Gove County, KS Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Gove County is 0.0813 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Gove County generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Gove County may be as high as 1 in 8,823 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 15,651 in the east part of the county.

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

How Gove County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Gove 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, Gove County is less safe than the Kansas 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 Gove County, KS

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Gove County about $426,679 in 2025, or roughly $153 per resident. This is part of Gove County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Gove County, including every crime type and how Gove 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 Gove County's crime maps on the Gove County overall crime page.

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Individual Gove County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Sheridan County, KS	D+	D+	B+	B
Trego County, KS	D+	D+	B-	C+
Logan County, KS	D-	D	C-	B-
Graham County, KS	D	D-	B-	D+
Lane County, KS	D-	D-	D+	D
Thomas County, KS	C	B-	B+	B
Ellis County, KS	C	C	B	B
Rooks County, KS	D-	D+	D+	C-
Rush County, KS	D+	D+	B	B+
Wallace County, KS	D+	C	B-	B-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Gove 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
Roosevelt County, MT	F	F	F	D+
Heard County, GA	A+	B+	B+	B
Hemphill County, TX	D-	D+	D+	D+
Henderson County, IL	A-	B+	B+	B+
Hettinger County, ND	D+	D+	D+	C+
Highland County, VA	C-	C-	C-	D-
Roger Mills County, OK	C-	D	D	F
Rolette County, ND	F	F	F	D-
Rooks County, KS	D-	D+	D+	C-
Hayes County, NE	B	A+	A+	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Gove County, KS average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Gove County schools on SchoolGrade

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