Hitchins, KY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Hitchins is in the 62nd percentile for safety, meaning 38% of cities are safer and 62% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Hitchins's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Hitchins is 0.0475 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Hitchins generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Hitchins may be as high as 1 in 19,484 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 26,459 in the west part of the city.

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

How Hitchins's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Hitchins 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, Hitchins 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 Hitchins, KY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Hitchins about $69,191 in 2025, or roughly $89 per resident. This is part of Hitchins's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Hitchins, including every crime type and how Hitchins 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 Hitchins's crime maps on the Hitchins overall crime page.

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Individual Hitchins Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Grayson, KY	D	C	D	C+
Leon, KY	C+	A	C	C+
Willard, KY	C	A-	C-	B-
Denton, KY	B-	A	B-	B-
Jeriel, KY	C	A-	C-	C+
Pactolus, KY	D-	C-	D-	B
Fultz, KY	B	A+	B	B
Grahn, KY	B	B+	B+	C+
Coalton, KY	C	C+	B-	B-
Rush, KY	B-	B	B+	B-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Hitchins is lower 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
Encampment, WY	F	C	C	D+
Dupree, SD	D-	C-	C-	F
Eagleville, MO	C+	C+	C+	D
East Meredith, NY	A+	A	A	A
East Millsboro, PA	B-	C+	C+	D
East Salem, WV	A-	A+	A+	C
East Tallassee, AL	C+	C+	C+	C
Eglon, WV	A	B	B	B
Ellenboro, WV	B	B+	B+	A
Dryburg, MI	D	D-	D-	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hitchins, KY average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Hitchins schools on SchoolGrade

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