Danville, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Danville, KY Summary

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

  • There were 256 total crimes committed in Danville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,477.8 total crimes per 100K people in Danville.
  • The overall crime rate in Danville is -36.42% below the national average.
  • Danville ranks #168 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Danville ranks #5,255 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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Danville Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Danville is 1,477.8 per 100,000 people. That's -36.42% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -27.51% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Danville
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 256 1,477.8 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 5 28.9 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 80.8 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 23 132.8 259.1 369.8
Burglary 42 242.5 344.1 269.8
Larceny 171 987.1 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 20 115.5 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 233 1,345.0 1,779.5 1,954.4

Danville 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 Danville

23
Violent Crimes
132.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Danville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Danville is 132.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 753.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Danville each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.10% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -48.75% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Danville

233
Property Crimes
1,345.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 233 property crimes in Danville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Danville is 1,345.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Danville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.18% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.42% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Danville

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
Frankfort, KY 28,559 619 2,167.4 1,936.3 231.1
Versailles, KY 27,242 266 976.4 906.7 69.7
Shelbyville, KY 17,481 226 1,292.8 1,172.7 120.1
Berea, KY 16,229 212 1,306.3 1,201.6 104.8
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

Danville SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
9
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