Louisville Metro Crime Rate Report (Kentucky)

Louisville Metro crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 8 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Louisville Metro for 2013 is expected to be higher than in 2010.

The city violent crime rate for Louisville Metro in 2010 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 45.12% and the city property crime rate in Louisville Metro was higher than the national property crime rate average by 57.59%.

In 2010 the city violent crime rate in Louisville Metro was higher than the violent crime rate in Kentucky by 141.45% and the city property crime rate in Louisville Metro was higher than the property crime rate in Kentucky by 81.71%.
Louisville Metro Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita Louisville Metro Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Louisville Metro Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2010 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1,850
Arson223
Burglary7,571
Forcible Rape229
Larceny and Theft20,005
Motor Vehicle Theft1,975
Murder and Manslaughter52
Robbery1,603
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)32,804
Property Crime29,551
Violent Crime3,734
2013 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault2,231
Arson230
Burglary7,937
Forcible Rape283
Larceny and Theft21,674
Motor Vehicle Theft1,514
Murder and Manslaughter68
Robbery1,783
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)34,459
Property Crime31,206
Violent Crime4,365

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Louisville Metro Property Crime Louisville Metro Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Louisville Metro Crime 2010 Louisville Metro Crime 2013

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Louisville Metro Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison Louisville Metro Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Louisville Metro, Kentucky crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends and crime data available from previous years of actual reported data. In this case, the Louisville Metro crime report data for 2013 was projected from 8 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2010.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.
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