Kaufman County, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US county. Kaufman 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 Kaufman County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Kaufman County is 0.0661 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Kaufman County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Kaufman County may be as high as 1 in 11,969 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 18,876 in the northwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Kaufman County, TX: about 3 per year. The southwest part of Kaufman County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Kaufman County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Kaufman County to the Texas 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, Kaufman County is safer than the Texas 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 Kaufman County, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Kaufman County about $22,128,541 in 2025, or roughly $124 per resident. This is part of Kaufman County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Kaufman County, including every crime type and how Kaufman 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 Kaufman County's crime maps on the Kaufman County overall crime page.

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Individual Kaufman County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Rockwall County, TX	A-	A-	A-	C
Dallas County, TX	D	D+	D	B+
Van Zandt County, TX	C-	C+	D+	B-
Hunt County, TX	C+	C	C	C+
Ellis County, TX	B	C+	B	D+
Rains County, TX	C	B-	C	C
Collin County, TX	C+	B	C-	B+
Henderson County, TX	C+	C	B-	C+
Denton County, TX	B-	B	B-	B+
Tarrant County, TX	C-	C	D+	B+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Kaufman 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
Sandoval County, NM	C	D+	D+	C+
Berrien County, MI	B+	C-	C-	C+
Monroe County, MI	A	B	B	A-
Napa County, CA	C-	D-	D-	A
Orange County, NC	C-	C+	C+	D+
Parker County, TX	A-	B	B	C
Ponce Municipio, PR	F	F	F	F
Randall County, TX	D+	C+	C+	D
Randolph County, NC	C+	C+	C+	C-
Rock Island County, IL	B-	B+	B+	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Kaufman County, TX average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Kaufman County schools on SchoolGrade

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