Adair County, KY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US county. Adair County is in the 36th percentile for safety, meaning 64% of counties are safer and 36% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Adair County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Adair County is 0.0808 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Adair County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Adair County may be as high as 1 in 11,083 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 13,696 in the southwest part of the county.

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

How Adair County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Adair County to the Kentucky 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, Adair County is as safe as the Kentucky state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Adair County, KY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Adair County about $2,855,311 in 2025, or roughly $152 per resident. This is part of Adair County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Adair County, including every crime type and how Adair 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 Adair County's crime maps on the Adair County overall crime page.

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Individual Adair County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Russell County, KY	B	A-	B	C
Taylor County, KY	B	A	B-	C
Green County, KY	B-	B	B-	C
Metcalfe County, KY	B+	A-	B+	C+
Cumberland County, KY	C+	B+	C+	C+
Casey County, KY	C	B	C	B-
Clinton County, KY	C	B+	C+	B-
Wayne County, KY	B-	B+	B	C+
Marion County, KY	A-	A	B+	C
Hart County, KY	B	B+	B+	B-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Adair County is similar 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
Nantucket County, MA	B+	D	D	A+
Northampton County, VA	D+	C	C	D
Franklin County, FL	B+	D+	D+	A-
Koochiching County, MN	D-	C-	C-	B+
Brewster County, TX	F	F	F	D+
North Slope Borough, AK	F	F	F	F
Big Horn County, WY	C+	A	A	D+
Converse County, WY	B+	A	A	B+
Piscataquis County, ME	A	A+	A+	A-
Alcona County, MI	A	C+	C+	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Adair County, KY average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Adair County schools on SchoolGrade

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