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Greenup, KY crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 3 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Greenup is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 86% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in Greenup is one in 355. Compared to communities within Kentucky, Greenup‘s crime rate is lower than nearly 58% of the state's cities and towns.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Greenup has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Greenup is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Greenup does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Greenup.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Greenup's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Greenup is one in 1065.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Greenup is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Greenup than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 533.

Greenup Crime Data

total Crime Index

86

(100 is safest)


Safer than 86% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Greenup Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

1

2

3

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.94

1.88

2.82

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.94
2.14
National Median: 4
    Greenup
    Kentucky

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,065

in Greenup

1 in 467

in Kentucky

Greenup Violent Crimes

Population: 1,065
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 0 1 0
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.00 0.94 0.00

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
1.88
14.49
National Median: 20
    Greenup
    Kentucky

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 533

in Greenup

1 in 69

in Kentucky

Property Crimes

Population: 1,065
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 0 2 0
Rate per 1,000 0.00 1.88 0.00

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Greenup Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
2
21
National Median: 27.0
    Greenup
    Kentucky