Dayton, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dayton, KY Summary

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

  • There were 57 total crimes committed in Dayton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,002.6 total crimes per 100K people in Dayton.
  • The overall crime rate in Dayton is -56.86% below the national average.
  • Dayton ranks #129 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Dayton ranks #3,739 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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Dayton Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dayton is 1,002.6 per 100,000 people. That's -56.86% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -50.82% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dayton
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 57 1,002.6 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 2 35.2 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 88.0 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 10 175.9 259.1 369.8
Burglary 3 52.8 344.1 269.8
Larceny 38 668.4 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 105.5 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 47 826.7 1,779.5 1,954.4

Dayton 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 Dayton

10
Violent Crimes
175.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-52.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Dayton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dayton is 175.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 568.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -52.43% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -32.11% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dayton

47
Property Crimes
826.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 47 property crimes in Dayton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dayton is 826.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 121.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.70% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.54% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dayton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cincinnati, OH 307,761 14,134 4,592.5 3,750.6 841.9
Mason, OH 35,344 241 681.9 667.7 14.1
Norwood, OH 18,602 585 3,144.8 2,854.5 290.3
Fort Thomas, KY 17,159 96 559.5 536.2 23.3
Newport, KY 14,017 459 3,274.6 2,982.1 292.5
Montgomery, OH 10,766 129 1,198.2 1,123.9 74.3
Madeira, OH 9,340 32 342.6 331.9 10.7
Wyoming, OH 8,646 52 601.4 578.3 23.1
Bellevue, KY 5,534 71 1,283.0 1,283.0 0.0
St. Bernard, OH 3,941 131 3,324.0 2,943.4 380.6

Dayton SnackAbility

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