Wolf, KY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Wolf is in the 67th percentile for safety, meaning 33% of cities are safer and 67% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Wolf's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Wolf is 0.0433 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Wolf generally consider the central part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Wolf may be as high as 1 in 14,269 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 28,968 in the central part of the city.

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

How Wolf's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Wolf 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, Wolf 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 Wolf, KY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Wolf about $34,550 in 2025, or roughly $81 per resident. This is part of Wolf's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Wolf, including every crime type and how Wolf 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 Wolf's crime maps on the Wolf overall crime page.

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Individual Wolf Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Counts Crossroads, KY	B+	B	A-	B
Prater, KY	C+	B	C	C+
Iron Hill, KY	D	C	D-	C+
Fultz, KY	B	A+	B	B
Olive Hill, KY	C+	B+	C	C+
Leon, KY	C+	A	C	C+
Smoky Valley, KY	B-	A-	C	C+
Grayson, KY	D	C	D	C+
Grahn, KY	B	B+	B+	C+
Pactolus, KY	D-	C-	D-	B

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Wolf 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
Cowgill, MO	D+	D	D	D
Clarksburg, KY	D	B	B	D
Clementsville, KY	C	B-	B-	C
Coaldale, CO	F	F	F	F
Colby, OH	B+	D+	D+	A
Colp, IL	A	A+	A+	A
Conger, MN	B-	B	B	A-
Cooperstown, KY	D	B-	B-	C-
Cottage Hill, FL	A	B+	B+	A+
Claremont, VA	B-	B-	B-	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Wolf, KY average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Wolf schools on SchoolGrade

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