Sumner County, KS Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US county. Sumner County is in the 52nd percentile for safety, meaning 48% of counties are safer and 52% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sumner County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Sumner County is 0.0650 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sumner County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Sumner County may be as high as 1 in 12,410 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 18,800 in the northwest part of the county.

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

How Sumner County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Sumner 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, Sumner County is less safe than the Kansas 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 Sumner County, KS

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Sumner County about $2,702,232 in 2025, or roughly $122 per resident. This is part of Sumner County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sumner County, including every crime type and how Sumner 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 Sumner County's crime maps on the Sumner County overall crime page.

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Individual Sumner County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Cowley County, KS	D+	C	C+	B-
Sedgwick County, KS	D-	D-	D-	A
Harper County, KS	C-	C	B-	C+
Butler County, KS	B-	B-	B	B-
Kingman County, KS	D+	D	B-	C-
Barber County, KS	F	D-	D	D+
Elk County, KS	D	C	C-	B
Chautauqua County, KS	D+	D	B-	C-
Greenwood County, KS	D-	D-	D+	C
Pratt County, KS	C-	B-	B+	C+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Sumner 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
Clay County, MS	B+	A+	A+	C+
Claiborne County, TN	C-	D+	D+	B-
Claiborne Parish, LA	D-	D-	D-	F
Clare County, MI	B-	D	D	C
Clarendon County, SC	D-	D-	D-	D-
Clark County, AR	D+	D	D	D+
Clark County, IL	A-	A-	A-	B-
Clarke County, AL	D	D	D	D-
Clarke County, MS	A+	A+	A+	A
Clarke County, VA	A+	A+	A+	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sumner County, KS average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Sumner County schools on SchoolGrade

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