Decatur County, KS Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Decatur County is in the 19th percentile for safety, meaning 81% of counties are safer and 19% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Decatur County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Decatur County is 0.1118 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Decatur County generally consider the central part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Decatur County may be as high as 1 in 6,445 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 13,151 in the central part of the county.

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

How Decatur County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Decatur 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, Decatur 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 Decatur County, KS

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Decatur County about $572,908 in 2025, or roughly $210 per resident. This is part of Decatur County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Decatur County, including every crime type and how Decatur 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 Decatur County's crime maps on the Decatur County overall crime page.

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Individual Decatur County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Red Willow County, NE	D	C	D	B-
Rawlins County, KS	C	B+	B+	D+
Sheridan County, KS	D+	D+	B+	B
Norton County, KS	D-	C-	D	D+
Hitchcock County, NE	D	B	D	B-
Thomas County, KS	C	B-	B+	B
Furnas County, NE	C-	C-	B	D+
Graham County, KS	D	D-	B-	D+
Phillips County, KS	D	C+	C-	C-
Harlan County, NE	C+	B	A-	A

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Decatur 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
Presidio County, TX	F	F	F	F
Kingsbury County, SD	B+	B+	B+	C
Kinney County, TX	D-	F	F	D+
Pondera County, MT	D+	D	D	C
Pope County, IL	A-	C+	C+	C+
Potter County, SD	F	D	D	C
Powder River County, MT	C+	D-	D-	C
Powell County, MT	C+	C	C	B+
Prairie County, AR	D-	D	D	D
Prairie County, MT	B	A-	A-	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Decatur County, KS average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Decatur County schools on SchoolGrade

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