Paducah, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Paducah, KY Summary

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

  • There were 860 total crimes committed in Paducah the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,301.3 total crimes per 100K people in Paducah.
  • The overall crime rate in Paducah is 42.04% above the national average.
  • Paducah ranks #218 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Paducah ranks #8,438 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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Paducah Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Paducah is 3,301.3 per 100,000 people. That's 42.04% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 61.94% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Paducah
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 860 3,301.3 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 6 23.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 11 42.2 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 31 119.0 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 70 268.7 259.1 369.8
Burglary 68 261.0 344.1 269.8
Larceny 650 2,495.2 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 72 276.4 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 790 3,032.6 1,779.5 1,954.4

Paducah 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 Paducah

70
Violent Crimes
268.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-27.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 70 violent crimes in Paducah in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Paducah is 268.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 372.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Paducah each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -27.34% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 3.72% higher than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Paducah

790
Property Crimes
3,032.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
55.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 790 property crimes in Paducah in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Paducah is 3,032.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Paducah each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 55.17% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 70.42% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Paducah

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Metropolis, IL 5,849 198 3,385.2 3,043.3 341.9

Paducah SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9
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