Richmond, KY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Richmond, KY Summary

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

  • There were 833 total crimes committed in Richmond in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,188.0 total crimes per 100K people in Richmond.
  • The overall crime rate in Richmond is 3.24% above the national average.
  • Richmond ranks #206 safest out of 232 cities in Kentucky.
  • Richmond ranks #7,579 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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Richmond Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Richmond is 2,188.0 per 100,000 people. That's 3.24% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 39.98% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 1,563.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Richmond
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 833 2,188.0 1,563.0 2,119.2
Murder 2 5.3 6.1 5.0
Robbery 18 47.3 35.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 40 105.1 139.5 256.0
Violent Crime 82 215.4 213.1 359.0
Burglary 125 328.3 193.6 229.0
Larceny 555 1,457.8 930.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 71 186.5 226.2 259.0
Property Crime 751 1,972.6 1,349.9 1,760.0

Richmond 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 Richmond

82
Violent Crimes
215.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 82 violent crimes in Richmond in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Richmond is 215.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 464.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Richmond each year. That compares to a 1 in 469.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.01% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 1.06% higher than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 213.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Richmond

751
Property Crimes
1,972.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
12.08%
Above The National Average
  • There were 751 property crimes in Richmond in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Richmond is 1,972.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Richmond each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 12.08% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 46.13% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,349.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Richmond

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
Danville, KY 17,406 201 1,154.8 1,045.6 109.2
Berea, KY 16,135 151 935.9 849.1 86.8
Lawrenceburg, KY 12,241 73 596.4 539.2 57.2
Paris, KY 10,057 94 934.7 805.4 129.3
Wilmore, KY 6,137 29 472.5 456.2 16.3

Richmond SnackAbility

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