Simpsonville, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Simpsonville, KY Summary

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

  • There were 66 total crimes committed in Simpsonville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,188.3 total crimes per 100K people in Simpsonville.
  • The overall crime rate in Simpsonville is -5.85% below the national average.
  • Simpsonville ranks #196 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Simpsonville ranks #6,929 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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Simpsonville Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Simpsonville is 2,188.3 per 100,000 people. That's -5.85% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 7.34% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Simpsonville
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 66 2,188.3 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 2 66.3 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 99.5 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 5 165.8 259.1 369.8
Burglary 1 33.2 344.1 269.8
Larceny 56 1,856.8 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 132.6 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 61 2,022.5 1,779.5 1,954.4

Simpsonville 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 Simpsonville

5
Violent Crimes
165.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Simpsonville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Simpsonville is 165.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 603.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Simpsonville each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.17% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -36.01% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Simpsonville

61
Property Crimes
2,022.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
3.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 61 property crimes in Simpsonville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Simpsonville is 2,022.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Simpsonville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 3.49% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 13.66% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Simpsonville

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
Shelbyville, KY 17,481 226 1,292.8 1,172.7 120.1
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
Prospect, KY 4,552 32 703.0 681.0 22.0
Graymoor-Devondale, KY 3,098 98 3,163.3 2,969.7 193.7
Indian Hills, KY 2,819 61 2,163.9 2,163.9 0.0
Anchorage, KY 2,470 15 607.3 607.3 0.0
Pewee Valley, KY 1,633 4 244.9 244.9 0.0

Simpsonville SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8
Affordability
9
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
8
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