Gray County, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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, TX Safe?

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Gray County is in the 22nd percentile for safety, meaning 78% of counties are safer and 22% 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 0.1031 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Gray County generally consider the east 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 8,080 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 28,697 in the east part of the county. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the northwest parts of Gray County, TX: about 1 per year. The south part of Gray County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Gray County, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the northwest part of the county. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Gray County residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Gray County has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Gray County has 5, have the same problem. Of Gray County’s 20,638 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Gray County Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Gray County residents in a standard year.

Individual Gray County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Gray County is similar. 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
Roberts County, TX	F	C-	F	D+
Carson County, TX	C-	C-	C	C-
Hutchinson County, TX	F	D	F	C-
Armstrong County, TX	D-	D	D+	D+
Wheeler County, TX	D-	D	D	D
Hemphill County, TX	D-	D+	D-	D+
Potter County, TX	D-	D-	D-	D
Randall County, TX	D+	C+	D	D
Moore County, TX	F	D	F	D-
Roger Mills County, OK	C-	D	C+	F

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Gray County is higher versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Giles County, TN	D+	C-	C-	D+
Shelby County, IL	A	A-	A-	B
Sharp County, AR	D	D-	D-	C
Seward County, NE	B-	B-	B-	A+
Grant Parish, LA	C-	C-	C-	F
Grant County, NM	D	D-	D-	D-
Grant County, KY	B-	A	A	B+
Grant County, AR	C+	C-	C-	C
Grand County, CO	F	F	F	D
Grady County, GA	A+	B-	B-	B-

Considering only the murder rate, Gray County is less safe than the Texas state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Gray County, TX average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Gray County schools on SchoolGrade

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