Hopkinsville, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hopkinsville, KY Summary

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

  • There were 1,246 total crimes committed in Hopkinsville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,081.5 total crimes per 100K people in Hopkinsville.
  • The overall crime rate in Hopkinsville is 75.61% above the national average.
  • Hopkinsville ranks #223 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Hopkinsville ranks #9,012 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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Hopkinsville Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hopkinsville is 4,081.5 per 100,000 people. That's 75.61% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 100.21% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hopkinsville
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,246 4,081.5 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 5 16.4 7.2 6.3
Robbery 28 91.7 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 57 186.7 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 113 370.2 259.1 369.8
Burglary 170 556.9 344.1 269.8
Larceny 890 2,915.4 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 73 239.1 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 1,133 3,711.3 1,779.5 1,954.4

Hopkinsville 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 Hopkinsville

113
Violent Crimes
370.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
0.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 113 violent crimes in Hopkinsville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hopkinsville is 370.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 270.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hopkinsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 0.10% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 42.87% higher than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hopkinsville

1,133
Property Crimes
3,711.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
89.90%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,133 property crimes in Hopkinsville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hopkinsville is 3,711.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hopkinsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 89.90% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 108.56% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hopkinsville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Clarksville, TN 174,738 4,364 2,497.5 1,999.0 498.5
Madisonville, KY 19,292 196 1,016.0 917.5 98.5
Murray, KY 17,506 311 1,776.5 1,645.2 131.4
Oak Grove, KY 7,810 241 3,085.8 2,791.3 294.5
Greenbrier, TN 6,963 74 1,062.8 517.0 545.7
Princeton, KY 6,191 103 1,663.7 1,502.2 161.5
Greenville, KY 4,424 33 745.9 610.3 135.6
Providence, KY 2,820 17 602.8 461.0 141.8
Eddyville, KY 2,323 13 559.6 516.6 43.0
Elkton, KY 2,072 40 1,930.5 1,882.2 48.3

Hopkinsville SnackAbility

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