Glasgow, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Glasgow, KY Summary

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

  • There were 313 total crimes committed in Glasgow the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,060.0 total crimes per 100K people in Glasgow.
  • The overall crime rate in Glasgow is -11.37% below the national average.
  • Glasgow ranks #191 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Glasgow ranks #6,659 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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Glasgow Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Glasgow is 2,060.0 per 100,000 people. That's -11.37% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 1.05% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glasgow
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 313 2,060.0 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 3 19.7 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 105.3 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 25 164.5 259.1 369.8
Burglary 46 302.8 344.1 269.8
Larceny 214 1,408.5 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 28 184.3 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 288 1,895.5 1,779.5 1,954.4

Glasgow 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 Glasgow

25
Violent Crimes
164.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Glasgow in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glasgow is 164.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 607.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glasgow each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.51% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -36.49% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glasgow

288
Property Crimes
1,895.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-3.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 288 property crimes in Glasgow in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glasgow is 1,895.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Glasgow each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -3.01% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 6.52% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Glasgow

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
Elizabethtown, KY 32,437 330 1,017.4 894.0 123.3
Portland, TN 13,460 138 1,025.3 765.2 260.0
Campbellsville, KY 11,548 192 1,662.6 1,541.4 121.2
Franklin, KY 10,174 293 2,879.9 2,693.1 186.8
Leitchfield, KY 6,433 121 1,880.9 1,694.4 186.5
Columbia, KY 4,995 18 360.4 260.3 100.1
Scottsville, KY 4,368 81 1,854.4 1,717.0 137.4
Hodgenville, KY 3,365 48 1,426.4 1,069.8 356.6
Horse Cave, KY 2,237 17 759.9 625.8 134.1

Glasgow SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
7
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9.5
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