Princeton, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Princeton, KY Summary

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

  • There were 103 total crimes committed in Princeton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,663.7 total crimes per 100K people in Princeton.
  • The overall crime rate in Princeton is -28.42% below the national average.
  • Princeton ranks #176 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Princeton ranks #5,770 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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Princeton Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Princeton is 1,663.7 per 100,000 people. That's -28.42% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -18.39% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Princeton
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 103 1,663.7 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 1 16.2 7.2 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 113.1 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 10 161.5 259.1 369.8
Burglary 11 177.7 344.1 269.8
Larceny 73 1,179.1 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 145.4 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 93 1,502.2 1,779.5 1,954.4

Princeton 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 Princeton

10
Violent Crimes
161.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-56.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Princeton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Princeton is 161.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 619.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Princeton each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -56.32% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -37.66% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Princeton

93
Property Crimes
1,502.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-23.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 93 property crimes in Princeton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Princeton is 1,502.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 66.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Princeton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -23.14% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -15.58% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Princeton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Elizabethtown, KY 32,437 330 1,017.4 894.0 123.3
Madisonville, KY 19,292 196 1,016.0 917.5 98.5
Greenville, KY 4,424 33 745.9 610.3 135.6
Morganfield, KY 3,202 10 312.3 249.8 62.5
Cadiz, KY 2,840 35 1,232.4 1,091.5 140.8
Marion, KY 2,832 35 1,235.9 1,094.6 141.2
Dawson Springs, KY 2,431 24 987.2 905.0 82.3
Eddyville, KY 2,323 13 559.6 516.6 43.0
Elkton, KY 2,072 40 1,930.5 1,882.2 48.3

Princeton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
6
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
7
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