Murder per Capita in South Area
The map below shows murder per 1,000 South Area residents.
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Murder costs the average South Area resident about $40 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in South Area in green. The most dangerous areas in South Area 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 South Area, Wichita, KS Safe from Murder?
The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US neighborhood. South Area is in the 89th percentile for safety, meaning 11% of neighborhoods are safer and 89% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to South Area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of murder in South Area is 0.0211 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in South Area generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in South Area may be as high as 1 in 20,026 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 141,770 in the north part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of South Area, Wichita, KS: about 0 per year. The central part of South Area has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How South Area's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in South Area to the Kansas state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| South Area, Wichita, KS: | 0.0211 |
|---|---|
| Kansas: | 0.0526 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, South Area 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 South Area, Wichita, KS
Murder is projected to cost the residents of South Area about $366,847 in 2025, or roughly $40 per resident. This is part of South Area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for South Area, including every crime type and how South Area compares to other neighborhoods.
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 South Area's crime maps on the South Area overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in South Area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to South Area.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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F | F | F | B+ | |
D | D | D+ | A | |
F | D- | D- | A- | |
F | F | F | B | |
F | F | F | B | |
D | D | D+ | A- | |
F | F | F | B | |
D+ | C | D | A- | |
F | F | D- | C | |
C- | C | C | A |
Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
South Area is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A | A | A | B- | |
B | A | A | C | |
C | C- | C- | D- | |
B | A | A | D | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | D+ | |
A+ | A | A | A+ | |
A | B | B | B- | |
F | D- | D- | D- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | C- | |
C- | C+ | C+ | D |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in South Area, Wichita, KS average SchoolGrade of F, with 17% actual proficiency versus 22% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See South Area schools on SchoolGrade
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