Winchester, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Winchester, KY Summary

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

  • There were 677 total crimes committed in Winchester the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,565.2 total crimes per 100K people in Winchester.
  • The overall crime rate in Winchester is 53.40% above the national average.
  • Winchester ranks #219 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Winchester ranks #8,658 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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Winchester Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Winchester is 3,565.2 per 100,000 people. That's 53.40% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 74.89% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Winchester
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 677 3,565.2 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 2 10.5 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 27 142.2 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 35 184.3 259.1 369.8
Burglary 125 658.3 344.1 269.8
Larceny 470 2,475.1 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 47 247.5 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 642 3,380.9 1,779.5 1,954.4

Winchester 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 Winchester

35
Violent Crimes
184.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-50.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in Winchester in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Winchester is 184.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 542.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Winchester each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -50.16% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -28.86% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Winchester

642
Property Crimes
3,380.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
72.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 642 property crimes in Winchester in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Winchester is 3,380.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Winchester each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 72.99% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 89.99% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Winchester

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
Richmond, KY 36,698 848 2,310.8 2,130.9 179.8
Nicholasville, KY 31,882 588 1,844.3 1,712.6 131.7
Frankfort, KY 28,559 619 2,167.4 1,936.3 231.1
Versailles, KY 27,242 266 976.4 906.7 69.7
Danville, KY 17,323 256 1,477.8 1,345.0 132.8
Berea, KY 16,229 212 1,306.3 1,201.6 104.8
Lawrenceburg, KY 11,855 73 615.8 531.4 84.4
Paris, KY 10,174 130 1,277.8 1,189.3 88.5
Mount Sterling, KY 7,544 242 3,207.8 3,115.1 92.8

Winchester SnackAbility

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