime page.

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Individual Yakima County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Kittitas County, WA	D	B	D-	B
Benton County, WA	C-	B	D	A+
Franklin County, WA	D+	C	D	A-
Adams County, WA	D-	F	F	C-
Walla Walla County, WA	D	C	D-	A+
Lewis County, WA	C-	C+	D+	A
Columbia County, WA	D-	D+	D	B-
Thurston County, WA	D+	B-	D-	A-
Cowlitz County, WA	D	C	D-	A+
Garfield County, WA	D	D	D	A-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Yakima 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
Chautauqua County, NY	B-	D+	D+	A
Davidson County, TN	F	F	F	C-
Davidson County, NC	B	C+	C+	B
Fayette County, KY	C	A	A	D
Mecklenburg County, NC	D	C-	C-	D-
Dauphin County, PA	A-	A-	A-	B
Medina County, OH	A+	A+	A+	A
Hidalgo County, TX	D	D	D	B
Chatham County, GA	C-	C	C	C-
Johnson County, IA	A-	A-	A-	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Yakima County, WA average SchoolGrade of F, with 10% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Yakima County schools on SchoolGrade

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