Ghent, KY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Ghent is in the 55th percentile for safety, meaning 45% of cities are safer and 55% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Ghent's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Ghent is 0.0534 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Ghent generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Ghent may be as high as 1 in 15,703 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 26,073 in the northeast part of the city.

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

How Ghent's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Ghent 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, Ghent 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 Ghent, KY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Ghent about $99,511 in 2025, or roughly $100 per resident. This is part of Ghent's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Ghent, including every crime type and how Ghent 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 Ghent's crime maps on the Ghent overall crime page.

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Individual Ghent Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Sanders, KY	B	B	B+	B
Vevay, IN	B-	B+	B	B-
Mount Sterling, IN	B-	B	A-	C
Carrollton, KY	D+	B-	C-	C-
Worthville, KY	D+	C	D+	C
Florence, IN	A-	A+	B	A+
Wheatley, KY	D+	B+	D	C+
English, KY	C	D-	B	C+
Center Square, IN	A	A	A-	A+
Prestonville, KY	B+	C	A+	C+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Ghent is lower 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
Grand Coulee, WA	F	D	D	D
Warner Springs, CA	D+	D-	D-	C+
Walker Springs, AL	D-	F	F	F
Wakefield, KS	C+	C-	C-	B-
Wabasso, MN	C+	A-	A-	B
Volney, MI	A	C	C	B-
Ventura, IA	B	A-	A-	A+
Hays, MT	F	F	F	D
Harmony, IN	A-	A-	A-	C+
Welcome, MN	C-	C	C	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ghent, KY average SchoolGrade of F, with 19% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Ghent schools on SchoolGrade

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