Covington, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Covington, KY Summary

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

  • There were 821 total crimes committed in Covington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,019.3 total crimes per 100K people in Covington.
  • The overall crime rate in Covington is -13.12% below the national average.
  • Covington ranks #189 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Covington ranks #6,571 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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Covington Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Covington is 2,019.3 per 100,000 people. That's -13.12% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -0.94% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Covington
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 821 2,019.3 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 2 4.9 7.2 6.3
Robbery 32 78.7 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 57 140.2 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 109 268.1 259.1 369.8
Burglary 97 238.6 344.1 269.8
Larceny 504 1,239.6 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 111 273.0 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 712 1,751.2 1,779.5 1,954.4

Covington 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 Covington

109
Violent Crimes
268.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-27.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 109 violent crimes in Covington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Covington is 268.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 373.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Covington each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -27.50% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 3.48% higher than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Covington

712
Property Crimes
1,751.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-10.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 712 property crimes in Covington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Covington is 1,751.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Covington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -10.40% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -1.59% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Covington

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
Fort Mitchell, KY 8,643 75 867.8 844.6 23.1
Edgewood, KY 8,372 45 537.5 537.5 0.0
Taylor Mill, KY 6,821 19 278.6 234.6 44.0
Fort Wright, KY 5,819 40 687.4 567.1 120.3
Park Hills, KY 3,158 21 665.0 665.0 0.0
Wilder, KY 3,125 30 960.0 928.0 32.0

Covington SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
8
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