Barbourville, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Barbourville, KY Summary

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

  • There were 44 total crimes committed in Barbourville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,490.5 total crimes per 100K people in Barbourville.
  • The overall crime rate in Barbourville is -35.87% below the national average.
  • Barbourville ranks #169 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Barbourville ranks #5,294 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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Barbourville Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Barbourville is 1,490.5 per 100,000 people. That's -35.87% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -26.89% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Barbourville
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 44 1,490.5 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 33.9 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 3 101.6 259.1 369.8
Burglary 14 474.3 344.1 269.8
Larceny 22 745.3 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 169.4 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 41 1,388.9 1,779.5 1,954.4

Barbourville 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 Barbourville

3
Violent Crimes
101.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Barbourville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Barbourville is 101.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 984.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Barbourville each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.52% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -60.78% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Barbourville

41
Property Crimes
1,388.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-28.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 41 property crimes in Barbourville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Barbourville is 1,388.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 72.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Barbourville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -28.94% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.95% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Barbourville

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
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
Williamsburg, KY 5,348 55 1,028.4 841.4 187.0
Mount Vernon, KY 2,409 12 498.1 373.6 124.5
Pineville, KY 1,650 21 1,272.7 1,212.1 60.6

Barbourville SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
10
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