Murder per Capita in Menard County
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Menard County residents.
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$268
Murder costs the average Menard County resident about $268 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Menard County in green. The most dangerous areas in Menard 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 Menard County, TX Safe from Murder?
The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Menard County is in the 11th percentile for safety, meaning 89% of counties are safer and 11% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Menard County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of murder in Menard County is 0.1425 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Menard County generally consider the south part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Menard County may be as high as 1 in 4,977 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 11,128 in the south part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Menard County, TX: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Menard County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Menard County's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Menard County to the Texas state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Menard County, TX: | 0.1425 |
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| Texas: | 0.0769 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Menard County is less safe than the Texas 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 Menard County, TX
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Menard County about $486,763 in 2025, or roughly $268 per resident. This is part of Menard County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Menard County, including every crime type and how Menard 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 Menard County's crime maps on the Menard County overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Menard County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Menard County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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C- | D+ | C | D- | |
F | F | F | D- | |
D- | D+ | D- | D | |
D | C+ | D | D+ | |
D | C | D- | D- | |
D+ | D+ | D | D | |
F | D | F | D- | |
D- | D | D- | D- | |
C | B | C | D+ | |
C- | D+ | C- | C |
Murder in County with Similar Populations
Menard County is higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B+ | B- | B- | A | |
C+ | C | C | D- | |
F | D- | D- | D | |
D | D | D | D- | |
A- | A | A | A+ | |
B+ | A+ | A+ | B | |
D | F | F | D- | |
D | C+ | C+ | C- | |
D- | F | F | D+ | |
D- | C- | C- | D+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Menard County, TX average SchoolGrade of B, with 44% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Menard County schools on SchoolGrade
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