Whitesville, KY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Whitesville is in the 71st percentile for safety, meaning 29% of cities are safer and 71% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Whitesville's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Whitesville is 0.0397 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Whitesville generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Whitesville may be as high as 1 in 21,235 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 28,767 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Whitesville, KY: about 0 per year. The south part of Whitesville has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Whitesville's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Whitesville to the Kentucky 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, Whitesville is safer than the Kentucky 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 Whitesville, KY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Whitesville about $249,973 in 2025, or roughly $75 per resident. This is part of Whitesville's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Whitesville, including every crime type and how Whitesville compares to other cities.

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 Whitesville's crime maps on the Whitesville overall crime page.

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Individual Whitesville Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Ralph, KY	C	A-	D	B+
Oklahoma, KY	A-	B	B	B+
Reynolds Station, KY	D+	B	D-	B+
Philpot, KY	C+	A-	C-	B
Pleasant Ridge, KY	B	A-	B-	B+
Magan, KY	C+	B-	C	C-
Roseville, KY	C	A-	D	B
Knottsville, KY	B-	A-	B-	B+
Floral, KY	A-	A	A+	B+
Buford, KY	C	A-	C-	B+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Whitesville is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Beulah, MI	B	C	C	B+
Bridgeport, MI	B-	C-	C-	C
Brookston, IN	A+	A	A	B+
Buena Vista, GA	B+	B+	B+	B-
Cedar Crest, NM	C	D+	D+	D+
Clymer, PA	B	A-	A-	D+
Cumberland Gap, TN	D	C-	C-	C
Danielsville, PA	A+	A+	A+	A-
Decatur, AR	D+	D	D	C
East Newark, NJ	B-	C	C	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Whitesville, KY average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Whitesville schools on SchoolGrade

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