Bear Branch, KY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Bear Branch is in the 21st percentile for safety, meaning 79% of cities are safer and 21% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Bear Branch's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Bear Branch is 0.0963 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Bear Branch generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Bear Branch may be as high as 1 in 10,144 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 10,954 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Bear Branch, KY: about 0 per year. The east part of Bear Branch has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Bear Branch's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Bear Branch 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, Bear Branch is less safe than 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 Bear Branch, KY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Bear Branch about $50,121 in 2025, or roughly $181 per resident. This is part of Bear Branch's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Bear Branch, including every crime type and how Bear Branch 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 Bear Branch's crime maps on the Bear Branch overall crime page.

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Individual Bear Branch Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Jason, KY	D+	D	C-	D
Sizerock, KY	D	D-	D+	D+
Peabody, KY	D+	C+	C-	C-
Hyden, KY	D+	C-	C-	C
Panco, KY	C-	B	D+	C-
Hector, KY	D	C	D	D
Stinnett, KY	D+	A	D+	B-
Spring Creek, KY	D+	D	C-	D+
Big Creek, KY	D+	C	C-	C-
Oneida, KY	C-	B	C-	C-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Bear Branch is higher 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
Redington, AZ	B-	C-	C-	D+
Sanford, PA	B+	B+	B+	A-
Chatham, PA	A	A	A	C+
Salvo, NC	F	F	F	F
Chulafinnee, AL	D+	C+	C+	D
Rostok, WI	A-	A-	A-	A
Roadstown, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
Cody, NE	D+	D-	D-	C
Cofield Corner, IN	A+	A	A	A
Coldspring, MO	D	C	C	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Bear Branch, KY average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Bear Branch schools on SchoolGrade

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