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Perry County, KY Arrest Records

Perry County, KY is among the safest counties in the USA with 0.04 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has lower total crime rate than Boone, McCracken, Warren, Laurel, Bullitt counties in Kentucky.
Perry County, KY property crime rate is 0.88 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 13 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 7.14% compared to 2015.

Perry County, KY Crime Rate

Total arrests in Perry County in 2016 decreased by 40.48% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes decreased from 6 to 1 while non-violent crime decreased by 33.33% from 36 to 24.

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

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 13
Motor vehicle theft 6
Burglary 5
Robbery 1
Murder 0

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Perry County decreased by 83.33% from 2015 and decreased by 83.33% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 6 to 1. In 2016 violent crime rate in Perry County was 99.22% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.004%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Perry County decreased by 33.33% from 2015 and increased by 100% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 12 to 24. In 2016 property crime rate in Perry County was 96.91% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.088%.

How Perry stands up against other counties

Perry vs. Harlan

You’ll be in more risk in Perry compared to Harlan county that had 19.48% lower crime rate compared to Perry county according to the FBI.
Robbery rates of 0.0366 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 1.3602 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0000 in Harlan county.
Larceny rates of 0.4754 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 20.5437 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.4785 in Harlan county.

Perry vs. Bell

You’ll be in more safety in Perry compared to Bell county that had 549.37% higher crime rate compared to Perry county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 0.0000 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.3688 in Bell county.
Burglary rates of 0.1829 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and lower than average 1.5120 in Bell county.

Names with the most arrests in Perry

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Perry, Kentucky, the most crimes, that's 43.6% 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 Perry County is 0.97% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 0.25 daily crimes that occur in Perry County.
  • Perry, KY is more violent than Harlan.
  • In Perry County you have a 1 in 1094 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Perry, KY have decreased by 40.48%.

Perry Police Departments

Cities in Perry County

Names in Perry County