Lebanon, KY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Lebanon, KY Summary

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

  • There were 74 total crimes committed in Lebanon in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,122.1 total crimes per 100K people in Lebanon.
  • The overall crime rate in Lebanon is -47.05% below the national average.
  • Lebanon ranks #165 safest out of 232 cities in Kentucky.
  • Lebanon ranks #4,855 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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Lebanon Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lebanon is 1,122.1 per 100,000 people. That's -47.05% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -28.21% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 1,563.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lebanon
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 74 1,122.1 1,563.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 5.0
Robbery 2 30.3 35.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 7 106.1 139.5 256.0
Violent Crime 10 151.6 213.1 359.0
Burglary 11 166.8 193.6 229.0
Larceny 45 682.3 930.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 121.3 226.2 259.0
Property Crime 64 970.4 1,349.9 1,760.0

Lebanon 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 Lebanon

10
Violent Crimes
151.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Lebanon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lebanon is 151.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 659.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lebanon each year. That compares to a 1 in 469.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.76% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.85% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 213.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lebanon

64
Property Crimes
970.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-44.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 64 property crimes in Lebanon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lebanon is 970.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 103.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lebanon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -44.86% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.11% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,349.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lebanon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Nicholasville, KY 32,866 529 1,609.6 1,497.0 112.6
Jeffersontown, KY 28,563 680 2,380.7 2,275.7 105.0
Frankfort, KY 28,177 520 1,845.5 1,643.2 202.3
Versailles, KY 27,727 229 825.9 757.4 68.5
Shelbyville, KY 17,959 205 1,141.5 1,007.9 133.6
Campbellsville, KY 11,724 153 1,305.0 1,074.7 230.3
Middletown, KY 9,602 339 3,530.5 3,405.5 125.0
Vine Grove, KY 7,011 25 356.6 328.1 28.5

Lebanon SnackAbility

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