Franklin, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Franklin, KY Summary

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

  • There were 293 total crimes committed in Franklin the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,879.9 total crimes per 100K people in Franklin.
  • The overall crime rate in Franklin is 23.91% above the national average.
  • Franklin ranks #210 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Franklin ranks #7,987 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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Franklin Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Franklin is 2,879.9 per 100,000 people. That's 23.91% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 41.27% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Franklin
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 293 2,879.9 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 7 68.8 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 59.0 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 19 186.8 259.1 369.8
Burglary 38 373.5 344.1 269.8
Larceny 218 2,142.7 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 176.9 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 274 2,693.1 1,779.5 1,954.4

Franklin 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 Franklin

19
Violent Crimes
186.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Franklin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Franklin is 186.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 535.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Franklin each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.50% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -27.92% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Franklin

274
Property Crimes
2,693.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
37.80%
Above The National Average
  • There were 274 property crimes in Franklin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Franklin is 2,693.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Franklin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 37.80% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 51.34% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Franklin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bowling Green, KY 74,427 3,053 4,102.0 3,817.2 284.8
Hendersonville, TN 62,475 607 971.6 835.5 136.1
Gallatin, TN 49,220 456 926.5 672.5 254.0
Lebanon, TN 43,321 908 2,096.0 1,643.5 452.4
Mount Juliet, TN 40,233 421 1,046.4 939.5 106.9
White House, TN 14,290 228 1,595.5 1,434.6 161.0
Portland, TN 13,460 138 1,025.3 765.2 260.0
Greenbrier, TN 6,963 74 1,062.8 517.0 545.7
Millersville, TN 6,239 51 817.4 528.9 288.5
Cross Plains, TN 1,841 3 163.0 163.0 0.0

Franklin SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
9
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