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Kentucky
Owensboro
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 Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
199
Arson
3
Burglary
170
Larceny and Theft
1,128
Motor Vehicle Theft
124
Murder and Manslaughter
3
Rape
39
Robbery
27
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
1,540
Property Crime
1,422
Violent Crime
268
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
170
Arson
9
Burglary
143
Larceny and Theft
1,162
Motor Vehicle Theft
182
Murder and Manslaughter
2
Rape
47
Robbery
21
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
1,606
Property Crime
1,488
Violent Crime
240
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime 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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