Marion, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Marion, KY Summary

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

  • There were 35 total crimes committed in Marion the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,235.9 total crimes per 100K people in Marion.
  • The overall crime rate in Marion is -46.83% below the national average.
  • Marion ranks #148 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Marion ranks #4,509 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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Marion Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Marion is 1,235.9 per 100,000 people. That's -46.83% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -39.38% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Marion
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 35 1,235.9 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 105.9 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 4 141.2 259.1 369.8
Burglary 8 282.5 344.1 269.8
Larceny 20 706.2 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 105.9 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 31 1,094.6 1,779.5 1,954.4

Marion 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 Marion

4
Violent Crimes
141.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.81%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Marion in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Marion is 141.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 708.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Marion each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.81% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -45.48% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Marion

31
Property Crimes
1,094.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-43.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 property crimes in Marion in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Marion is 1,094.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 91.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Marion each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -43.99% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -38.49% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Marion

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Elizabethtown, KY 32,437 330 1,017.4 894.0 123.3
Henderson, KY 27,503 627 2,279.8 2,036.1 243.6
Madisonville, KY 19,292 196 1,016.0 917.5 98.5
Mount Vernon, IN 6,380 123 1,927.9 1,661.4 266.5
Princeton, KY 6,191 103 1,663.7 1,502.2 161.5
Morganfield, KY 3,202 10 312.3 249.8 62.5
Eddyville, KY 2,323 13 559.6 516.6 43.0
Sturgis, KY 1,579 2 126.7 126.7 0.0

Marion SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
4
Commute
8
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