Murder per Capita in Edmonson County
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Edmonson County residents.
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$107
Murder costs the average Edmonson County resident about $107 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Edmonson County in green. The most dangerous areas in Edmonson 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 Edmonson County, KY Safe from Murder?
The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Edmonson County is in the 63rd percentile for safety, meaning 37% of counties are safer and 63% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Edmonson County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of murder in Edmonson County is 0.0570 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Edmonson County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Edmonson County may be as high as 1 in 14,325 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 22,308 in the northwest part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the south parts of Edmonson County, KY: about 0 per year. The east part of Edmonson County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Edmonson County's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Edmonson County to the Kentucky state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Edmonson County, KY: | 0.0570 |
|---|---|
| Kentucky: | 0.0828 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Edmonson County is safer than the Kentucky state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Murder in Edmonson County, KY
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Edmonson County about $1,311,211 in 2025, or roughly $107 per resident. This is part of Edmonson County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Edmonson County, including every crime type and how Edmonson 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 Edmonson County's crime maps on the Edmonson County overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Edmonson County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Edmonson County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B+ | A | B | C- | |
A- | A | A- | B | |
B | B+ | B+ | B- | |
B+ | A | A- | B- | |
C+ | B- | C | C+ | |
B+ | B+ | B | B | |
A- | A | A- | C+ | |
B+ | A- | B+ | C+ | |
A | A+ | A- | B+ | |
B | A | B | B |
Murder in County with Similar Populations
Edmonson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C | C+ | C+ | B+ | |
D | F | F | C- | |
C | D+ | D+ | C+ | |
C | A | A | A+ | |
F | F | F | A- | |
A | A | A | A+ | |
B- | C+ | C+ | B- | |
F | D | D | D- | |
F | F | F | F | |
D | C | C | D+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Edmonson County, KY average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Edmonson County schools on SchoolGrade
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