Jeff, KY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Jeff is in the 37th percentile for safety, meaning 63% of cities are safer and 37% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Jeff's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Jeff is 0.0712 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Jeff generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Jeff may be as high as 1 in 9,579 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 17,380 in the south part of the city.

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

How Jeff's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Jeff 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, Jeff is safer than the Kentucky state average and as safe as the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Jeff, KY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Jeff about $66,250 in 2025, or roughly $134 per resident. This is part of Jeff's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Jeff, including every crime type and how Jeff 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 Jeff's crime maps on the Jeff overall crime page.

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Individual Jeff Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Fourseam, KY	D	B	D	D+
Happy, KY	C+	B	B-	C
Viper, KY	C+	B-	B-	C
Hazard, KY	D+	B-	D+	C-
Combs, KY	D-	D+	D-	C
Sassafras, KY	C	C+	C	D+
Frew, KY	D+	C	D+	D+
Vicco, KY	C+	B+	B	C
Avawam, KY	D-	B	D-	D
Dwarf, KY	C+	A	B-	B

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Jeff 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
Zebulon, KY	B+	B+	B+	C+
Witter, AR	C+	D-	D-	A-
Woodbury, MI	A	B-	B-	A+
Berlin, TN	C+	D	D	B
Benedict, GA	B	A-	A-	C
Beaver, KY	C-	B+	B+	C+
Batchtown, IL	B	B	B	A-
Batchelor, LA	F	F	F	F
Bass Harbor, ME	C-	A+	A+	C+
Barnesville, NC	D-	D	D	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Jeff, KY average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Jeff schools on SchoolGrade

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