Mount Salem, KY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Mount Salem is in the 55th percentile for safety, meaning 45% of cities are safer and 55% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mount Salem's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Mount Salem is 0.0535 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Mount Salem generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Mount Salem may be as high as 1 in 12,916 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 29,252 in the northeast part of the city.

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

How Mount Salem's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Mount Salem 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, Mount Salem is safer than the Kentucky state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Mount Salem, KY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Mount Salem about $49,325 in 2025, or roughly $100 per resident. This is part of Mount Salem's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Mount Salem, including every crime type and how Mount Salem 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 Mount Salem's crime maps on the Mount Salem overall crime page.

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Individual Mount Salem Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Hustonville, KY	C	A-	C-	B
Middleburg, KY	C	C-	C+	C+
Chicken Bristle, KY	D+	A+	D-	A-
McKinney, KY	B-	B+	C+	B-
Lawhorn Hill, KY	D	B	D-	C+
Milledgeville, KY	B-	B	C+	C-
Kings Mountain, KY	C-	C+	D+	C
Peytons Store, KY	B-	B	A+	B
Jumbo, KY	B	A-	B	B
Turnersville, KY	D	C+	D-	C+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Mount Salem 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
Uniopolis, OH	A-	A	A	B
Drennen, WV	B	B-	B-	B+
Drummond, MT	D+	F	F	C
Du Bois, IL	A	A-	A-	B+
East Baldwin, ME	A-	A+	A+	A
East Dickinson, NY	B+	F	F	A+
Eggleton, WV	A	B-	B-	C-
Trenton, KS	B-	C+	C+	B
Tuscarora, PA	A+	A	A	C-
Tyner, IN	A+	B+	B+	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mount Salem, KY average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Mount Salem schools on SchoolGrade

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