Berea, KY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Berea, KY Summary

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

  • There were 151 total crimes committed in Berea in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 935.9 total crimes per 100K people in Berea.
  • The overall crime rate in Berea is -55.84% below the national average.
  • Berea ranks #144 safest out of 232 cities in Kentucky.
  • Berea ranks #4,151 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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Berea Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Berea is 935.9 per 100,000 people. That's -55.84% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -40.13% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 1,563.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Berea
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 151 935.9 1,563.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 35.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 10 62.0 139.5 256.0
Violent Crime 14 86.8 213.1 359.0
Burglary 20 124.0 193.6 229.0
Larceny 100 619.8 930.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 17 105.4 226.2 259.0
Property Crime 137 849.1 1,349.9 1,760.0

Berea 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 Berea

14
Violent Crimes
86.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.83%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Berea in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Berea is 86.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,152.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Berea each year. That compares to a 1 in 469.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.83% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.29% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 213.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Berea

137
Property Crimes
849.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-51.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 137 property crimes in Berea in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Berea is 849.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 117.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Berea each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -51.76% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.10% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,349.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Berea

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Georgetown, KY 40,037 517 1,291.3 1,168.9 122.4
Richmond, KY 38,072 833 2,188.0 1,972.6 215.4
Nicholasville, KY 32,866 529 1,609.6 1,497.0 112.6
Versailles, KY 27,727 229 825.9 757.4 68.5
Winchester, KY 19,283 571 2,961.2 2,795.2 165.9
Danville, KY 17,406 201 1,154.8 1,045.6 109.2
Lawrenceburg, KY 12,241 73 596.4 539.2 57.2
Paris, KY 10,057 94 934.7 805.4 129.3
Harrodsburg, KY 9,270 91 981.7 809.1 172.6
Wilmore, KY 6,137 29 472.5 456.2 16.3

Berea SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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