Beaver Dam, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Beaver Dam, KY Summary

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

  • There were 22 total crimes committed in Beaver Dam the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 621.8 total crimes per 100K people in Beaver Dam.
  • The overall crime rate in Beaver Dam is -73.25% below the national average.
  • Beaver Dam ranks #91 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Beaver Dam ranks #2,308 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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Beaver Dam Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Beaver Dam is 621.8 per 100,000 people. That's -73.25% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -69.50% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Beaver Dam
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 22 621.8 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 28.3 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 1 28.3 259.1 369.8
Burglary 1 28.3 344.1 269.8
Larceny 16 452.2 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 113.1 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 21 593.6 1,779.5 1,954.4

Beaver Dam 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 Beaver Dam

1
Violent Crimes
28.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-92.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Beaver Dam in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Beaver Dam is 28.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,538.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Beaver Dam each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -92.36% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -89.09% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Beaver Dam

21
Property Crimes
593.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-69.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 property crimes in Beaver Dam in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Beaver Dam is 593.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 168.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Beaver Dam each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -69.63% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -66.64% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Beaver Dam

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bowling Green, KY 74,427 3,053 4,102.0 3,817.2 284.8
Owensboro, KY 59,839 2,291 3,828.6 3,459.3 369.3
Henderson, KY 27,503 627 2,279.8 2,036.1 243.6
Madisonville, KY 19,292 196 1,016.0 917.5 98.5
Boonville, IN 6,200 173 2,790.3 2,016.1 774.2
Greenville, KY 4,424 33 745.9 610.3 135.6
Providence, KY 2,820 17 602.8 461.0 141.8
Hartford, KY 2,667 20 749.9 487.4 262.5
Hardinsburg, KY 2,416 19 786.4 620.9 165.6
Elkton, KY 2,072 40 1,930.5 1,882.2 48.3

Beaver Dam SnackAbility

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