Rooks County, KS Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US county. Rooks County is in the 34th percentile for safety, meaning 66% of counties are safer and 34% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Rooks County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Rooks County is 0.0835 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Rooks County generally consider the south part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Rooks County may be as high as 1 in 8,559 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 16,733 in the south part of the county.

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

How Rooks County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Rooks 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, Rooks 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 Rooks County, KS

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Rooks County about $778,718 in 2025, or roughly $157 per resident. This is part of Rooks County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Rooks County, including every crime type and how Rooks 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 Rooks County's crime maps on the Rooks County overall crime page.

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Individual Rooks County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Graham County, KS	D	D-	B-	D+
Phillips County, KS	D	C+	C-	C-
Ellis County, KS	C	C	B	B
Osborne County, KS	F	D	D+	D-
Trego County, KS	D+	D+	B-	C+
Russell County, KS	D-	D-	D+	D
Smith County, KS	D+	B	B-	C
Norton County, KS	D-	C-	D	D+
Gove County, KS	D-	B-	C-	C-
Sheridan County, KS	D+	D+	B+	B

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Rooks County is similar 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
Nelson County, VA	C-	C+	C+	D+
Nicholas County, KY	B-	B-	B-	B-
Newton County, TX	C	D	D	D+
Newton County, IN	A	A	A	B-
Newton County, AR	D+	D-	D-	B
Nevada County, AR	D-	F	F	F
Ness County, KS	D-	D+	D+	C-
Nemaha County, NE	C+	C	C	A-
Nemaha County, KS	B-	C-	C-	B+
Noble County, OH	C+	B-	B-	B

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

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