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)	3,616 (estimate)	2,396	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Boston_{/100k people}	Kentucky_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	4.7	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	33.7	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	74.7	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	105.5	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	330 (estimate)	219	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	503.0	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,498.7	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	175.9	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	3,285 (estimate)	2,178	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Boston is 26% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 9.91 daily crimes that occur in Boston.
Boston is safer than 29% 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 18%.

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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 303

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	556,527
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.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
New Haven, KY	788	0	338	338
Hodgenville, KY	3,236	93	494	586
Cecilia, KY	320	88	880	968
Lebanon Junction, KY	1,814	104	938	1,042
Radcliff, KY	22,939	313	2,426	2,739
Boston, KY	499	330	3,285	3,616

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Leslie, AR	499	677	4,229	4,906
East Pecos, NM	499	595	3,352	3,947
Covington, OK	499	575	3,935	4,510
Amboy, MN	499	331	3,030	3,361
Delmar, IA	499	345	2,471	2,816
Boston, KY	499	330	3,285	3,616

Source: The Boston, KY crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. 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.