Kirksville, MO Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Kirksville is in the 9th percentile for safety, meaning 91% of cities are safer and 9% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Kirksville's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Kirksville is 0.1431 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Kirksville generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Kirksville may be as high as 1 in 5,092 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 9,938 in the northeast part of the city.

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

How Kirksville's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Kirksville 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, Kirksville is less safe 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 Kirksville, MO

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Kirksville about $5,363,483 in 2025, or roughly $269 per resident. This is part of Kirksville's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Kirksville, including every crime type and how Kirksville 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 Kirksville's crime maps on the Kirksville overall crime page.

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Individual Kirksville Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Nind, MO	C-	D+	D+	D
Youngstown, MO	B-	D+	A-	D-
Sublette, MO	B	B-	A-	B
Sperry, MO	B-	B-	C+	B+
Millard, MO	C-	C+	D	D+
Novinger, MO	B-	B+	B-	D-
Tipperary, MO	B+	C-	A+	D-
Yarrow, MO	D+	B	D	D
Brashear, MO	C-	C-	D+	C
Greentop, MO	B	C	B+	C

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Kirksville 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
Albert Lea, MN	D	D	D	C+
Yankton, SD	C	B+	B+	A
Wixom, MI	B	C+	C+	B+
Wildwood, FL	A	C-	C-	B-
Westwood, NJ	B+	A+	A+	A+
The Dalles, OR	D-	C-	C-	B
Stevenson Ranch, CA	C+	C+	C+	A
Cedartown, GA	C	C+	C+	C-
Canyon Lake, TX	B	B	B	B+
Canton, MS	B-	A-	A-	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Kirksville, MO average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Kirksville schools on SchoolGrade

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