Pikeville, KY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Pikeville is in the 37th percentile for safety, meaning 63% of cities are safer and 37% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Pikeville's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Pikeville is 0.0721 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Pikeville generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Pikeville may be as high as 1 in 11,194 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 21,076 in the north part of the city.

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

How Pikeville's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Pikeville 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, Pikeville is safer than the Kentucky state average and as safe as the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Pikeville, KY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Pikeville about $2,781,146 in 2025, or roughly $136 per resident. This is part of Pikeville's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Pikeville, including every crime type and how Pikeville 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 Pikeville's crime maps on the Pikeville overall crime page.

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Individual Pikeville Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Fords Branch, KY	C	B-	C+	C-
Coal Run Village, KY	B+	A	B	B
Shelbiana, KY	C	C	C	C-
Raccoon, KY	B	A-	A-	C
Zebulon, KY	B+	B+	A	C+
Galveston, KY	C+	B	B	B-
Robinson Creek, KY	C	B+	D+	C-
Harold, KY	B-	B+	B-	C+
Grethel, KY	D+	C	D+	C+
Teaberry, KY	C-	C-	C	C-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Pikeville 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
Rogersville, TN	D	D-	D-	C-
Glen Mills, PA	A+	A+	A+	C+
Godfrey, IL	B	A-	A-	B-
Gorham, ME	A-	A+	A+	A
Great Falls, VA	A	A+	A+	A
Great Neck, NY	C-	D+	D+	B-
Greenfield, MA	C+	C-	C-	A+
Greensburg, IN	B	B+	B+	C+
Greenville, OH	B-	C+	C+	C-
Griffith, IN	C-	C	C	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pikeville, KY average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Pikeville schools on SchoolGrade

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