Horse Cave, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Horse Cave, KY Summary

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

  • There were 17 total crimes committed in Horse Cave the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 759.9 total crimes per 100K people in Horse Cave.
  • The overall crime rate in Horse Cave is -67.30% below the national average.
  • Horse Cave ranks #109 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Horse Cave ranks #2,866 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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Horse Cave Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Horse Cave is 759.9 per 100,000 people. That's -67.30% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -62.72% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Horse Cave
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 17 759.9 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 134.1 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 3 134.1 259.1 369.8
Burglary 4 178.8 344.1 269.8
Larceny 7 312.9 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 134.1 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 14 625.8 1,779.5 1,954.4

Horse Cave 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 Horse Cave

3
Violent Crimes
134.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Horse Cave in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Horse Cave is 134.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 745.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Horse Cave each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.73% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -48.24% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Horse Cave

14
Property Crimes
625.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-67.98%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 property crimes in Horse Cave in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Horse Cave is 625.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 159.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Horse Cave each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -67.98% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -64.83% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Horse Cave

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
Elizabethtown, KY 32,437 330 1,017.4 894.0 123.3
Radcliff, KY 22,931 555 2,420.3 2,215.3 205.0
Glasgow, KY 15,194 313 2,060.0 1,895.5 164.5
Franklin, KY 10,174 293 2,879.9 2,693.1 186.8
Vine Grove, KY 6,843 40 584.5 526.1 58.5
Lebanon, KY 6,473 86 1,328.6 1,158.7 169.9
Hodgenville, KY 3,365 48 1,426.4 1,069.8 356.6
Greensburg, KY 2,220 30 1,351.4 1,036.0 315.3
Munfordville, KY 1,665 12 720.7 420.4 300.3

Horse Cave SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
3
Affordability
9
Diversity
8.5
Safety
9
Amenities
6
Education
4
Commute
9.5
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