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Knox County, KY Arrest Records

Knox County, KY is among the safest counties in the USA with 0.28 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has lower total crime rate than Boone, McCracken, Laurel, Bullitt, Daviess counties in Kentucky.
Knox County, KY property crime rate is 3.91 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 50 burglary related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 19.35% compared to 2015.

Knox County, KY Crime Rate

Total arrests in Knox County in 2016 decreased by 0% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes increased from 8 to 9 while non-violent crime decreased by 0.8% from 125 to 124.

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

Crime Arrests
Burglary 50
Larceny-theft 48
Motor vehicle theft 26
Aggravated assault 6
Robbery 2

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Knox County increased by 12.5% from 2015 and decreased by 35.71% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 14 to 9. In 2016 violent crime rate in Knox County was 93.95% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.028%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Knox County decreased by 0.8% from 2015 and decreased by 61.37% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 321 to 124. In 2016 property crime rate in Knox County was 86.23% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.391%.

How Knox stands up against other counties

Knox vs. Marshall

You’ll be in more safety in Knox compared to Marshall county that had 61.03% higher crime rate compared to Knox county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 0.1894 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.2551 in Marshall county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 0.8205 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.8608 in Marshall county.

Knox vs. Muhlenberg

You’ll be in more risk in Knox compared to Muhlenberg county that had 50.09% lower crime rate compared to Knox county according to the FBI.
Robbery rates of 0.0631 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 1.3602 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0645 in Muhlenberg county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 0.8205 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.1289 in Muhlenberg county.

Names with the most arrests in Knox

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Knox, Kentucky, the most crimes, that's 34.55% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 31-40. Felonies are committed more by men. Misdemeanor records are popular among white population of the county.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Knox County is 0.87% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 1.15 daily crimes that occur in Knox County.
  • Knox, KY is safer than Marshall.
  • In Knox County you have a 1 in 238 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Knox, KY have decreased by 0%.

Knox Police Departments

Cities in Knox County

Names in Knox County