Osage County, KS Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US county. Osage County is in the 70th percentile for safety, meaning 30% of counties are safer and 70% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Osage County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Osage County is 0.0509 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Osage County generally consider the northeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Osage County may be as high as 1 in 10,649 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 35,068 in the northeast part of the county.

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

How Osage County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Osage County to the Kansas 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, Osage County is as safe as the Kansas 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 Osage County, KS

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Osage County about $1,510,287 in 2025, or roughly $96 per resident. This is part of Osage County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Osage County, including every crime type and how Osage 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 Osage County's crime maps on the Osage County overall crime page.

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Individual Osage County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Shawnee County, KS	D	D+	D+	A-
Franklin County, KS	B	B-	A	B+
Douglas County, KS	B	B+	B	A+
Coffey County, KS	C+	A-	B-	B
Lyon County, KS	C-	D+	C	B+
Wabaunsee County, KS	B-	B	A	C+
Anderson County, KS	C	B-	B	C-
Morris County, KS	C-	C+	B	B-
Miami County, KS	B-	B-	A-	B+
Chase County, KS	D-	D	C-	C

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Osage 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
Washington County, IA	A-	A	A	A+
Anson County, NC	D-	D-	D-	F
Antelope County, NE	C-	B-	B-	B+
Zapata County, TX	F	D	D	C
Appanoose County, IA	B	B+	B+	A
York County, NE	C+	B+	B+	A
Archer County, TX	D+	C-	C-	C+
Atkinson County, GA	B	A+	A+	C+
Bates County, MO	D	D+	D+	F
Wilkes County, GA	C	C	C	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Osage County, KS average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Osage County schools on SchoolGrade

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