King City, MO Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. King City is in the 24th percentile for safety, meaning 76% of cities are safer and 24% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to King City's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in King City is 0.0919 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in King City generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in King City may be as high as 1 in 8,915 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 25,938 in the south part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of King City, MO: about 0 per year. The southwest part of King City has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How King City's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in King City to the Missouri 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, King City is safer than the Missouri 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 King City, MO

Murder is projected to cost the residents of King City about $183,428 in 2025, or roughly $173 per resident. This is part of King City's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for King City, including every crime type and how King City 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 King City's crime maps on the King City overall crime page.

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Individual King City Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Empire Prairie, MO	B-	D-	A-	D
Ford City, MO	B+	C	A-	D-
Union Star, MO	C+	C+	C+	C+
Amity, MO	C	D+	C+	C-
Rea, MO	A-	D	A+	D+
Darlington, MO	A-	B-	A	D
Oak, MO	C	C-	C+	C-
Gentryville, MO	A-	B-	A	D
Helena, MO	B+	C+	B	C
Stanberry, MO	D+	D-	C-	D-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

King City is higher 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
Schuyler, VA	D+	B	B	D-
Lynnville, IN	A-	A-	A-	B-
Maysville, WV	A-	C+	C+	B
McCullom Lake, IL	A	A-	A-	B+
McDonald, WA	D+	C	C	C
McLaughlin, SD	F	F	F	F
Middleburg, NC	C-	D	D	F
Ruthven, IA	C-	B-	B-	A+
Sangerville, ME	C	A	A	C-
Louin, MS	A	A+	A+	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in King City, MO average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See King City schools on SchoolGrade

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