Goddard, KY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Goddard is in the 39th percentile for safety, meaning 61% of cities are safer and 39% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Goddard's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Goddard is 0.0693 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Goddard generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Goddard may be as high as 1 in 13,925 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 15,592 in the east part of the city.

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

How Goddard's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Goddard 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, Goddard is safer than the Kentucky state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Goddard, KY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Goddard about $63,966 in 2025, or roughly $130 per resident. This is part of Goddard's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Goddard, including every crime type and how Goddard 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 Goddard's crime maps on the Goddard overall crime page.

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Individual Goddard Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Poplar Plains, KY	D+	B	D	C
Bluebank, KY	D-	B	F	C+
Plummers Mill, KY	C	B	C	C
Wallingford, KY	B+	A	B	C+
Concord, KY	C+	B-	B-	C-
Grange City, KY	C+	B-	B-	C-
Hillsboro, KY	D+	C+	C-	C+
Elizaville, KY	B-	B+	B-	C
Flemingsburg, KY	D+	B+	D	C+
Foxport, KY	C	B-	C	C

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Goddard 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
Witter, AR	C+	D-	D-	A-
Bone Gap, IL	B+	A-	A-	B-
Bradford Center, NH	B	A+	A+	A-
Bradford, TX	B-	C+	C+	B-
Brainard, NE	B	A-	A-	B
Branson West, MO	D	D+	D+	B-
Brentsville, KY	B-	A-	A-	D+
Briaroaks, TX	A	B	B	D+
Broadlands, IL	A	C	C	D
Brownton, WV	C	C+	C+	C-

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

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