Murray, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Murray, KY Summary

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

  • There were 311 total crimes committed in Murray the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,776.5 total crimes per 100K people in Murray.
  • The overall crime rate in Murray is -23.56% below the national average.
  • Murray ranks #181 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Murray ranks #6,027 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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Murray Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Murray is 1,776.5 per 100,000 people. That's -23.56% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -12.85% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Murray
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 311 1,776.5 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 2 11.4 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 97.1 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 23 131.4 259.1 369.8
Burglary 33 188.5 344.1 269.8
Larceny 243 1,388.1 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 68.5 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 288 1,645.2 1,779.5 1,954.4

Murray 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 Murray

23
Violent Crimes
131.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Murray in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Murray is 131.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 761.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Murray each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.47% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -49.29% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Murray

288
Property Crimes
1,645.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-15.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 288 property crimes in Murray in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Murray is 1,645.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 60.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Murray each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -15.82% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -7.55% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Murray

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hopkinsville, KY 30,528 1,246 4,081.5 3,711.3 370.2
Paducah, KY 26,050 860 3,301.3 3,032.6 268.7
Mayfield, KY 9,966 251 2,518.6 2,307.8 210.7
Princeton, KY 6,191 103 1,663.7 1,502.2 161.5
Metropolis, IL 5,849 198 3,385.2 3,043.3 341.9
Benton, KY 4,771 77 1,613.9 1,572.0 41.9
Fulton, KY 2,387 118 4,943.4 4,775.9 167.6
Eddyville, KY 2,323 13 559.6 516.6 43.0

Murray SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
4
Diversity
7
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
10
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