Berea, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Berea, KY Summary

Crime in Berea research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Berea 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 Berea:

  • There were 212 total crimes committed in Berea the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,306.3 total crimes per 100K people in Berea.
  • The overall crime rate in Berea is -43.80% below the national average.
  • Berea ranks #154 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Berea ranks #4,738 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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Berea Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Berea is 1,306.3 per 100,000 people. That's -43.80% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -35.92% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Berea
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 212 1,306.3 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 1 6.2 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 55.5 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 17 104.8 259.1 369.8
Burglary 25 154.0 344.1 269.8
Larceny 126 776.4 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 44 271.1 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 195 1,201.6 1,779.5 1,954.4

Berea 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 Berea

17
Violent Crimes
104.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Berea in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Berea is 104.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 954.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Berea each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.67% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -59.57% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Berea

195
Property Crimes
1,201.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-38.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 195 property crimes in Berea in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Berea is 1,201.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 83.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Berea each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -38.52% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -32.48% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Berea

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Georgetown, KY 38,213 577 1,510.0 1,397.4 112.5
Richmond, KY 36,698 848 2,310.8 2,130.9 179.8
Nicholasville, KY 31,882 588 1,844.3 1,712.6 131.7
Versailles, KY 27,242 266 976.4 906.7 69.7
Winchester, KY 18,989 677 3,565.2 3,380.9 184.3
Danville, KY 17,323 256 1,477.8 1,345.0 132.8
Lawrenceburg, KY 11,855 73 615.8 531.4 84.4
Paris, KY 10,174 130 1,277.8 1,189.3 88.5
Harrodsburg, KY 9,200 99 1,076.1 978.3 97.8
Wilmore, KY 6,081 40 657.8 624.9 32.9

Berea SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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