Springfield, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Springfield, KY Summary

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

  • There were 23 total crimes committed in Springfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 805.9 total crimes per 100K people in Springfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Springfield is -65.33% below the national average.
  • Springfield ranks #117 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Springfield ranks #3,056 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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Springfield Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Springfield is 805.9 per 100,000 people. That's -65.33% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -60.47% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Springfield
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 23 805.9 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 175.2 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 5 175.2 259.1 369.8
Burglary 7 245.3 344.1 269.8
Larceny 8 280.3 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 105.1 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 18 630.7 1,779.5 1,954.4

Springfield 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 Springfield

5
Violent Crimes
175.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-52.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Springfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Springfield is 175.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 570.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Springfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -52.63% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -32.38% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Springfield

18
Property Crimes
630.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-67.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 property crimes in Springfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Springfield is 630.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 158.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Springfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -67.73% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -64.56% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Springfield

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
Bardstown, KY 13,712 248 1,808.6 1,670.1 138.6
Middletown, KY 9,600 307 3,197.9 3,062.5 135.4
Lebanon, KY 6,473 86 1,328.6 1,158.7 169.9
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

Springfield SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
9
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