Brandenburg, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Brandenburg, KY Summary

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

  • There were 30 total crimes committed in Brandenburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,016.3 total crimes per 100K people in Brandenburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Brandenburg is -56.27% below the national average.
  • Brandenburg ranks #132 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Brandenburg ranks #3,785 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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Brandenburg Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brandenburg is 1,016.3 per 100,000 people. That's -56.27% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -50.15% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brandenburg
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 30 1,016.3 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 33.9 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 1 33.9 259.1 369.8
Burglary 4 135.5 344.1 269.8
Larceny 14 474.3 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 372.6 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 29 982.4 1,779.5 1,954.4

Brandenburg 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 Brandenburg

1
Violent Crimes
33.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-90.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Brandenburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brandenburg is 33.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,952.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brandenburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -90.84% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -86.93% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brandenburg

29
Property Crimes
982.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 property crimes in Brandenburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brandenburg is 982.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 101.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brandenburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -49.73% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.79% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brandenburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jeffersontown, KY 28,519 755 2,647.4 2,538.7 108.7
St. Matthews, KY 17,341 838 4,832.5 4,717.1 115.3
Middletown, KY 9,600 307 3,197.9 3,062.5 135.4
Prospect, KY 4,552 32 703.0 681.0 22.0
Graymoor-Devondale, KY 3,098 98 3,163.3 2,969.7 193.7
Indian Hills, KY 2,819 61 2,163.9 2,163.9 0.0
Irvington, KY 1,251 8 639.5 319.7 319.7
Muldraugh, KY 1,028 15 1,459.1 1,459.1 0.0

Brandenburg SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
9
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
7
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