Ashland, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ashland, KY Summary

Crime in Ashland research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Ashland over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Ashland:

  • There were 566 total crimes committed in Ashland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,657.3 total crimes per 100K people in Ashland.
  • The overall crime rate in Ashland is 14.33% above the national average.
  • Ashland ranks #207 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Ashland ranks #7,700 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Ashland Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ashland is 2,657.3 per 100,000 people. That's 14.33% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 30.35% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ashland
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 566 2,657.3 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 2 9.4 7.2 6.3
Robbery 6 28.2 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 20 93.9 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 40 187.8 259.1 369.8
Burglary 76 356.8 344.1 269.8
Larceny 394 1,849.8 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 56 262.9 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 526 2,469.5 1,779.5 1,954.4

Ashland Crime Compared To Kentucky Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Kentucky.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Ashland

40
Violent Crimes
187.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Ashland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ashland is 187.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 532.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ashland each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.22% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -27.52% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ashland

526
Property Crimes
2,469.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
26.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 526 property crimes in Ashland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ashland is 2,469.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ashland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 26.36% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 38.77% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ashland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Huntington, WV 45,547 1,562 3,429.4 2,797.1 632.3
Ironton, OH 10,312 76 737.0 591.5 145.5
Flatwoods, KY 7,231 36 497.9 428.7 69.1
Grayson, KY 3,683 87 2,362.2 2,199.3 162.9
Russell, KY 3,656 37 1,012.0 902.6 109.4
Kenova, WV 2,940 28 952.4 952.4 0.0
Raceland, KY 2,321 11 473.9 430.8 43.1
Catlettsburg, KY 1,724 23 1,334.1 1,276.1 58.0

Ashland SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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