Pawnee County, KS Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Pawnee County is in the 28th percentile for safety, meaning 72% of counties are safer and 28% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Pawnee County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Pawnee County is 0.0920 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Pawnee County generally consider the northeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Pawnee County may be as high as 1 in 8,428 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 13,019 in the northeast part of the county.

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

How Pawnee County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Pawnee 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, Pawnee County is less safe than the Kansas 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 Pawnee County, KS

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Pawnee County about $1,052,100 in 2025, or roughly $173 per resident. This is part of Pawnee County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Pawnee County, including every crime type and how Pawnee 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 Pawnee County's crime maps on the Pawnee County overall crime page.

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Individual Pawnee County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Edwards County, KS	D	D+	C	D-
Rush County, KS	D+	D+	B	B+
Stafford County, KS	D	C-	C-	D+
Barton County, KS	D+	C-	C	D+
Hodgeman County, KS	D-	D+	B-	C-
Pratt County, KS	C-	B-	B+	C+
Ness County, KS	D-	D+	C-	C-
Rice County, KS	D+	C-	C	C-
Ford County, KS	C-	C-	C	D-
Reno County, KS	C-	D+	B-	B+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Pawnee 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
Pawnee County, NE	C	C	C	B-
Martin County, IN	A+	A+	A+	B
Martin County, KY	C+	B+	B+	C+
Martin County, TX	D+	D+	D+	D
Martinsville City, VA	C-	C-	C-	D+
Mason County, TX	D	C+	C+	D+
McCone County, MT	B+	D+	D+	B
McCook County, SD	B+	C-	C-	B-
McHenry County, ND	C-	B-	B-	B-
McIntosh County, ND	D	C	C	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pawnee County, KS average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Pawnee County schools on SchoolGrade

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