Frankfort, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Frankfort, KY Summary

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

  • There were 619 total crimes committed in Frankfort the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,167.4 total crimes per 100K people in Frankfort.
  • The overall crime rate in Frankfort is -6.74% below the national average.
  • Frankfort ranks #195 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Frankfort ranks #6,885 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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Frankfort Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Frankfort is 2,167.4 per 100,000 people. That's -6.74% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 6.32% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Frankfort
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 619 2,167.4 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 3 10.5 7.2 6.3
Robbery 10 35.0 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 30 105.0 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 66 231.1 259.1 369.8
Burglary 87 304.6 344.1 269.8
Larceny 390 1,365.6 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 76 266.1 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 553 1,936.3 1,779.5 1,954.4

Frankfort 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 Frankfort

66
Violent Crimes
231.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-37.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 66 violent crimes in Frankfort in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Frankfort is 231.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 432.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Frankfort each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -37.51% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -10.80% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Frankfort

553
Property Crimes
1,936.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-0.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 553 property crimes in Frankfort in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Frankfort is 1,936.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Frankfort each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -0.92% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 8.81% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Frankfort

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Georgetown, KY 38,213 577 1,510.0 1,397.4 112.5
Jeffersontown, KY 28,519 755 2,647.4 2,538.7 108.7
Versailles, KY 27,242 266 976.4 906.7 69.7
Shelbyville, KY 17,481 226 1,292.8 1,172.7 120.1
Lawrenceburg, KY 11,855 73 615.8 531.4 84.4
Middletown, KY 9,600 307 3,197.9 3,062.5 135.4
Prospect, KY 4,552 32 703.0 681.0 22.0
Graymoor-Devondale, KY 3,098 98 3,163.3 2,969.7 193.7
Indian Hills, KY 2,819 61 2,163.9 2,163.9 0.0

Frankfort SnackAbility

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