Williamstown, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Williamstown, KY Summary

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

  • There were 31 total crimes committed in Williamstown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 777.5 total crimes per 100K people in Williamstown.
  • The overall crime rate in Williamstown is -66.55% below the national average.
  • Williamstown ranks #111 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Williamstown ranks #2,938 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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Williamstown Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Williamstown is 777.5 per 100,000 people. That's -66.55% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -61.86% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Williamstown
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 31 777.5 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 25.1 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 3 75.2 259.1 369.8
Burglary 5 125.4 344.1 269.8
Larceny 16 401.3 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 175.6 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 28 702.3 1,779.5 1,954.4

Williamstown 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 Williamstown

3
Violent Crimes
75.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-79.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Williamstown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Williamstown is 75.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,329.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Williamstown each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -79.65% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -70.96% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Williamstown

28
Property Crimes
702.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-64.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 property crimes in Williamstown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Williamstown is 702.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 142.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Williamstown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -64.07% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -60.54% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Williamstown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Montgomery, OH 10,766 129 1,198.2 1,123.9 74.3
Madeira, OH 9,340 32 342.6 331.9 10.7
Wyoming, OH 8,646 52 601.4 578.3 23.1
Falmouth, KY 2,184 30 1,373.6 1,373.6 0.0
Dry Ridge, KY 2,128 18 845.9 845.9 0.0
Owenton, KY 1,587 1 63.0 63.0 0.0

Williamstown SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
5
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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