Grays Knob, KY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Grays Knob is in the 14th percentile for safety, meaning 86% of cities are safer and 14% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Grays Knob's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Grays Knob is 0.1168 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Grays Knob generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Grays Knob may be as high as 1 in 8,532 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,666 in the east part of the city.

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

How Grays Knob's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Grays Knob 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, Grays Knob is less safe than 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 Grays Knob, KY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Grays Knob about $64,106 in 2025, or roughly $220 per resident. This is part of Grays Knob's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Grays Knob, including every crime type and how Grays Knob compares to other cities.

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 Grays Knob's crime maps on the Grays Knob overall crime page.

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Individual Grays Knob Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Grays Knob is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Grays Knob.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Lenarue, KY	F	D	F	D-
Harlan, KY	D+	C+	D+	D+
Mary Alice, KY	F	D	F	D-
Gulston, KY	F	D	F	D-
Coalgood, KY	C-	C+	C	D+
Loyall, KY	D+	B-	D	C-
Liggett, KY	F	D	F	D-
Dayhoit, KY	C	B-	C	D+
Baxter, KY	C	A-	C-	C-
Three Point, KY	F	D-	F	D

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Grays Knob is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Capulin, CO	F	F	F	D
Trap Corner, ME	A-	A+	A+	A-
Torreon, NM	D	D	D	F
Tom, OK	C+	D-	D-	F
Tolna, ND	D+	B+	B+	B
Timberlinks, TN	D	C-	C-	A
Thurston, GA	B-	B-	B-	C
Thompsontown, MD	C+	B-	B-	B
Taftsville, VT	C	A	A	B
Chimney Rock, NC	C+	C+	C+	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Grays Knob, KY average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Grays Knob schools on SchoolGrade

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