Independence, KY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Independence, KY Summary

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

  • There were 102 total crimes committed in Independence in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 342.9 total crimes per 100K people in Independence.
  • The overall crime rate in Independence is -83.82% below the national average.
  • Independence ranks #76 safest out of 232 cities in Kentucky.
  • Independence ranks #1,430 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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Independence Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Independence is 342.9 per 100,000 people. That's -83.82% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -78.06% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 1,563.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Independence
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 102 342.9 1,563.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 5.0
Robbery 1 3.4 35.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2 6.7 139.5 256.0
Violent Crime 8 26.9 213.1 359.0
Burglary 7 23.5 193.6 229.0
Larceny 71 238.7 930.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 16 53.8 226.2 259.0
Property Crime 94 316.0 1,349.9 1,760.0

Independence 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 Independence

8
Violent Crimes
26.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-92.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Independence in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Independence is 26.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,718.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Independence each year. That compares to a 1 in 469.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -92.51% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -87.38% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 213.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Independence

94
Property Crimes
316.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-82.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 94 property crimes in Independence in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Independence is 316.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 316.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Independence each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -82.05% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -76.59% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,349.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Independence

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Covington, KY 40,984 788 1,922.7 1,634.8 287.9
Florence, KY 33,208 1,144 3,445.0 3,213.1 231.9
Madeira, OH 9,400 35 372.3 372.3 0.0
Elsmere, KY 9,140 85 930.0 831.5 98.5
Wyoming, OH 8,643 60 694.2 601.6 92.6
Fort Mitchell, KY 8,617 70 812.3 754.3 58.0
Edgewood, KY 8,382 40 477.2 417.6 59.7
Taylor Mill, KY 6,957 26 373.7 330.6 43.1

Independence SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
9
Diversity
4
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
6
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