Ashland, KY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Ashland, KY Summary

Crime in Ashland research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Ashland over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Ashland:

  • There were 568 total crimes committed in Ashland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,703.3 total crimes per 100K people in Ashland.
  • The overall crime rate in Ashland is 27.56% above the national average.
  • Ashland ranks #214 safest out of 232 cities in Kentucky.
  • Ashland ranks #8,295 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Ashland Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ashland is 2,703.3 per 100,000 people. That's 27.56% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 72.96% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 1,563.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ashland
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 568 2,703.3 1,563.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 5.0
Robbery 4 19.0 35.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 23 109.5 139.5 256.0
Violent Crime 42 199.9 213.1 359.0
Burglary 60 285.6 193.6 229.0
Larceny 421 2,003.7 930.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 45 214.2 226.2 259.0
Property Crime 526 2,503.5 1,349.9 1,760.0

Ashland Crime Compared To Kentucky Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Kentucky.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Ashland

42
Violent Crimes
199.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-44.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 42 violent crimes in Ashland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ashland is 199.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 500.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ashland each year. That compares to a 1 in 469.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -44.32% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.21% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 213.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ashland

526
Property Crimes
2,503.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
42.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 526 property crimes in Ashland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ashland is 2,503.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ashland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 42.24% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 85.46% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,349.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ashland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Huntington, WV 44,860 1,975 4,402.6 3,602.3 800.3
Ironton, OH 10,068 75 744.9 476.8 268.2
Flatwoods, KY 7,200 19 263.9 208.3 55.6
Grayson, KY 3,797 84 2,212.3 1,922.6 289.7
Russell, KY 3,614 35 968.5 747.1 221.4
Kenova, WV 2,855 17 595.4 595.4 0.0

Ashland SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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