Elizabethtown, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Elizabethtown, KY Summary

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

  • There were 330 total crimes committed in Elizabethtown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,017.4 total crimes per 100K people in Elizabethtown.
  • The overall crime rate in Elizabethtown is -56.23% below the national average.
  • Elizabethtown ranks #133 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Elizabethtown ranks #3,790 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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Elizabethtown Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elizabethtown is 1,017.4 per 100,000 people. That's -56.23% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -50.10% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elizabethtown
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 330 1,017.4 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 16 49.3 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 43.2 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 40 123.3 259.1 369.8
Burglary 63 194.2 344.1 269.8
Larceny 191 588.8 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 36 111.0 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 290 894.0 1,779.5 1,954.4

Elizabethtown 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 Elizabethtown

40
Violent Crimes
123.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-66.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Elizabethtown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elizabethtown is 123.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 810.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elizabethtown each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -66.65% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -52.40% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elizabethtown

290
Property Crimes
894.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 290 property crimes in Elizabethtown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elizabethtown is 894.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 111.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elizabethtown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -54.25% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -49.76% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elizabethtown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Madisonville, KY 19,292 196 1,016.0 917.5 98.5
Marion, IL 17,551 338 1,925.8 1,150.9 774.9
Herrin, IL 12,704 123 968.2 606.1 362.1
Mount Vernon, IN 6,380 123 1,927.9 1,661.4 266.5
Morganfield, KY 3,202 10 312.3 249.8 62.5
Marion, KY 2,832 35 1,235.9 1,094.6 141.2

Elizabethtown SnackAbility

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