Cotton County, OK Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Cotton County is in the 14th percentile for safety, meaning 86% of counties are safer and 14% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cotton County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Cotton County is 0.1279 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cotton County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Cotton County may be as high as 1 in 6,320 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 10,577 in the southeast part of the county.

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

How Cotton County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Cotton County to the Oklahoma 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, Cotton County is less safe than the Oklahoma 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 Cotton County, OK

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Cotton County about $1,272,082 in 2025, or roughly $240 per resident. This is part of Cotton County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cotton County, including every crime type and how Cotton 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 Cotton County's crime maps on the Cotton County overall crime page.

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Individual Cotton County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Comanche County, OK	C-	D	D	D-
Stephens County, OK	C-	C	D+	C
Jefferson County, OK	D	D-	D+	D-
Wichita County, TX	C-	C-	C-	A+
Clay County, TX	C	C+	C	C+
Tillman County, OK	D	D	D	D-
Wilbarger County, TX	D-	D-	D-	C
Jackson County, OK	C-	C	D+	D-
Carter County, OK	C-	C-	D+	C-
Garvin County, OK	D	C-	D-	C-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Cotton 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
Bracken County, KY	B+	A+	A+	B-
West Feliciana Parish, LA	D+	F	F	F
Washington County, KY	A	A+	A+	B
Washington County, AL	C-	C	C	D
Butler County, IA	A-	A	A	A+
Buffalo County, WI	A-	A	A	C+
Brown County, KS	C-	C+	C+	C
Brown County, IN	A+	A	A	A-
Brown County, IL	B	B+	B+	B+
Bristol Bay Borough, AK	F	F	F	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cotton County, OK average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 22% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Cotton County schools on SchoolGrade

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