Russellville, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime | Cost Of Living
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Russellville, KY Summary

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

  • There were 202 total crimes committed in Russellville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,783.5 total crimes per 100K people in Russellville.
  • The overall crime rate in Russellville is 19.76% above the national average.
  • Russellville ranks #209 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Russellville ranks #7,869 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.

Additional research about crime in Kentucky

Russellville Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Russellville is 2,783.5 per 100,000 people. That's 19.76% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 36.54% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Russellville
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 202 2,783.5 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 3 41.3 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 110.2 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 19 261.8 259.1 369.8
Burglary 37 509.9 344.1 269.8
Larceny 127 1,750.0 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 19 261.8 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 183 2,521.7 1,779.5 1,954.4

Russellville 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 Russellville

19
Violent Crimes
261.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-29.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Russellville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Russellville is 261.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 381.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Russellville each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -29.20% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 1.05% higher than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Russellville

183
Property Crimes
2,521.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
29.03%
Above The National Average
  • There were 183 property crimes in Russellville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Russellville is 2,521.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Russellville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 29.03% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 41.71% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Russellville

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
Hendersonville, TN 62,475 607 971.6 835.5 136.1
Gallatin, TN 49,220 456 926.5 672.5 254.0
Mount Juliet, TN 40,233 421 1,046.4 939.5 106.9
White House, TN 14,290 228 1,595.5 1,434.6 161.0
Portland, TN 13,460 138 1,025.3 765.2 260.0
Greenbrier, TN 6,963 74 1,062.8 517.0 545.7
Millersville, TN 6,239 51 817.4 528.9 288.5
Elkton, KY 2,072 40 1,930.5 1,882.2 48.3
Auburn, KY 1,625 1 61.5 61.5 0.0

Russellville SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
9
Enjoy The Snack?