Murder per Capita in Grant County
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Grant County residents.
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$241
Murder costs the average Grant County resident about $241 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Grant County in green. The most dangerous areas in Grant 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 Grant County, KS Safe from Murder?
The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Grant County is in the 14th percentile for safety, meaning 86% of counties are safer and 14% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Grant County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of murder in Grant County is 0.1285 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Grant County generally consider the west part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Grant County may be as high as 1 in 6,778 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 9,570 in the west part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Grant County, KS: about 0 per year. The east part of Grant County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Grant County's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Grant 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.
| Grant County, KS: | 0.1285 |
|---|---|
| Kansas: | 0.0526 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Grant 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 Grant County, KS
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Grant County about $1,836,208 in 2025, or roughly $241 per resident. This is part of Grant County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Grant County, including every crime type and how Grant 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 Grant County's crime maps on the Grant County overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Grant County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Grant County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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D+ | D | B | D- | |
F | C+ | F | D | |
C | C+ | B | D+ | |
D | C- | D+ | D | |
D | D+ | D+ | D- | |
D+ | C | D | D- | |
D | D+ | D+ | F | |
F | D- | D | D+ | |
C- | C+ | B- | C- | |
D | D | C+ | D+ |
Murder in County with Similar Populations
Grant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D | D | D | C+ | |
B | B | B | D+ | |
F | F | F | D | |
D+ | B- | B- | B | |
B- | B | B | C | |
F | F | F | F | |
C- | D | D | D+ | |
C+ | C+ | C+ | C- | |
C- | A- | A- | B | |
A | C | C | A+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Grant County, KS average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Grant County schools on SchoolGrade
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