Elk County, KS Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Elk County is in the 64th percentile for safety, meaning 36% of counties are safer and 64% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Elk County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Elk County is 0.0553 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Elk County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Elk County may be as high as 1 in 14,335 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 23,509 in the southwest part of the county.

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

How Elk County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Elk 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, Elk County is as safe as the Kansas 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 Elk County, KS

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Elk County about $252,359 in 2025, or roughly $104 per resident. This is part of Elk County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Elk County, including every crime type and how Elk 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 Elk County's crime maps on the Elk County overall crime page.

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Individual Elk County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Chautauqua County, KS	D+	D	B-	C-
Wilson County, KS	D+	D	C+	C-
Greenwood County, KS	D-	D-	D+	C
Montgomery County, KS	D	C-	C	C+
Woodson County, KS	D+	D-	B	D+
Cowley County, KS	D+	C	C+	B-
Butler County, KS	B-	B-	B	B-
Neosho County, KS	C	C+	B+	C
Labette County, KS	C	B	B-	C-
Allen County, KS	D	D-	C	C-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Elk 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
Crook County, WY	A-	A+	A+	B+
Terry County, TX	D-	C	C	D
Terrell County, TX	F	F	F	D-
Tensas Parish, LA	F	F	F	F
Telfair County, GA	D	D-	D-	C-
Taylor County, IA	B	C+	C+	B+
Taylor County, GA	B-	B	B	C
Daggett County, UT	D+	C-	C-	B-
Custer County, SD	B	A-	A-	B+
Teton County, ID	C-	D+	D+	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Elk County, KS average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Elk County schools on SchoolGrade

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