Oak Grove, KY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Oak Grove, KY Summary

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

  • There were 221 total crimes committed in Oak Grove in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,767.7 total crimes per 100K people in Oak Grove.
  • The overall crime rate in Oak Grove is 30.60% above the national average.
  • Oak Grove ranks #216 safest out of 232 cities in Kentucky.
  • Oak Grove ranks #8,355 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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Oak Grove Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oak Grove is 2,767.7 per 100,000 people. That's 30.60% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 77.07% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 1,563.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oak Grove
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 221 2,767.7 1,563.0 2,119.2
Murder 2 25.0 6.1 5.0
Robbery 7 87.7 35.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 10 125.2 139.5 256.0
Violent Crime 22 275.5 213.1 359.0
Burglary 27 338.1 193.6 229.0
Larceny 155 1,941.1 930.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 17 212.9 226.2 259.0
Property Crime 199 2,492.2 1,349.9 1,760.0

Oak Grove 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 Oak Grove

22
Violent Crimes
275.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-23.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Oak Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oak Grove is 275.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 363.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oak Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 469.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -23.25% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 29.27% higher than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 213.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oak Grove

199
Property Crimes
2,492.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
41.60%
Above The National Average
  • There were 199 property crimes in Oak Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oak Grove is 2,492.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oak Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 41.60% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 84.62% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,349.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oak Grove

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Clarksville, TN 185,349 3,785 2,042.1 1,632.1 410.0
Hopkinsville, KY 30,694 906 2,951.7 2,505.4 446.3
Madisonville, KY 19,294 131 679.0 590.9 88.1
Goodlettsville, TN 17,312 177 1,022.4 895.3 127.1
White House, TN 16,177 157 970.5 735.6 234.9
Greenbrier, TN 6,949 43 618.8 460.5 158.3
Millersville, TN 6,295 44 699.0 460.7 238.3
Princeton, KY 6,173 107 1,733.4 1,717.2 16.2
Greenville, KY 4,339 18 414.8 345.7 69.1

Oak Grove SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
4
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
5
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