Kay County, OK Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US county. Kay County is in the 38th percentile for safety, meaning 62% of counties are safer and 38% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Kay County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Kay County is 0.0788 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Kay County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Kay County may be as high as 1 in 8,801 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 23,076 in the southwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Kay County, OK: about 1 per year. The north part of Kay County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Kay County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Kay County to the Oklahoma 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, Kay County is as safe as the Oklahoma state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Kay County, OK

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Kay County about $6,479,991 in 2025, or roughly $148 per resident. This is part of Kay County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Kay County, including every crime type and how Kay 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 Kay County's crime maps on the Kay County overall crime page.

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Individual Kay County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Noble County, OK	B	B-	B	D+
Cowley County, KS	D+	C	C+	B-
Grant County, OK	C	C+	B-	D
Pawnee County, OK	C-	C+	D+	D+
Garfield County, OK	D	D+	D	D
Osage County, OK	C	C-	C-	C-
Chautauqua County, KS	D+	D	B-	C-
Harper County, KS	C-	C	B-	C+
Washington County, OK	D+	C	D	C
Alfalfa County, OK	B-	C	B+	D-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Kay 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
Cayey Municipio, PR	D-	D	D	D-
Washington County, OK	D+	C	C	C
Washington County, MS	C	A-	A-	D+
Wasatch County, UT	A-	A-	A-	A+
Chesterfield County, SC	D	D-	D-	D
Cherokee County, OK	C-	C-	C-	C
Chenango County, NY	A-	B	B	A-
Charlottesville City, VA	C-	B-	B-	F
Champaign County, OH	A-	B+	B+	C-
Chambers County, TX	B+	B-	B-	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Kay County, OK average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Kay County schools on SchoolGrade

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