Stokes County, NC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US county. Stokes County is in the 44th percentile for safety, meaning 56% of counties are safer and 44% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Stokes County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Stokes County is 0.0720 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Stokes County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Stokes County may be as high as 1 in 12,019 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 17,069 in the southeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Stokes County, NC: about 1 per year. The southeast part of Stokes County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Stokes County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Stokes County to the North Carolina 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, Stokes County is safer than the North Carolina state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Stokes County, NC

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Stokes County about $5,947,221 in 2025, or roughly $135 per resident. This is part of Stokes County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Stokes County, including every crime type and how Stokes 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 Stokes County's crime maps on the Stokes County overall crime page.

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Individual Stokes County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Forsyth County, NC	D	D+	D	D+
Patrick County, VA	B	A-	B+	C
Surry County, NC	C-	C+	C-	C-
Yadkin County, NC	C+	C	B-	C+
Rockingham County, NC	C+	C+	B-	C-
Guilford County, NC	C	C	C-	D
Henry County, VA	B-	B-	B-	C+
Davie County, NC	B-	B	B	B
Martinsville City, VA	C-	C-	C-	D+
Davidson County, NC	B	C+	B	B

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Stokes 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
Warren County, MS	A	A+	A+	B
Cowley County, KS	D+	C	C	B-
Crawford County, KS	C-	C-	C-	B
Crawford County, OH	C+	B-	B-	C
Crittenden County, AR	F	F	F	F
Washington County, MS	C	A-	A-	D+
Warren County, VA	A-	A	A	B
Warren County, TN	C-	D+	D+	C+
Warren County, PA	A+	A-	A-	C
Covington County, AL	C-	B-	B-	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Stokes County, NC average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 49% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Stokes County schools on SchoolGrade

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