Boston, KY Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Boston

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Boston_{/100k people}	Kentucky_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,653 (estimate)	2,422	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Boston_{/100k people}	Kentucky_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	5.9	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	37.0	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	75.9	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	113.5	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	350 (estimate)	232	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	469.6	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,497.4	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	222.8	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	3,303 (estimate)	2,190	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lebanon Junction, KY	1,851	0	0	0
New Haven, KY	615	0	0	0
Hodgenville, KY	3,236	61	583	644
Cecilia, KY	636	94	885	978
West Point, KY	930	0	1,168	1,168
Elizabethtown, KY	29,835	228	1,596	1,824
Bardstown, KY	13,026	152	1,950	2,102
Boston, KY	333	350	3,303	3,653

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Boston is 29% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 10.01 daily crimes that occur in Boston.
Boston is safer than 27% of the cities in the United States.
In Boston you have a 1 in 28 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Boston has increased by 1%.

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Daily Crime In Boston (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Boston

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Boston is 1 in 286

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Boston is 1 in 31

The chance of being a victim of crime in Boston is 1 in 28

Year Over Year Crime In Boston (per 100,000 people)

Boston police department

Item	Boston	Kentucky	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	5,359	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.8	3.3

Sex offenders in Kentucky

State	Total offenders	Kentucky_/100K	National_/100K
Kentucky	6,639	162	222

There are a total of 6,639 sex offenders in Kentucky. This yields a total of 162 sex offenders in Kentucky per 100,000 residents which is 27% less than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Fayette, UT	333	295	3,578	3,873
Nectar, AL	333	676	3,744	4,419
Seatonville, IL	333	591	2,776	3,366
Westville, FL	333	674	4,215	4,889
Hood, CA	333	597	3,424	4,020
Boston, KY	333	350	3,303	3,653

Source: The Boston, KY crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.