Florence, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Florence:

  • There were 1,416 total crimes committed in Florence the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,378.3 total crimes per 100K people in Florence.
  • The overall crime rate in Florence is 88.38% above the national average.
  • Florence ranks #226 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Florence ranks #9,166 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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Florence Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Florence is 4,378.3 per 100,000 people. That's 88.38% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 114.77% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Florence
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,416 4,378.3 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 17 52.6 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 80.4 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 63 194.8 259.1 369.8
Burglary 73 225.7 344.1 269.8
Larceny 1,231 3,806.3 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 49 151.5 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 1,353 4,183.5 1,779.5 1,954.4

Florence 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 Florence

63
Violent Crimes
194.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-47.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 63 violent crimes in Florence in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Florence is 194.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 513.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Florence each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -47.32% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -24.81% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Florence

1,353
Property Crimes
4,183.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
114.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,353 property crimes in Florence in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Florence is 4,183.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 23.9 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 114.06% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 135.10% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 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 29,211 126 431.3 362.9 68.5
Erlanger, KY 24,147 83 343.7 285.7 58.0
Elsmere, KY 9,157 118 1,288.6 1,179.4 109.2
Wyoming, OH 8,646 52 601.4 578.3 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

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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