Search Kentucky Arrest Records
Criminal records data from all 120 Kentucky counties are collected and maintained in a statewide database, and the records are available to the general public for searching and viewing. To make things easy, you can search right now on policearrests.com and find someone’s entire criminal history.
Kentucky Arrest Records and Warrants
Various law enforcement agencies in Kentucky collect and keep data online regarding arrest records and warrants. These records are available to the public for online searching. If you want to know if someone is running from the law, you can rest assured after doing a free, quick search.
Performing a Background Check
These days it pays to do a little digging and find out if someone you are about to hire or rent to is a convicted felon, sex offender or someone who has a history of petty misdemeanors. Just knowing someone has a safe driving record without a ton of DUIs or infractions will give you peace of mind. In Kentucky, it is super easy to grab a full copy of someone’s background check using a search portal like this one.
Kentucky Online Criminal Records Search
Criminal records dating back to 1978 are readily available to the general public and kept online by Kentucky officials. You can search for someone with just their name, but it’s always helpful to have more information such as their date of birth, age, address information or details about the crime they committed.
KY Prison and Inmate Records
Since jail and prison records are kept online in Kentucky, you can quickly search and find someone using his or her name or one of their many aliases. You can find out where they are incarcerated, what crime they committed and when they will be released or paroled. You can view information on current inmates as well as inmates who have been released.
Crime Rate
Total reported incidents in Kentucky in 2016 increased by 1.57% compared to 2015 and is higher than national average of 3,311.69 per 100,000 people. Violent crimes increased from 7,922 to 8,342 while non-violent crime increased by 1.19% from 78,170 to 79,098.
5 Crimes In Kentucky 2016 with most arrests
Crime | Arrests |
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Larceny-theft | 56,160 |
Burglary | 14,866 |
Motor vehicle theft | 8,072 |
Aggravated assault | 4,093 |
Robbery | 3,124 |
Counties in Kentucky with the Highest Crime Rate
Among the 98 counties the most dangerous is the Boone county with 62 violent crimes that’s 0.74% of the total of 8,342. Owsley County has the highest number of records per 100,000 residents that is below the state average of 363 and lower than national average of 469.
Safest Cities in Kentucky
Are you planning a move to Kentucky? Here are the safest cities in Kentucky with the lowest crime rates. You chance of being a victim of a violent crime in Kentucky is 1 out of 276 up by 0.02% compared to previous year. The lowest rate of violent crime is in Fort Thomas and safest city to encounter a property crime is Irvine.
City | Crime Rate |
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Irvine | 2 |
Flatwoods | 2 |
Tompkinsville | 3 |
Hartford | 3 |
Columbia | 3 |
Violent Crimes
Violent Crimes rates in KY increased by 5.3% from 2015 and decreased by 1.51% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 8,470 to 8,342. In 2016 violent crimes in KY was 22.68% lower than the national rate. Your chances of being a victim of violent crimes in Kentucky is 0.363%.
Property Crimes
Property crime rate in Kentucky increased by 1.19% from 2015 and decreased by 11.66% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 89,541 to 79,098. In 2016 property crimes in KY was 21.04% lower than the national average. Your chances of being a victim of a property crime is 3.441%.
How Kentucky stands up against other states
Kentucky vs. Louisiana
You’ll be safer in Kentucky compared to Louisiana. Louisiana had an 44.28% higher crime rate than Kentucky. Oregon scored the highest with a 2.93% higher crime rate according to the FBI. Robbery rates of 136 per 100,000 people is lower than national of 136 per 100,000 people and lower than average 221 in Louisiana. Arson rates of 8 per 100,000 people is lower than national of 15 per 100,000 people and lower than average 19 in Louisiana.
Kentucky vs. Oregon
You’ll be safer in Kentucky compared to Oregon. Oregon had an 2.93% higher crime rate than Kentucky. Alabama scored the highest with a 20.41% higher crime rate according to the FBI. Rape rates of 0 per 100,000 people is lower than national of 2 per 100,000 people and lower than average 1 in Oregon. Larceny rates of 2,443 per 100,000 people is higher than national of 2,054 per 100,000 people and lower than average 2,769 in Oregon.
Names with the most arrests in Kentucky
Crime rate by age group, gender, and race
The most crimes, that's 33.8% of all records in state are committed by the people aged between 31-40. Felonies are committed more by men. Misdemeanor records are popular among white population of the state.
DID you know?
- The overall crime rate in Kentucky is 0.34% lower than the national average.
- For every 100,000 people, there are 10.42 daily crimes that occur in Kentucky.
- Kentucky is safer than Louisiana.
- In Kentucky you have a 1 in 26 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
- Year over year crimes in Kentucky have increased by 1.57%.
Kentucky Police Arrest Records by Counties
- Adair Arrest Records
- Allen Arrest Records
- Anderson Arrest Records
- Ballard Arrest Records
- Barren Arrest Records
- Bath Arrest Records
- Bell Arrest Records
- Boone Arrest Records
- Bourbon Arrest Records
- Boyd Arrest Records
- Boyle Arrest Records
- Bracken Arrest Records
- Breathitt Arrest Records
- Breckinridge Arrest Records
- Bullitt Arrest Records
- Butler Arrest Records
- Caldwell Arrest Records
- Calloway Arrest Records
- Campbell Arrest Records
- Carlisle Arrest Records
- Carroll Arrest Records
- Carter Arrest Records
- Casey Arrest Records
- Christian Arrest Records
- Clark Arrest Records
- Clay Arrest Records
- Clinton Arrest Records
- Crittenden Arrest Records
- Cumberland Arrest Records
- Daviess Arrest Records
- Edmonson Arrest Records
- Elliott Arrest Records
- Estill Arrest Records
- Fayette Arrest Records
- Fleming Arrest Records
- Floyd Arrest Records
- Franklin Arrest Records
- Fulton Arrest Records
- Gallatin Arrest Records
- Garrard Arrest Records
- Grant Arrest Records
- Graves Arrest Records
- Grayson Arrest Records
- Green Arrest Records
- Greenup Arrest Records
- Hancock Arrest Records
- Hardin Arrest Records
- Harlan Arrest Records
- Harrison Arrest Records
- Hart Arrest Records
- Henderson Arrest Records
- Henry Arrest Records
- Hickman Arrest Records
- Hopkins Arrest Records
- Jackson Arrest Records
- Jefferson Arrest Records
- Jessamine Arrest Records
- Johnson Arrest Records
- Kenton Arrest Records
- Knott Arrest Records
- Knox Arrest Records
- Larue Arrest Records
- Laurel Arrest Records
- Lawrence Arrest Records
- Lee Arrest Records
- Leslie Arrest Records
- Letcher Arrest Records
- Lewis Arrest Records
- Lincoln Arrest Records
- Livingston Arrest Records
- Logan Arrest Records
- Lyon Arrest Records
- Madison Arrest Records
- Magoffin Arrest Records
- Marion Arrest Records
- Marshall Arrest Records
- Martin Arrest Records
- Mason Arrest Records
- Mccracken Arrest Records
- Mccreary Arrest Records
- Mclean Arrest Records
- Meade Arrest Records
- Menifee Arrest Records
- Mercer Arrest Records
- Metcalfe Arrest Records
- Monroe Arrest Records
- Montgomery Arrest Records
- Morgan Arrest Records
- Muhlenberg Arrest Records
- Nelson Arrest Records
- Nicholas Arrest Records
- Ohio Arrest Records
- Oldham Arrest Records
- Owen Arrest Records
- Owsley Arrest Records
- Pendleton Arrest Records
- Perry Arrest Records
- Pike Arrest Records
- Powell Arrest Records
- Pulaski Arrest Records
- Robertson Arrest Records
- Rockcastle Arrest Records
- Rowan Arrest Records
- Russell Arrest Records
- Scott Arrest Records
- Shelby Arrest Records
- Simpson Arrest Records
- Spencer Arrest Records
- Taylor Arrest Records
- Todd Arrest Records
- Trigg Arrest Records
- Trimble Arrest Records
- Union Arrest Records
- Warren Arrest Records
- Washington Arrest Records
- Wayne Arrest Records
- Webster Arrest Records
- Whitley Arrest Records
- Wolfe Arrest Records
- Woodford Arrest Records