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Boone County, KY Arrest Records

Boone County, KY is among the safest counties in the USA with 0.48 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has higher total crime rate than McCracken, Warren, Laurel, Bullitt, Daviess counties in Kentucky.
Boone County, KY property crime rate is 7.52 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 682 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 4.75% compared to 2015.

Boone County, KY Crime Rate

Total arrests in Boone County in 2016 decreased by 6.79% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes decreased from 68 to 62 while non-violent crime decreased by 6.66% from 1,036 to 967.

5 Crimes In Boone County, KY in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 682
Burglary 204
Motor vehicle theft 81
Aggravated assault 24
Robbery 19

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Boone County decreased by 8.82% from 2015 and decreased by 12.68% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 71 to 62. In 2016 violent crime rate in Boone County was 89.72% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.048%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Boone County decreased by 6.66% from 2015 and decreased by 34.79% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 1,483 to 967. In 2016 property crime rate in Boone County was 73.53% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.752%.

How Boone stands up against other counties

Boone vs. Warren

You’ll be in more risk in Boone compared to Warren county that had 53.43% lower crime rate compared to Boone county according to the FBI.
Murder rates of 0.0078 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0614 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0000 in Warren county.
Larceny rates of 5.3059 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 20.5437 per 1,000 people and higher than average 1.9437 in Warren county.

Boone vs. Hardin

You’ll be in more risk in Boone compared to Hardin county that had 86.15% lower crime rate compared to Boone county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 0.1867 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0373 in Hardin county.
Burglary rates of 1.5871 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.3261 in Hardin county.

Names with the most arrests in Boone

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Boone, Kentucky, the most crimes, that's 37.51% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 21-30. Felonies are committed more by men.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Boone County is 0.76% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 2.19 daily crimes that occur in Boone County.
  • Boone, KY is more violent than Warren.
  • In Boone County you have a 1 in 125 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Boone, KY have decreased by 6.79%.

Boone Police Departments

Cities in Boone County

Names in Boone County