Shepherdsville, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Shepherdsville, KY Summary

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

  • There were 268 total crimes committed in Shepherdsville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,856.0 total crimes per 100K people in Shepherdsville.
  • The overall crime rate in Shepherdsville is -20.15% below the national average.
  • Shepherdsville ranks #186 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Shepherdsville ranks #6,213 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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Shepherdsville Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shepherdsville is 1,856.0 per 100,000 people. That's -20.15% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -8.96% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shepherdsville
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 268 1,856.0 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 9 62.3 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 97.0 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 28 193.9 259.1 369.8
Burglary 56 387.8 344.1 269.8
Larceny 146 1,011.1 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 38 263.2 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 240 1,662.0 1,779.5 1,954.4

Shepherdsville 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 Shepherdsville

28
Violent Crimes
193.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-47.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Shepherdsville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shepherdsville is 193.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 515.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shepherdsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -47.56% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -25.16% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shepherdsville

240
Property Crimes
1,662.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-14.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 240 property crimes in Shepherdsville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shepherdsville is 1,662.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 60.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Shepherdsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -14.96% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.60% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Shepherdsville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jeffersontown, KY 28,519 755 2,647.4 2,538.7 108.7
Radcliff, KY 22,931 555 2,420.3 2,215.3 205.0
Mount Washington, KY 18,440 115 623.6 574.8 48.8
St. Matthews, KY 17,341 838 4,832.5 4,717.1 115.3
Shively, KY 15,438 553 3,582.1 3,096.3 485.8
Hillview, KY 8,721 143 1,639.7 1,490.7 149.1
Vine Grove, KY 6,843 40 584.5 526.1 58.5
Heritage Creek, KY 1,199 8 667.2 667.2 0.0

Shepherdsville SnackAbility

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