Cottle County, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US county. Cottle County is in the 52nd percentile for safety, meaning 48% of counties are safer and 52% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cottle County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Cottle County is 0.0650 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cottle County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Cottle County may be as high as 1 in 11,845 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 22,404 in the southwest part of the county.

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

How Cottle County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Cottle County to the Texas 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, Cottle County is safer than the Texas state average and as safe as the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Cottle County, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Cottle County about $178,345 in 2025, or roughly $122 per resident. This is part of Cottle County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cottle County, including every crime type and how Cottle 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 Cottle County's crime maps on the Cottle County overall crime page.

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Individual Cottle County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
King County, TX	F	F	F	F
Childress County, TX	F	F	F	D
Motley County, TX	D-	F	C-	B+
Foard County, TX	D-	F	D	D-
Hardeman County, TX	F	D-	D-	D+
Dickens County, TX	F	F	F	D-
Wilbarger County, TX	D-	D-	D-	C
Briscoe County, TX	D-	F	D+	D+
Floyd County, TX	D-	F	D	D-
Crosby County, TX	F	D-	D-	D-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Cottle County is lower 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
Broadwater County, MT	B	B-	B-	B+
Wheeler County, NE	D	C+	C+	C
Wheeler County, GA	D+	D+	D+	C
Wheatland County, MT	C-	D	D	D+
Weston County, WY	B	B+	B+	C-
West Carroll Parish, LA	C-	D	D	F
Burt County, NE	B-	B-	B-	A-
Burke County, ND	C-	B-	B-	C
Bullock County, AL	F	F	F	F
Brule County, SD	C	B-	B-	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cottle County, TX average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Cottle County schools on SchoolGrade

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