Georgetown, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Georgetown, KY Summary

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

  • There were 577 total crimes committed in Georgetown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,510.0 total crimes per 100K people in Georgetown.
  • The overall crime rate in Georgetown is -35.03% below the national average.
  • Georgetown ranks #171 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Georgetown ranks #5,343 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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Georgetown Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Georgetown is 1,510.0 per 100,000 people. That's -35.03% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -25.93% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Georgetown
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 577 1,510.0 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.6 7.2 6.3
Robbery 5 13.1 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 28 73.3 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 43 112.5 259.1 369.8
Burglary 81 212.0 344.1 269.8
Larceny 387 1,012.7 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 66 172.7 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 534 1,397.4 1,779.5 1,954.4

Georgetown 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 Georgetown

43
Violent Crimes
112.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-69.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 violent crimes in Georgetown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Georgetown is 112.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 888.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Georgetown each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -69.57% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -56.57% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Georgetown

534
Property Crimes
1,397.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-28.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 534 property crimes in Georgetown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Georgetown is 1,397.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 71.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Georgetown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -28.50% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.47% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Georgetown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jeffersonville, IN 51,150 968 1,892.5 1,657.9 234.6
New Albany, IN 37,198 1,304 3,505.6 3,099.6 405.9
Clarksville, IN 21,890 958 4,376.4 4,216.5 159.9
St. Matthews, KY 17,341 838 4,832.5 4,717.1 115.3
Shively, KY 15,438 553 3,582.1 3,096.3 485.8
Charlestown, IN 8,482 107 1,261.5 1,013.9 247.6
Louisville, MS 5,963 206 3,454.6 2,465.2 989.4
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

Georgetown SnackAbility

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