Williamsburg, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Williamsburg, KY Summary

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

  • There were 55 total crimes committed in Williamsburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,028.4 total crimes per 100K people in Williamsburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Williamsburg is -55.75% below the national average.
  • Williamsburg ranks #136 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Williamsburg ranks #3,834 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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Williamsburg Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Williamsburg is 1,028.4 per 100,000 people. That's -55.75% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -49.55% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Williamsburg
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 55 1,028.4 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 1 18.7 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 149.6 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 10 187.0 259.1 369.8
Burglary 11 205.7 344.1 269.8
Larceny 27 504.9 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 130.9 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 45 841.4 1,779.5 1,954.4

Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg

10
Violent Crimes
187.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Williamsburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Williamsburg is 187.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 534.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Williamsburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.44% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -27.83% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Williamsburg

45
Property Crimes
841.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-56.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 property crimes in Williamsburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Williamsburg is 841.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 118.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Williamsburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -56.95% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.72% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Williamsburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Somerset, KY 12,170 256 2,103.5 1,857.0 246.5
Clinton, TN 10,050 280 2,786.1 2,308.5 477.6
Corbin, KY 7,762 180 2,319.0 2,048.4 270.5
London, KY 7,401 335 4,526.4 4,350.8 175.7
La Follette, TN 7,271 134 1,842.9 1,512.9 330.1
Monticello, KY 5,685 80 1,407.2 1,248.9 158.3
Barbourville, KY 2,952 44 1,490.5 1,388.9 101.6
Mount Vernon, KY 2,409 12 498.1 373.6 124.5
Jellico, TN 2,131 41 1,924.0 1,548.6 375.4

Williamsburg SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
3
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
10
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