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Owensboro Crime Rate Report (Kentucky)

Owensboro crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 24 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Owensboro for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Owensboro in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 34.6% and the city property crime rate in Owensboro was higher than the national property crime rate average by 52.45%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Owensboro was higher than the violent crime rate in Kentucky by 107.94% and the city property crime rate in Owensboro was higher than the property crime rate in Kentucky by 85.44%.

Property and Violent Crime
Owensboro Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Owensboro Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Owensboro Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault199
Arson3
Burglary170
Larceny and Theft1,128
Motor Vehicle Theft124
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape39
Robbery27
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,540
Property Crime1,422
Violent Crime268
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault170
Arson9
Burglary143
Larceny and Theft1,162
Motor Vehicle Theft182
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape47
Robbery21
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,606
Property Crime1,488
Violent Crime240

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Owensboro Property Crime

Owensboro Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Owensboro Crime 2025

Owensboro Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Owensboro Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Owensboro Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Owensboro, 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 found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Owensboro crime report data for 2026 was projected from 24 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

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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