Kearny County, KS Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Kearny County is in the 26th percentile for safety, meaning 74% of counties are safer and 26% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Kearny County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Kearny County is 0.0948 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Kearny County generally consider the south part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Kearny County may be as high as 1 in 8,975 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 11,422 in the south part of the county.

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

How Kearny County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Kearny County to the Kansas 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, Kearny County is less safe than the Kansas 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 Kearny County, KS

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Kearny County about $742,349 in 2025, or roughly $178 per resident. This is part of Kearny County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Kearny County, including every crime type and how Kearny 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 Kearny County's crime maps on the Kearny County overall crime page.

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Individual Kearny County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Finney County, KS	D+	C	D	D-
Grant County, KS	D-	F	D+	D-
Hamilton County, KS	D	D+	D+	D-
Haskell County, KS	F	C+	F	D
Wichita County, KS	D+	C+	C	C
Stanton County, KS	D+	D	B	D-
Scott County, KS	D	D+	C	B+
Greeley County, KS	F	F	D-	D
Gray County, KS	C-	C+	B-	C-
Ford County, KS	C-	C-	C	D-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Kearny County is similar 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
Valley County, MT	D+	F	F	B+
Carlisle County, KY	B+	A+	A+	B-
Carroll County, KY	B-	B	B	C+
Carroll County, MO	D	D-	D-	D
Twiggs County, GA	B	C+	C+	C
Tyler County, WV	A-	B	B	B
Tyrrell County, NC	F	D-	D-	F
Union County, IA	B-	B+	B+	A
Union County, KY	B	B+	B+	C
Union County, NM	D-	F	F	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Kearny County, KS average SchoolGrade of D-, with 20% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Kearny County schools on SchoolGrade

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