Jessamine County, KY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US county. Jessamine County is in the 51st percentile for safety, meaning 49% of counties are safer and 51% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Jessamine County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Jessamine County is 0.0663 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Jessamine County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Jessamine County may be as high as 1 in 12,962 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 21,636 in the southwest part of the county.

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

How Jessamine County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Jessamine 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, Jessamine County 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 Jessamine County, KY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Jessamine County about $6,622,890 in 2025, or roughly $125 per resident. This is part of Jessamine County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Jessamine County, including every crime type and how Jessamine 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 Jessamine County's crime maps on the Jessamine County overall crime page.

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Individual Jessamine County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Fayette County, KY	C	A	C	D
Woodford County, KY	B+	A+	B-	B
Mercer County, KY	A-	A+	A	B
Garrard County, KY	A-	A	B+	C
Madison County, KY	B+	A	B+	C+
Boyle County, KY	B+	A	B	C+
Anderson County, KY	A-	A	B	B+
Clark County, KY	B+	A+	B-	C-
Scott County, KY	A	A+	A	B-
Franklin County, KY	C	A-	C-	D+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Jessamine County is lower 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
Coffee County, GA	B	C	C	B-
DeKalb County, IN	A	A	A	B-
Crittenden County, AR	F	F	F	F
Cortland County, NY	B+	B-	B-	A
Columbus County, NC	D	D	D	D
Columbia County, WI	A-	A-	A-	B+
Columbia County, OR	C+	B+	B+	A
Columbia County, NY	A	B-	B-	A
Colquitt County, GA	B-	B-	B-	C-
Coles County, IL	A-	A	A	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Jessamine County, KY average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Jessamine County schools on SchoolGrade

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