Monticello, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Monticello, KY Summary

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

  • There were 80 total crimes committed in Monticello the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,407.2 total crimes per 100K people in Monticello.
  • The overall crime rate in Monticello is -39.45% below the national average.
  • Monticello ranks #162 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Monticello ranks #5,045 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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Monticello Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Monticello is 1,407.2 per 100,000 people. That's -39.45% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -30.97% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Monticello
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 80 1,407.2 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 3 52.8 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 105.5 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 9 158.3 259.1 369.8
Burglary 23 404.6 344.1 269.8
Larceny 37 650.8 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 193.5 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 71 1,248.9 1,779.5 1,954.4

Monticello 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 Monticello

9
Violent Crimes
158.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Monticello in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Monticello is 158.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 631.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Monticello each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.19% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -38.90% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Monticello

71
Property Crimes
1,248.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 71 property crimes in Monticello in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Monticello is 1,248.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 80.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Monticello each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -36.10% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -29.82% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Monticello

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Somerset, KY 12,170 256 2,103.5 1,857.0 246.5
Campbellsville, KY 11,548 192 1,662.6 1,541.4 121.2
Corbin, KY 7,762 180 2,319.0 2,048.4 270.5
London, KY 7,401 335 4,526.4 4,350.8 175.7
Williamsburg, KY 5,348 55 1,028.4 841.4 187.0
Columbia, KY 4,995 18 360.4 260.3 100.1
Stanford, KY 3,601 28 777.6 666.5 111.1
Russell Springs, KY 2,784 14 502.9 431.0 71.8
Mount Vernon, KY 2,409 12 498.1 373.6 124.5
Greensburg, KY 2,220 30 1,351.4 1,036.0 315.3

Monticello SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
9.5
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