Russell Springs, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Russell Springs, KY Summary

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

  • There were 14 total crimes committed in Russell Springs the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 502.9 total crimes per 100K people in Russell Springs.
  • The overall crime rate in Russell Springs is -78.36% below the national average.
  • Russell Springs ranks #78 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Russell Springs ranks #1,821 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 Springs Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Russell Springs is 502.9 per 100,000 people. That's -78.36% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -75.33% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Russell Springs
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 14 502.9 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 71.8 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 2 71.8 259.1 369.8
Burglary 2 71.8 344.1 269.8
Larceny 8 287.4 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 71.8 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 12 431.0 1,779.5 1,954.4

Russell Springs 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 Springs

2
Violent Crimes
71.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Russell Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Russell Springs is 71.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,392.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Russell Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.57% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -72.27% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Russell Springs

12
Property Crimes
431.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-77.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 property crimes in Russell Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Russell Springs is 431.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 232.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Russell Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -77.95% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -75.78% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Russell Springs

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Danville, KY 17,323 256 1,477.8 1,345.0 132.8
Glasgow, KY 15,194 313 2,060.0 1,895.5 164.5
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
Lebanon, KY 6,473 86 1,328.6 1,158.7 169.9
Monticello, KY 5,685 80 1,407.2 1,248.9 158.3
Columbia, KY 4,995 18 360.4 260.3 100.1
Lancaster, KY 3,996 85 2,127.1 1,952.0 175.2
Stanford, KY 3,601 28 777.6 666.5 111.1
Springfield, KY 2,854 23 805.9 630.7 175.2

Russell Springs SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
5
Education
5
Commute
9.5
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