Prospect, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Prospect, KY Summary

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

  • There were 32 total crimes committed in Prospect the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 703.0 total crimes per 100K people in Prospect.
  • The overall crime rate in Prospect is -69.75% below the national average.
  • Prospect ranks #103 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Prospect ranks #2,653 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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Prospect Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Prospect is 703.0 per 100,000 people. That's -69.75% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -65.52% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Prospect
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 32 703.0 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 1 22.0 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 1 22.0 259.1 369.8
Burglary 6 131.8 344.1 269.8
Larceny 22 483.3 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 65.9 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 31 681.0 1,779.5 1,954.4

Prospect 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 Prospect

1
Violent Crimes
22.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-94.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Prospect in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Prospect is 22.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,552.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Prospect each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -94.06% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -91.52% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Prospect

31
Property Crimes
681.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 property crimes in Prospect in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Prospect is 681.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 146.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Prospect each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -65.15% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.73% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Prospect

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jeffersontown, KY 28,519 755 2,647.4 2,538.7 108.7
St. Matthews, KY 17,341 838 4,832.5 4,717.1 115.3
Middletown, KY 9,600 307 3,197.9 3,062.5 135.4
Graymoor-Devondale, KY 3,098 98 3,163.3 2,969.7 193.7
Lyndon, KY 2,831 278 9,819.9 9,360.6 459.2
Indian Hills, KY 2,819 61 2,163.9 2,163.9 0.0

Prospect SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
9
Diversity
6
Safety
9
Amenities
8
Education
10
Commute
8
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