Dayton, KY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Dayton, KY Summary

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

  • There were 57 total crimes committed in Dayton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 977.2 total crimes per 100K people in Dayton.
  • The overall crime rate in Dayton is -53.89% below the national average.
  • Dayton ranks #150 safest out of 232 cities in Kentucky.
  • Dayton ranks #4,320 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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Dayton Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dayton is 977.2 per 100,000 people. That's -53.89% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -37.48% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 1,563.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dayton
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 57 977.2 1,563.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 5.0
Robbery 1 17.1 35.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 11 188.6 139.5 256.0
Violent Crime 14 240.0 213.1 359.0
Burglary 7 120.0 193.6 229.0
Larceny 31 531.5 930.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 85.7 226.2 259.0
Property Crime 43 737.2 1,349.9 1,760.0

Dayton 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 Dayton

14
Violent Crimes
240.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-33.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Dayton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dayton is 240.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 416.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 469.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -33.14% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 12.62% higher than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 213.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dayton

43
Property Crimes
737.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-58.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 property crimes in Dayton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dayton is 737.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 135.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -58.11% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -45.39% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,349.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dayton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cincinnati, OH 311,599 14,567 4,674.9 3,829.3 845.6
Mason, OH 35,923 203 565.1 528.9 36.2
Norwood, OH 19,057 647 3,395.1 3,153.7 241.4
Fort Thomas, KY 16,826 90 534.9 487.3 47.5
Newport, KY 13,702 571 4,167.3 3,838.9 328.4
Montgomery, OH 10,784 75 695.5 658.4 37.1
Madeira, OH 9,400 35 372.3 372.3 0.0
Wyoming, OH 8,643 60 694.2 601.6 92.6
Bellevue, KY 5,713 63 1,102.7 1,015.2 87.5
Southgate, KY 3,786 36 950.9 871.6 79.2

Dayton SnackAbility

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