Elkton, KY Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Elkton

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Elkton_{/100k people}	Kentucky_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	44	n/a (estimate)	2,021	2,396	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Elkton_{/100k people}	Kentucky_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	4.7	4.9
Rape	0	n/a	0.0	33.7	38.6
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	74.7	101.9
Assault	0	n/a	0.0	105.5	237.8
Violent crime	0	n/a (estimate)	0	219	373
Burglary	7	n/a	321.5	503.0	491.4
Theft	37	n/a	1,699.6	1,498.7	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	0	n/a	0.0	175.9	220.2
Property crime	44	n/a (estimate)	2,021	2,178	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Elkton is 29% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 5.54 daily crimes that occur in Elkton.
Elkton is safer than 76% of the cities in the United States.
In Elkton you have a 1 in 50 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Elkton has increased by 57%.

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Daily Crime In Elkton (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Elkton

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Elkton is 0

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Elkton is 1 in 50

The chance of being a victim of crime in Elkton is 1 in 50

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

Elkton police department

Item	Elkton	Kentucky	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	8	5,359	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	3.9	2.8	3.3

There are a total of 8 Elkton police officers. This results in 3.9 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 38.8% greater than the Kentucky average and 18.5% greater than the National average.

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}
Trenton, KY	393	0	0	0
Lewisburg, KY	800	0	496	496
Pembroke, KY	766	0	782	782
Guthrie, KY	1,552	0	1,039	1,039
Fairview, KY	320	280	2,782	3,061
Elkton, KY	2,392	0	2,021	2,021

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Garland, UT	2,392	124	2,728	2,852
Kahuku, HI	2,391	136	1,757	1,892
Hudson, IA	2,393	77	549	625
Belmond, IA	2,391	138	987	1,124
Massanutten, VA	2,393	46	435	480
Elkton, KY	2,392	0	2,021	2,021

Source: The Elkton, 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.