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McKee, 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

McKee has an overall crime rate of 10 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in McKee is 1 in 100. How does McKee fare compared to other communities in Kentucky of all population sizes? McKee's crime rate is lower than approximately 26% of Kentucky communities.

However, when you compare McKee to other communities of similar population, then McKee crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how McKee does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how McKee 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 McKee.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that McKee'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 McKee is one in 797.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in McKee; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 9 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Importantly, we found that McKee has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in McKee is one in 133.

McKee Crime Data

total Crime Index

48

(100 is safest)


Safer than 48% of U.S. cities.

McKee Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

1

7

8

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.25

8.78

10.04

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.25
2.14
National Median: 4
    McKee
    Kentucky

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 797

in McKee

1 in 467

in Kentucky

McKee Violent Crimes

Population: 797
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 0 0 1
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.25

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
8.78
14.49
National Median: 20
    McKee
    Kentucky

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 114

in McKee

1 in 69

in Kentucky

Property Crimes

Population: 797
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 1 0 6
Rate per 1,000 1.25 0.00 7.53

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

McKee Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
3
21
National Median: 27.0
    McKee
    Kentucky

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Zip Codes in McKee, KY