Cheyenne County, CO Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Cheyenne County is in the 7th percentile for safety, meaning 93% of counties are safer and 7% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cheyenne County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Cheyenne County is 0.1650 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cheyenne County generally consider the northeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Cheyenne County may be as high as 1 in 5,044 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 10,856 in the northeast part of the county.

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

How Cheyenne County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Cheyenne County to the Colorado 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, Cheyenne County is less safe than the Colorado 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 Cheyenne County, CO

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Cheyenne County about $470,629 in 2025, or roughly $310 per resident. This is part of Cheyenne County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cheyenne County, including every crime type and how Cheyenne 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 Cheyenne County's crime maps on the Cheyenne County overall crime page.

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Individual Cheyenne County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Kiowa County, CO	D	D+	C+	D-
Kit Carson County, CO	D-	D	D-	F
Wallace County, KS	D+	C	B-	B-
Greeley County, KS	F	F	D-	D
Sherman County, KS	D-	D	C	D
Wichita County, KS	D+	C+	C	C
Lincoln County, CO	D-	D	D	D-
Logan County, KS	D-	D	C-	B-
Thomas County, KS	C	B-	B+	B
Scott County, KS	D	D+	C	B+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Cheyenne County is higher 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
Palo Alto County, IA	B+	B	B	A
Lancaster County, VA	C	B-	B-	D
Lander County, NV	F	F	F	F
Lane County, KS	D-	D-	D-	D
Lanier County, GA	C	D+	D+	C
Latimer County, OK	D	B-	B-	D+
Osborne County, KS	F	D	D	D-
Ottawa County, KS	B	A-	A-	B+
Owen County, KY	C+	B+	B+	B
Owsley County, KY	D+	C	C	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cheyenne County, CO average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Cheyenne County schools on SchoolGrade

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