Shively, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Shively, KY Summary

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

  • There were 553 total crimes committed in Shively the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,582.1 total crimes per 100K people in Shively.
  • The overall crime rate in Shively is 54.12% above the national average.
  • Shively ranks #220 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Shively ranks #8,669 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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Shively Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shively is 3,582.1 per 100,000 people. That's 54.12% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 75.71% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shively
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 553 3,582.1 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 5 32.4 7.2 6.3
Robbery 35 226.7 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 168.4 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 75 485.8 259.1 369.8
Burglary 76 492.3 344.1 269.8
Larceny 271 1,755.4 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 131 848.6 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 478 3,096.3 1,779.5 1,954.4

Shively 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 Shively

75
Violent Crimes
485.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
31.37%
Above The National Average
  • There were 75 violent crimes in Shively in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shively is 485.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 205.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shively each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 31.37% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 87.51% higher than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shively

478
Property Crimes
3,096.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
58.42%
Above The National Average
  • There were 478 property crimes in Shively in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shively is 3,096.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Shively each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 58.42% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 74.00% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Shively

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Georgetown, KY 38,213 577 1,510.0 1,397.4 112.5
New Albany, IN 37,198 1,304 3,505.6 3,099.6 405.9
Jeffersontown, KY 28,519 755 2,647.4 2,538.7 108.7
St. Matthews, KY 17,341 838 4,832.5 4,717.1 115.3
Middletown, KY 9,600 307 3,197.9 3,062.5 135.4
Louisville, MS 5,963 206 3,454.6 2,465.2 989.4
Prospect, KY 4,552 32 703.0 681.0 22.0
Graymoor-Devondale, KY 3,098 98 3,163.3 2,969.7 193.7
Lyndon, KY 2,831 278 9,819.9 9,360.6 459.2
Indian Hills, KY 2,819 61 2,163.9 2,163.9 0.0

Shively SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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