Greenup County, KY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Greenup County is in the 65th percentile for safety, meaning 35% of counties are safer and 65% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Greenup County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Greenup County is 0.0549 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Greenup County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Greenup County may be as high as 1 in 13,886 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 23,168 in the southeast part of the county.

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

How Greenup County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Greenup 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, Greenup County is safer than the Kentucky state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Greenup County, KY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Greenup County about $3,814,552 in 2025, or roughly $103 per resident. This is part of Greenup County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Greenup County, including every crime type and how Greenup 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 Greenup County's crime maps on the Greenup County overall crime page.

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Individual Greenup County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Boyd County, KY	B+	A	B+	C
Lawrence County, OH	B-	B	C+	C+
Scioto County, OH	C+	B	C+	C+
Carter County, KY	C+	A-	C-	B
Wayne County, WV	B+	B	B+	C+
Cabell County, WV	B-	C+	B-	C
Lewis County, KY	B	B-	B+	C
Lawrence County, KY	A-	A	A-	B
Elliott County, KY	B-	B+	B-	B-
Gallia County, OH	B+	B	B+	B+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Greenup 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
Tazewell County, VA	C+	C	C	D+
Elk County, PA	A+	A	A	B
Emmet County, MI	A-	C+	C+	B+
Escambia County, AL	C	C-	C-	D
Essex County, NY	B+	C	C	A
Stokes County, NC	C+	C+	C+	C
Sullivan County, NH	B	A+	A+	B+
Summit County, UT	B+	A-	A-	A
Suwannee County, FL	A	A-	A-	A-
Sweetwater County, WY	B	A-	A-	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Greenup County, KY average SchoolGrade of D+, with 28% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Greenup County schools on SchoolGrade

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