Fulton, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fulton, KY Summary

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

  • There were 118 total crimes committed in Fulton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,943.4 total crimes per 100K people in Fulton.
  • The overall crime rate in Fulton is 112.69% above the national average.
  • Fulton ranks #229 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Fulton ranks #9,385 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Fulton Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fulton is 4,943.4 per 100,000 people. That's 112.69% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 142.49% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fulton
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 118 4,943.4 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 167.6 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 4 167.6 259.1 369.8
Burglary 23 963.6 344.1 269.8
Larceny 88 3,686.6 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 125.7 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 114 4,775.9 1,779.5 1,954.4

Fulton 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 Fulton

4
Violent Crimes
167.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-54.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Fulton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fulton is 167.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 596.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fulton each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -54.69% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -35.32% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fulton

114
Property Crimes
4,775.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
144.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 114 property crimes in Fulton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fulton is 4,775.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 20.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fulton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 144.36% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 168.38% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fulton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wilson, NC 47,518 1,416 2,979.9 2,464.3 515.6
Paducah, KY 26,050 860 3,301.3 3,032.6 268.7
Murray, KY 17,506 311 1,776.5 1,645.2 131.4
Sikeston, MO 16,024 805 5,023.7 3,544.7 1,479.0
Martin, TN 10,562 289 2,736.2 2,281.8 454.5
Metropolis, IL 5,849 198 3,385.2 3,043.3 341.9
McKenzie, TN 5,451 120 2,201.4 1,816.2 385.3
Benton, KY 4,771 77 1,613.9 1,572.0 41.9
South Fulton, TN 2,178 43 1,974.3 1,377.4 596.9
Clinton, KY 1,236 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Fulton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
6
Education
4
Commute
9.5
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