Glasgow, KY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Glasgow, KY Summary

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

  • There were 351 total crimes committed in Glasgow in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,277.3 total crimes per 100K people in Glasgow.
  • The overall crime rate in Glasgow is 7.46% above the national average.
  • Glasgow ranks #208 safest out of 232 cities in Kentucky.
  • Glasgow ranks #7,704 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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Glasgow Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Glasgow is 2,277.3 per 100,000 people. That's 7.46% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 45.70% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 1,563.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glasgow
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 351 2,277.3 1,563.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 35.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 20 129.8 139.5 256.0
Violent Crime 26 168.7 213.1 359.0
Burglary 33 214.1 193.6 229.0
Larceny 271 1,758.3 930.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 21 136.2 226.2 259.0
Property Crime 325 2,108.6 1,349.9 1,760.0

Glasgow 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 Glasgow

26
Violent Crimes
168.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Glasgow in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glasgow is 168.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 592.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glasgow each year. That compares to a 1 in 469.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.01% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -20.85% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 213.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glasgow

325
Property Crimes
2,108.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
19.81%
Above The National Average
  • There were 325 property crimes in Glasgow in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glasgow is 2,108.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Glasgow each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 19.81% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 56.21% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,349.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Glasgow

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bowling Green, KY 77,503 2,444 3,153.4 2,928.9 224.5
Elizabethtown, KY 33,522 280 835.3 698.0 137.2
Portland, TN 13,703 114 831.9 459.8 372.2
Campbellsville, KY 11,724 153 1,305.0 1,074.7 230.3
Franklin, KY 10,556 108 1,023.1 881.0 142.1
Leitchfield, KY 6,480 90 1,388.9 1,296.3 92.6
Columbia, KY 4,895 10 204.3 122.6 81.7
Hodgenville, KY 3,334 50 1,499.7 1,289.7 210.0

Glasgow SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
7
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9.5
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