Pikeville, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pikeville, KY Summary

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

  • There were 178 total crimes committed in Pikeville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,475.7 total crimes per 100K people in Pikeville.
  • The overall crime rate in Pikeville is 6.52% above the national average.
  • Pikeville ranks #204 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Pikeville ranks #7,438 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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Pikeville Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pikeville is 2,475.7 per 100,000 people. That's 6.52% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 21.44% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pikeville
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 178 2,475.7 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 7 97.4 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 180.8 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 22 306.0 259.1 369.8
Burglary 39 542.4 344.1 269.8
Larceny 96 1,335.2 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 21 292.1 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 156 2,169.7 1,779.5 1,954.4

Pikeville 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 Pikeville

22
Violent Crimes
306.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-17.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Pikeville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pikeville is 306.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 326.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pikeville each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -17.26% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 18.10% higher than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pikeville

156
Property Crimes
2,169.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
11.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 156 property crimes in Pikeville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pikeville is 2,169.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pikeville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 11.02% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 21.93% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pikeville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Richlands, VA 5,158 87 1,686.7 1,299.0 387.7
Big Stone Gap, VA 5,155 100 1,939.9 1,784.7 155.2
Paintsville, KY 4,313 17 394.2 278.2 115.9
Prestonsburg, KY 4,034 48 1,189.9 1,016.4 173.5
Louisa, KY 2,639 38 1,439.9 1,174.7 265.3

Pikeville SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
4
Diversity
5
Safety
5
Amenities
6
Education
7
Commute
9.5
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