Russell, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Russell, KY Summary

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

  • There were 37 total crimes committed in Russell the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,012.0 total crimes per 100K people in Russell.
  • The overall crime rate in Russell is -56.46% below the national average.
  • Russell ranks #130 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Russell ranks #3,771 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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Russell Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Russell is 1,012.0 per 100,000 people. That's -56.46% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -50.36% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Russell
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 37 1,012.0 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 1 27.4 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 54.7 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 4 109.4 259.1 369.8
Burglary 3 82.1 344.1 269.8
Larceny 28 765.9 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 54.7 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 33 902.6 1,779.5 1,954.4

Russell 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 Russell

4
Violent Crimes
109.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-70.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Russell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Russell is 109.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 914.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Russell each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -70.41% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -57.77% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Russell

33
Property Crimes
902.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 33 property crimes in Russell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Russell is 902.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 110.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Russell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.82% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -49.28% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Russell

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Huntington, WV 45,547 1,562 3,429.4 2,797.1 632.3
Ashland, KY 21,300 566 2,657.3 2,469.5 187.8
Ironton, OH 10,312 76 737.0 591.5 145.5
Flatwoods, KY 7,231 36 497.9 428.7 69.1
Grayson, KY 3,683 87 2,362.2 2,199.3 162.9
Raceland, KY 2,321 11 473.9 430.8 43.1
Worthington, KY 1,475 1 67.8 67.8 0.0

Russell SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
8.5
Amenities
7
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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