Ohio County, KY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Ohio County is in the 65th percentile for safety, meaning 35% of counties are safer and 65% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Ohio County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Ohio County is 0.0546 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Ohio County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Ohio County may be as high as 1 in 16,125 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 22,348 in the northwest part of the county.

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

How Ohio County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Ohio County 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, Ohio County 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 Ohio County, KY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Ohio County about $2,461,214 in 2025, or roughly $103 per resident. This is part of Ohio County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Ohio County, including every crime type and how Ohio 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 Ohio County's crime maps on the Ohio County overall crime page.

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Individual Ohio County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Ohio County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Ohio County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
McLean County, KY	B+	A+	B-	B+
Butler County, KY	C+	B-	C	C+
Muhlenberg County, KY	B-	A-	C+	B-
Daviess County, KY	C+	A	C	C
Hancock County, KY	A+	A+	A+	B+
Grayson County, KY	A-	A	A-	B
Breckinridge County, KY	B	A-	B-	B-
Hopkins County, KY	C+	A-	C	D+
Edmonson County, KY	A-	A+	A-	B
Warren County, KY	B+	A	B	C-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Ohio County is lower 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
Bolivar County, MS	B-	A	A	D+
Washington County, NE	A-	A-	A-	A-
Wayne County, IL	B+	A	A	C
Wayne County, KY	B-	B+	B+	C+
Wayne County, TN	D-	D	D	D
West Feliciana Parish, LA	D+	F	F	F
Camuy Municipio, PR	D-	D+	D+	D-
Wetzel County, WV	B+	B	B	C
White County, IL	A	A	A	B
Bureau County, IL	A+	A	A	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ohio County, KY average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Ohio County schools on SchoolGrade

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