Louisville Metro Crime Rate Report (Kentucky)

Louisville Metro crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 7 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Louisville Metro for 2012 is expected to be higher than in 2009.

The city violent crime rate for Louisville Metro in 2009 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 39.03% and the city property crime rate in Louisville Metro was higher than the national property crime rate average by 41.64%.

In 2009 the city violent crime rate in Louisville Metro was higher than the violent crime rate in Kentucky by 130.83% and the city property crime rate in Louisville Metro was higher than the property crime rate in Kentucky by 71.14%.
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

2009 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1,907
Arson239
Burglary7,085
Forcible Rape230
Larceny and Theft18,094
Motor Vehicle Theft1,728
Murder and Manslaughter62
Robbery1,570
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)30,399
Property Crime27,146
Violent Crime3,769
2012 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault2,390
Arson204
Burglary7,844
Forcible Rape283
Larceny and Theft21,017
Motor Vehicle Theft1,853
Murder and Manslaughter78
Robbery1,892
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)34,171
Property Crime30,918
Violent Crime4,642

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Louisville Metro Property Crime Louisville Metro Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Louisville Metro Crime 2009 Louisville Metro Crime 2012

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 2012 was projected from 7 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2009.

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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