Elsmere, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Elsmere, KY Summary

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

  • There were 118 total crimes committed in Elsmere the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,288.6 total crimes per 100K people in Elsmere.
  • The overall crime rate in Elsmere is -44.56% below the national average.
  • Elsmere ranks #152 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Elsmere ranks #4,686 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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Elsmere Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elsmere is 1,288.6 per 100,000 people. That's -44.56% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -36.79% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elsmere
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 118 1,288.6 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 1 10.9 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 54.6 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 10 109.2 259.1 369.8
Burglary 7 76.4 344.1 269.8
Larceny 79 862.7 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 22 240.3 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 108 1,179.4 1,779.5 1,954.4

Elsmere 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 Elsmere

10
Violent Crimes
109.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-70.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Elsmere in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elsmere is 109.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 915.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elsmere each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -70.47% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -57.85% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elsmere

108
Property Crimes
1,179.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-39.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 108 property crimes in Elsmere in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elsmere is 1,179.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 84.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elsmere each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -39.65% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -33.72% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elsmere

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Florence, KY 32,341 1,416 4,378.3 4,183.5 194.8
Independence, KY 29,211 126 431.3 362.9 68.5
Erlanger, KY 24,147 83 343.7 285.7 58.0
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
Villa Hills, KY 7,337 58 790.5 763.3 27.3

Elsmere SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
9
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