Sedgwick County, KS Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Sedgwick County is in the 89th percentile for safety, meaning 11% of counties are safer and 89% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sedgwick County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Sedgwick County is 0.0336 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sedgwick County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Sedgwick County may be as high as 1 in 18,981 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 46,397 in the northwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Sedgwick County, KS: about 3 per year. The southwest part of Sedgwick County has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Sedgwick County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Sedgwick 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, Sedgwick County is safer than 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 Sedgwick County, KS

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Sedgwick County about $34,331,220 in 2025, or roughly $63 per resident. This is part of Sedgwick County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sedgwick County, including every crime type and how Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County's crime maps on the Sedgwick County overall crime page.

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Individual Sedgwick County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Butler County, KS	B-	B-	B	B-
Harvey County, KS	C	C+	B-	A-
Sumner County, KS	C-	C	B-	C+
Cowley County, KS	D+	C	C+	B-
Reno County, KS	C-	D+	B-	B+
Kingman County, KS	D+	D	B-	C-
Harper County, KS	C-	C	B-	C+
Greenwood County, KS	D-	D-	D+	C
Elk County, KS	D	C	C-	B
Chautauqua County, KS	D+	D	B-	C-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Sedgwick 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
Cumberland County, NC	D-	D-	D-	D-
Clackamas County, OR	C-	B	B	A+
Hamilton County, OH	D+	C+	C+	C
Brevard County, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Calcasieu Parish, LA	C-	C-	C-	D-
Cumberland County, PA	A+	A+	A+	A
DuPage County, IL	B+	A+	A+	A
Bell County, TX	C	C-	C-	C+
Lake County, IN	C	C-	C-	D+
Fort Bend County, TX	B-	B-	B-	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sedgwick County, KS average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Sedgwick County schools on SchoolGrade

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