Ray County, MO Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US county. Ray County is in the 41st percentile for safety, meaning 59% of counties are safer and 41% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Ray County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Ray County is 0.0746 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Ray County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Ray County may be as high as 1 in 7,668 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 37,467 in the northwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Ray County, MO: about 1 per year. The north part of Ray County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Ray County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Ray County to the Missouri 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, Ray County is safer than the Missouri 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 Ray County, MO

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Ray County about $3,291,143 in 2025, or roughly $140 per resident. This is part of Ray County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Ray County, including every crime type and how Ray 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 Ray County's crime maps on the Ray County overall crime page.

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Individual Ray County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Lafayette County, MO	C+	B-	C	D
Caldwell County, MO	B	D	A+	C
Clay County, MO	C	B-	C-	B
Clinton County, MO	B+	B	B+	C
Jackson County, MO	D-	D-	D-	D
Carroll County, MO	D	D-	D+	D
Platte County, MO	C+	B	C	C
DeKalb County, MO	C+	C-	B-	C
Wyandotte County, KS	D-	D-	D	C-
Livingston County, MO	D	D+	D+	D-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Ray 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
Tate County, MS	A+	A+	A+	A
Cherokee County, KS	D+	C-	C-	C+
Cherokee County, NC	C-	B-	B-	B
Chester County, SC	D+	D-	D-	D-
Chester County, TN	C-	D+	D+	D+
Chickasaw County, MS	A+	A+	A+	A
Choctaw County, OK	D	D	D	D+
Chowan County, NC	D	D-	D-	D-
Ciales Municipio, PR	D-	D-	D-	D-
Claiborne Parish, LA	D-	D-	D-	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ray County, MO average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Ray County schools on SchoolGrade

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