Hardinsburg, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hardinsburg, KY Summary

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

  • There were 19 total crimes committed in Hardinsburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 786.4 total crimes per 100K people in Hardinsburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Hardinsburg is -66.16% below the national average.
  • Hardinsburg ranks #113 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Hardinsburg ranks #2,975 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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Hardinsburg Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hardinsburg is 786.4 per 100,000 people. That's -66.16% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -61.42% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hardinsburg
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 19 786.4 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 1 41.4 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 82.8 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 4 165.6 259.1 369.8
Burglary 6 248.3 344.1 269.8
Larceny 7 289.7 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 82.8 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 15 620.9 1,779.5 1,954.4

Hardinsburg 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 Hardinsburg

4
Violent Crimes
165.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.23%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Hardinsburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hardinsburg is 165.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 604.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hardinsburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.23% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -36.10% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hardinsburg

15
Property Crimes
620.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-68.23%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 property crimes in Hardinsburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hardinsburg is 620.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 161.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hardinsburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -68.23% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.11% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hardinsburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Owensboro, KY 59,839 2,291 3,828.6 3,459.3 369.3
Georgetown, KY 38,213 577 1,510.0 1,397.4 112.5
Elizabethtown, KY 32,437 330 1,017.4 894.0 123.3
Radcliff, KY 22,931 555 2,420.3 2,215.3 205.0
Shively, KY 15,438 553 3,582.1 3,096.3 485.8
Hillview, KY 8,721 143 1,639.7 1,490.7 149.1
Vine Grove, KY 6,843 40 584.5 526.1 58.5
Huntingburg, IN 6,459 33 510.9 402.5 108.4
Leitchfield, KY 6,433 121 1,880.9 1,694.4 186.5
Brandenburg, KY 2,952 30 1,016.3 982.4 33.9

Hardinsburg SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9
Diversity
3
Safety
8.5
Amenities
6
Education
5
Commute
6
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