Sharkey County, MS Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Sharkey County is in the 24th percentile for safety, meaning 76% of counties are safer and 24% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sharkey County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Sharkey County is 0.0991 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sharkey County generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Sharkey County may be as high as 1 in 9,223 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 11,732 in the east part of the county.

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

How Sharkey County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Sharkey County to the Mississippi 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, Sharkey County is less safe than the Mississippi 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 Sharkey County, MS

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Sharkey County about $616,610 in 2025, or roughly $186 per resident. This is part of Sharkey County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sharkey County, including every crime type and how Sharkey 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 Sharkey County's crime maps on the Sharkey County overall crime page.

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Individual Sharkey County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Issaquena County, MS	B-	A-	B	D+
East Carroll Parish, LA	F	F	F	F
Humphreys County, MS	C-	B+	D+	D+
Yazoo County, MS	B-	A-	C	C
Washington County, MS	C	A-	C-	D+
West Carroll Parish, LA	C-	D	C-	F
Chicot County, AR	F	F	F	F
Holmes County, MS	D	B	D	D
Madison County, MS	A+	A+	A+	A-
Richland Parish, LA	C-	D-	D+	F

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Sharkey 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
Renville County, ND	D-	D-	D-	C+
Jackson County, KS	C+	C+	C+	B
Jackson County, KY	C+	B+	B+	C
Jackson County, MN	A-	B+	B+	B+
Jackson County, SD	F	F	F	D-
Jackson County, TN	C+	D+	D+	C+
Jim Hogg County, TX	F	F	F	C
Johnson County, NE	B+	C-	C-	B+
Kearny County, KS	C	C+	C+	D+
Red River County, TX	D-	D	D	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sharkey County, MS average SchoolGrade of F, with 16% actual proficiency versus 20% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Sharkey County schools on SchoolGrade

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