Sextons Creek, KY Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	C-

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A crime occurs every 34 days 22 hours (on average) in Sextons Creek.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Sextons Creek in green. The most dangerous areas in Sextons Creek 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 Sextons Creek, KY Safe?

The D grade means the rate of drug-related crime is higher than the average US city. Sextons Creek is in the 16th percentile for safety, meaning 84% of cities are safer and 16% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sextons Creek's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Sextons Creek is 6.079 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sextons Creek generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Sextons Creek may be as high as 1 in 151 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 180 in the east part of the city. See the section on interpreting the drug-related crime map, however, because comparing rates for drug-related crime or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the northwest parts of Sextons Creek, KY: about 1 per year. The southwest part of Sextons Creek has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Maps

When looking at the drug-related crime map for Sextons Creek, remember that the rate of drug-related crime per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are few retail establishments in the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the drug-related crime rate map do not always indicate danger for Sextons Creek residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Sextons Creek has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Sextons Creek has 0, have the same problem. Of Sextons Creek’s 253 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Sextons Creek Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All drug-related crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Sextons Creek residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.115
Robbery	0.3867
Rape	0.6615
Murder	0.0806
Total Violent Crime	2.244 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.207
Vehicle Theft	0.7317
Burglary	3.520
Arson	0.0802
Total Property Crime	12.54 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2286
Drug Crimes	6.079
Vandalism	3.949
Identity Theft	0.2189
Animal Cruelty	0.0732
Total "Other" Rate	10.55 (C-)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in Sextons Creek is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Sextons Creek.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Chestnutburg, KY	C+	B+	C+	D
Felty, KY	D+	B+	D+	D+
Blake, KY	D	C-	D	D-
Maulden, KY	B-	C	A-	F
Burning Springs, KY	C-	A	D+	D
Sturgeon, KY	D	C-	D	D-
Taft, KY	D	C+	D	D
High Knob, KY	C+	B+	C+	D
Teges, KY	D+	A-	D+	D-
Tyner, KY	C+	C	B+	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sextons Creek is higher versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
West Petersburg, IN	A+	A-	A-	C
Dalton, TX	B-	C-	C-	D+
Damar, KS	D-	D+	D+	F
Danville, MO	B+	C-	C-	C-
Darfur, MN	C+	C	C	B
Darrington, MS	B	A+	A+	C+
Dawn, OH	A	B	B	B+
Deunquat, OH	B-	C+	C+	A-
Westville, TX	C-	D-	D-	C+
Westons Mills, NY	C-	C	C	A+

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Sextons Creek is as safe as the Kentucky state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sextons Creek, KY average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Sextons Creek schools on SchoolGrade

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