Liberty Area, Lexington, KY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Liberty Area in green. The most dangerous areas in Liberty Area 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 Liberty Area, Lexington, KY Safe from Murder?

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US neighborhood. Liberty Area is in the 27th percentile for safety, meaning 73% of neighborhoods are safer and 27% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Liberty Area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Liberty Area is 0.1110 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Liberty Area generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Liberty Area may be as high as 1 in 7,263 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 11,921 in the northwest part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Liberty Area, Lexington, KY: about 0 per year. The east part of Liberty Area has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Liberty Area's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Liberty Area to the Kentucky 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, Liberty Area is less safe than the Kentucky 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 Liberty Area, Lexington, KY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Liberty Area about $2,297,257 in 2025, or roughly $209 per resident. This is part of Liberty Area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Liberty Area, including every crime type and how Liberty Area compares to other neighborhoods.

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 Liberty Area's crime maps on the Liberty Area overall crime page.

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Individual Liberty Area Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Liberty Area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Liberty Area.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Eastland Park-Dixie Plantation, Lexington, KY	C-	B+	C	D
Idle Hour, Lexington, KY	C-	A	C-	D
Fairway-Liberty Heights, Lexington, KY	C-	A	C-	D-
Kenawood-Rockwood, Lexington, KY	C	A-	C+	D
Castlewood Park, Lexington, KY	D	B-	D	D-
Chevy Chase-Ashland Park, Lexington, KY	B	A+	B+	D
Reservorir, Lexington, KY	B-	A+	B	D
Duncan Park, Lexington, KY	D	B-	C-	D-
Mount Vernon-Hollywood-Montclair, Lexington, KY	C+	A-	B-	D
Downtown Lexington, Lexington, KY	D-	B	D	D

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Liberty Area is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Beard, Napa, CA	C+	D+	D+	A+
Winship, Detroit, MI	D-	F	F	F
Temple Crest, Tampa, FL	A-	C	C	C
Sunnyside, Denver, CO	D-	D-	D-	C+
St. Dennis, Louisville, KY	C	C	C	D-
South Central Improvemen, Wichita, KS	F	F	F	B
Parker Lane, Austin, TX	D+	D+	D+	B
Jomacha-Lomita, San Diego, CA	B+	B	B	C
Hayward Highland, Hayward, CA	B+	C+	C+	C-
Hanson Park, Chicago, IL	B-	B-	B-	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Liberty Area, Lexington, KY average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Liberty Area schools on SchoolGrade

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