Henderson, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Henderson, KY Summary

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

  • There were 627 total crimes committed in Henderson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,279.8 total crimes per 100K people in Henderson.
  • The overall crime rate in Henderson is -1.91% below the national average.
  • Henderson ranks #197 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Henderson ranks #7,114 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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Henderson Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Henderson is 2,279.8 per 100,000 people. That's -1.91% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 11.83% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Henderson
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 627 2,279.8 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 2 7.3 7.2 6.3
Robbery 20 72.7 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 94.5 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 67 243.6 259.1 369.8
Burglary 132 479.9 344.1 269.8
Larceny 373 1,356.2 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 55 200.0 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 560 2,036.1 1,779.5 1,954.4

Henderson 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 Henderson

67
Violent Crimes
243.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-34.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 67 violent crimes in Henderson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Henderson is 243.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 410.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Henderson each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -34.12% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -5.97% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Henderson

560
Property Crimes
2,036.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
4.18%
Above The National Average
  • There were 560 property crimes in Henderson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Henderson is 2,036.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Henderson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 4.18% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 14.42% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Henderson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Evansville, IN 115,719 5,191 4,485.9 3,766.9 719.0
Owensboro, KY 59,839 2,291 3,828.6 3,459.3 369.3
Elizabethtown, KY 32,437 330 1,017.4 894.0 123.3
Highland, IN 23,498 335 1,425.7 1,336.3 89.4
Madisonville, KY 19,292 196 1,016.0 917.5 98.5
Mount Carmel, IL 6,733 45 668.3 356.5 311.9
Huntingburg, IN 6,459 33 510.9 402.5 108.4
Mount Vernon, IN 6,380 123 1,927.9 1,661.4 266.5
Greenville, KY 4,424 33 745.9 610.3 135.6
Morganfield, KY 3,202 10 312.3 249.8 62.5

Henderson SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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