Paris, KY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Paris, KY Summary

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

  • There were 94 total crimes committed in Paris in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 934.7 total crimes per 100K people in Paris.
  • The overall crime rate in Paris is -55.90% below the national average.
  • Paris ranks #143 safest out of 232 cities in Kentucky.
  • Paris ranks #4,146 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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Paris Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Paris is 934.7 per 100,000 people. That's -55.90% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -40.20% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 1,563.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Paris
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 94 934.7 1,563.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 5.0
Robbery 1 9.9 35.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 10 99.4 139.5 256.0
Violent Crime 13 129.3 213.1 359.0
Burglary 17 169.0 193.6 229.0
Larceny 49 487.2 930.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 15 149.1 226.2 259.0
Property Crime 81 805.4 1,349.9 1,760.0

Paris 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 Paris

13
Violent Crimes
129.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Paris in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Paris is 129.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 773.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Paris each year. That compares to a 1 in 469.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.99% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.35% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 213.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Paris

81
Property Crimes
805.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 81 property crimes in Paris in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Paris is 805.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 124.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Paris each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -54.24% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -40.34% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,349.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Paris

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Georgetown, KY 40,037 517 1,291.3 1,168.9 122.4
Nicholasville, KY 32,866 529 1,609.6 1,497.0 112.6
Frankfort, KY 28,177 520 1,845.5 1,643.2 202.3
Versailles, KY 27,727 229 825.9 757.4 68.5
Winchester, KY 19,283 571 2,961.2 2,795.2 165.9
Berea, KY 16,135 151 935.9 849.1 86.8
Lawrenceburg, KY 12,241 73 596.4 539.2 57.2
Mount Sterling, KY 7,575 107 1,412.5 1,201.3 211.2
Cynthiana, KY 6,600 92 1,393.9 1,242.4 151.5
Williamstown, KY 3,983 18 451.9 376.6 75.3

Paris SnackAbility

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