Grayson, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Grayson, KY Summary

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

  • There were 87 total crimes committed in Grayson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,362.2 total crimes per 100K people in Grayson.
  • The overall crime rate in Grayson is 1.64% above the national average.
  • Grayson ranks #200 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Grayson ranks #7,245 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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Grayson Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Grayson is 2,362.2 per 100,000 people. That's 1.64% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 15.87% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Grayson
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 87 2,362.2 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 1 27.2 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 81.5 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 6 162.9 259.1 369.8
Burglary 4 108.6 344.1 269.8
Larceny 64 1,737.7 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 13 353.0 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 81 2,199.3 1,779.5 1,954.4

Grayson 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 Grayson

6
Violent Crimes
162.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Grayson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Grayson is 162.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 613.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Grayson each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.95% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -37.12% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Grayson

81
Property Crimes
2,199.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
12.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 81 property crimes in Grayson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Grayson is 2,199.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Grayson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 12.53% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 23.59% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Grayson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ashland, KY 21,300 566 2,657.3 2,469.5 187.8
Ironton, OH 10,312 76 737.0 591.5 145.5
Flatwoods, KY 7,231 36 497.9 428.7 69.1
Russell, KY 3,656 37 1,012.0 902.6 109.4
Raceland, KY 2,321 11 473.9 430.8 43.1
Olive Hill, KY 1,524 12 787.4 787.4 0.0
Greenup, KY 1,043 3 287.6 191.8 95.9

Grayson SnackAbility

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