Graves County, KY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US county. Graves County is in the 37th percentile for safety, meaning 63% of counties are safer and 37% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Graves County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Graves County is 0.0796 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Graves County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Graves County may be as high as 1 in 10,449 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 17,008 in the southeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Graves County, KY: about 1 per year. The southeast part of Graves County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Graves County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Graves County 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, Graves County 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 Graves County, KY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Graves County about $5,428,083 in 2025, or roughly $150 per resident. This is part of Graves County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Graves County, including every crime type and how Graves 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 Graves County's crime maps on the Graves County overall crime page.

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Individual Graves County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Hickman County, KY	C	C+	C	C-
Carlisle County, KY	B+	A+	A-	B-
Marshall County, KY	A-	A+	A-	B+
Calloway County, KY	B-	A	C+	C-
McCracken County, KY	B	A-	B	C-
Fulton County, KY	B	B+	B+	C
Ballard County, KY	B	A	B	B-
Massac County, IL	B+	A	A	B-
Livingston County, KY	B	B+	B+	B-
Weakley County, TN	C-	D+	B	D

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Graves County is similar 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
Shawano County, WI	B+	B+	B+	B-
St. Bernard Parish, LA	D+	D	D	D+
Smyth County, VA	B-	B	B	C+
Siskiyou County, CA	B-	D-	D-	B-
Sioux County, IA	A-	A	A	A+
Silver Bow County, MT	D-	D-	D-	C
Sheridan County, WY	A+	A+	A+	A+
Shenandoah County, VA	A-	B-	B-	A-
Shelby County, IN	A	A	A	B
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	C-	D	D	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Graves County, KY average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Graves County schools on SchoolGrade

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