Owensboro, KY Crime Statistics For 2021

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Owensboro is 4,270.7 per 100,000 people. That's 72.44% higher than the national rate of 2,476.7 per 100,000 people and 101.97% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,114.5 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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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• You have a 1 in 445.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Owensboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 460.5 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Owensboro is 224.6 per 100,000 people.
• That's -38.75% lower than the national rate of 366.7 per 100,000 people.
• 3.44% higher than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 217.1 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 24.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Owensboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 47.4 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Owensboro is 4,046.1 per 100,000 people.
• That's 91.77% higher than the national rate of 2,109.9 per 100,000 people.
• And 113.25% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,897.4 per 100,000 people.