Dawson Springs, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dawson Springs, KY Summary

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

  • There were 24 total crimes committed in Dawson Springs in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 987.2 total crimes per 100K people in Dawson Springs.
  • The overall crime rate in Dawson Springs is -57.52% below the national average.
  • Dawson Springs ranks #127 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Dawson Springs ranks #3,689 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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Dawson Springs Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dawson Springs is 987.2 per 100,000 people. That's -57.52% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -51.57% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dawson Springs
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 24 987.2 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 1 41.1 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 41.1 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 2 82.3 259.1 369.8
Burglary 8 329.1 344.1 269.8
Larceny 11 452.5 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 123.4 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 22 905.0 1,779.5 1,954.4

Dawson Springs 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 Dawson Springs

2
Violent Crimes
82.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-77.75%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Dawson Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dawson Springs is 82.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,215.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dawson Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -77.75% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -68.25% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dawson Springs

22
Property Crimes
905.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 property crimes in Dawson Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dawson Springs is 905.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 110.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dawson Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.70% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -49.14% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dawson Springs

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Elizabethtown, KY 32,437 330 1,017.4 894.0 123.3
Henderson, KY 27,503 627 2,279.8 2,036.1 243.6
Madisonville, KY 19,292 196 1,016.0 917.5 98.5
Princeton, KY 6,191 103 1,663.7 1,502.2 161.5
Greenville, KY 4,424 33 745.9 610.3 135.6
Morganfield, KY 3,202 10 312.3 249.8 62.5
Eddyville, KY 2,323 13 559.6 516.6 43.0
Elkton, KY 2,072 40 1,930.5 1,882.2 48.3

Dawson Springs SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
3
Commute
9
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