Erlanger, KY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Erlanger is in the 26th percentile for safety, meaning 74% of cities are safer and 26% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Erlanger's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Erlanger is 0.0873 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Erlanger generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Erlanger may be as high as 1 in 9,623 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 13,445 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Erlanger, KY: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Erlanger has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Erlanger's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Erlanger to the Kentucky 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, Erlanger is as safe as the Kentucky 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 Erlanger, KY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Erlanger about $3,070,379 in 2025, or roughly $164 per resident. This is part of Erlanger's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Erlanger, including every crime type and how Erlanger compares to other cities.

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 Erlanger's crime maps on the Erlanger overall crime page.

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Individual Erlanger Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Elsmere, KY	C-	A-	C	D+
Crestview Hills, KY	D+	A+	D+	D+
Edgewood, KY	B-	A+	B	D
Lakeside Park, KY	C-	A	C	D
Fort Mitchell, KY	C-	A	C	D+
Crescent Springs, KY	D+	A	C-	C+
Villa Hills, KY	C	A+	B-	C+
Florence, KY	C+	B+	B	C
Fort Wright, KY	D	B+	D	D+
Independence, KY	A-	A+	A	C

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Erlanger is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Batavia, NY	B	C+	C+	A-
Bainbridge, GA	D+	D+	D+	C-
Athens, TX	D	D+	D+	C-
Greenfield, CA	B	D+	D+	C+
Ashland, MA	A-	B-	B-	A
Wexford, PA	A	A+	A+	A-
White Oak, OH	D+	C	C	B
Angier, NC	B-	B	B	C+
Winthrop Town, MA	C-	C-	C-	B+
Ammon, ID	B-	B+	B+	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Erlanger, KY average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Erlanger schools on SchoolGrade

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