Ellis County, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Ellis County is in the 29th percentile for safety, meaning 71% of counties are safer and 29% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Ellis County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Ellis County is 0.0911 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Ellis County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Ellis County may be as high as 1 in 7,619 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 14,101 in the southwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Ellis County, TX: about 4 per year. The south part of Ellis County has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Ellis County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Ellis 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, Ellis County is less safe than the Texas 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 Ellis County, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Ellis County about $36,441,496 in 2025, or roughly $171 per resident. This is part of Ellis County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Ellis County, including every crime type and how Ellis 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 Ellis County's crime maps on the Ellis County overall crime page.

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Individual Ellis County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Dallas County, TX	D	D+	D	B+
Johnson County, TX	B	B-	B-	D+
Navarro County, TX	D+	D+	D	D+
Kaufman County, TX	B	B-	B-	C+
Tarrant County, TX	C-	C	D+	B+
Hill County, TX	D	D+	D-	D
Rockwall County, TX	A-	A-	A-	C
Hood County, TX	C+	B-	B-	B
Somervell County, TX	C	C	C	C
Henderson County, TX	C+	C	B-	C+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Ellis 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
Worcester County, MA	A	B	B	A+
Yuma County, AZ	B-	C-	C-	D
Will County, IL	A	A	A	B+
York County, ME	A+	A+	A+	A+
York County, PA	A+	A+	A+	A-
York County, SC	C	B-	B-	B
Atlantic County, NJ	A-	A-	A-	A+
Capitol Planning Region, CT	B+	A+	A+	A-
Forsyth County, GA	A+	A+	A+	B-
Forsyth County, NC	D	D+	D+	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ellis County, TX average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Ellis County schools on SchoolGrade

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