Florence, KY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Florence, KY Summary

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

  • There were 1,144 total crimes committed in Florence in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,445.0 total crimes per 100K people in Florence.
  • The overall crime rate in Florence is 62.56% above the national average.
  • Florence ranks #224 safest out of 232 cities in Kentucky.
  • Florence ranks #8,958 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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Florence Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Florence is 3,445.0 per 100,000 people. That's 62.56% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 120.40% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 1,563.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Florence
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,144 3,445.0 1,563.0 2,119.2
Murder 6 18.1 6.1 5.0
Robbery 17 51.2 35.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 38 114.4 139.5 256.0
Violent Crime 77 231.9 213.1 359.0
Burglary 48 144.5 193.6 229.0
Larceny 937 2,821.6 930.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 82 246.9 226.2 259.0
Property Crime 1,067 3,213.1 1,349.9 1,760.0

Florence 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 Florence

77
Violent Crimes
231.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-35.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 77 violent crimes in Florence in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Florence is 231.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 431.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Florence each year. That compares to a 1 in 469.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -35.41% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 8.80% higher than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 213.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Florence

1,067
Property Crimes
3,213.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
82.56%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,067 property crimes in Florence in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Florence is 3,213.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Florence each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 82.56% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 138.03% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,349.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Florence

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Independence, KY 29,747 102 342.9 316.0 26.9
Erlanger, KY 19,827 118 595.1 524.5 70.6
Elsmere, KY 9,140 85 930.0 831.5 98.5
Wyoming, OH 8,643 60 694.2 601.6 92.6
Edgewood, KY 8,382 40 477.2 417.6 59.7
Villa Hills, KY 7,616 68 892.9 827.2 65.7

Florence SnackAbility

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