Cloud County, KS Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Cloud County is in the 26th percentile for safety, meaning 74% of counties are safer and 26% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cloud County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Cloud County is 0.0955 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cloud County generally consider the central part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Cloud County may be as high as 1 in 5,750 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 12,584 in the central part of the county.

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

How Cloud County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Cloud County to the Kansas 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, Cloud County is less safe than the Kansas 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 Cloud County, KS

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Cloud County about $1,655,077 in 2025, or roughly $180 per resident. This is part of Cloud County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cloud County, including every crime type and how Cloud 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 Cloud County's crime maps on the Cloud County overall crime page.

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Individual Cloud County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Republic County, KS	D	D-	C	D+
Mitchell County, KS	D	D+	B-	C-
Clay County, KS	C+	C+	B	C+
Ottawa County, KS	B	A-	A	B+
Jewell County, KS	F	F	D-	D-
Washington County, KS	D	D-	C-	D+
Lincoln County, KS	D+	C-	B+	D
Geary County, KS	D	D	D	C+
Osborne County, KS	F	D	D+	D-
Riley County, KS	C-	C+	C	B+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Cloud 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
Dickinson County, IA	A	A	A	A+
Stanley County, SD	C-	C	C	A-
Stafford County, KS	D	C-	C-	D+
St. Clair County, MO	C+	C-	C-	C-
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK	D+	F	F	D+
Southampton County, VA	B-	B	B	C-
Echols County, GA	A-	B	B	C-
East Carroll Parish, LA	F	F	F	F
Dundy County, NE	D-	D+	D+	C-
Douglas County, SD	C-	B-	B-	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cloud County, KS average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Cloud County schools on SchoolGrade

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