Murder per Capita in Gray County
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Gray County residents.
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$152
Murder costs the average Gray County resident about $152 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Gray County in green. The most dangerous areas in Gray 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 Gray County, KS Safe from Murder?
The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US county. Gray 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 Gray County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of murder in Gray County is 0.0809 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Gray County generally consider the south part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Gray County may be as high as 1 in 9,969 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 14,691 in the south part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Gray County, KS: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Gray County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Gray County's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Gray 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.
| Gray County, KS: | 0.0809 |
|---|---|
| Kansas: | 0.0526 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Gray 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 Gray County, KS
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Gray County about $810,247 in 2025, or roughly $152 per resident. This is part of Gray County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Gray County, including every crime type and how Gray 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 Gray County's crime maps on the Gray County overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Gray County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Gray County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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C- | C- | C | D- | |
D | D | C+ | D+ | |
D+ | C | D | D- | |
F | C+ | F | D | |
D- | D+ | B- | C- | |
C | C- | A | D | |
C | C+ | B | D+ | |
D- | F | D+ | D- | |
D | D+ | C | D- | |
D | C | C+ | C |
Murder in County with Similar Populations
Gray 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B | B+ | B+ | A | |
D+ | B | B | C | |
D | D- | D- | C+ | |
D- | F | F | F | |
C | F | F | D- | |
D- | D- | D- | C+ | |
F | F | F | F | |
D- | F | F | F | |
B- | A- | A- | A | |
D+ | C- | C- | A- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Gray County, KS average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Gray County schools on SchoolGrade
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