Graves County, KY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	C+

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$8.74 million

Cost of Crime™ for Graves County, KY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $617 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Graves County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Graves County against the average US county, where the rate is lower than the norm. Graves County sits in the 77th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 77% of counties and behind 23%. The grade covers only Graves County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Graves County is 2.574 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 308 in the central areas to 1 in 480 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Graves County, KY report the most violent crime, about 39 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Graves County, KY

The tangible cost of violent crime in Graves County is projected at $8,744,112 for 2025, about $241 per resident and $617 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 39.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.4%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Graves County Compared to Other Counties?

Graves County, KY:	$241
Jefferson County, KY:	$368
Boone County, KY:	$192
Kentucky:	$245
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $241 per resident each year in Graves County, which is $17 less than the national average and $4 less than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Graves County:

In Jefferson County, KY, crime costs $368 per person, which is $127 more than in Graves County.
In Boone County, KY, crime costs $192 per person, which is $49 less than in Graves County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Graves County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Graves County	Cost per Graves County Resident
Murder	$5.43 million	$150
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.30 million	$36
Robbery	$384,965	$11
Assault	$1.63 million	$45
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$8,744,112	$241

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Graves County, KY

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Graves County totals $42,734,493 ($1,178 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $51,478,604 ($1,419 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Graves County, KY, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the county has few retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Graves County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Graves County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.568
Robbery	0.3372
Rape	0.5894
Murder	0.0796
Total Violent Crime	2.574 (A-)

Individual Graves County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hickman County, KY	C	C+	C
Carlisle County, KY	B+	A+	A-
Marshall County, KY	A-	A+	A-
Calloway County, KY	B-	A	C+
McCracken County, KY	B	A-	B
Fulton County, KY	B	B+	B+
Ballard County, KY	B	A	B
Massac County, IL	B+	A	A
Livingston County, KY	B	B+	B+
Weakley County, TN	C-	D+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Graves County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Shawano County, WI	B+	B+	B+
St. Bernard Parish, LA	D+	D	D
Smyth County, VA	B-	B	B
Siskiyou County, CA	B-	D-	D-
Sioux County, IA	A-	A	A
Silver Bow County, MT	D-	D-	D-
Sheridan County, WY	A+	A+	A+
Shenandoah County, VA	A-	B-	B-
Shelby County, IN	A	A	A
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	C-	D	D

Considering only the violent crime rate, Graves County is as safe as the Kentucky state average and safer than the national average.

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