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The Owensboro crime rate is higher than the Kentucky average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #193

Owensboro, KY	1,749.15
Kentucky	1,304.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Owensboro, KY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Owensboro, KY	Count	0	28	41	53	385	1,763	104	7
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	47.7	69.9	90.4	656.3	3,005.5	177.3	11.9	1,603
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.6	20.0	75.6	99.8	526.7	1,577.1	143.2	NA	1,097
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Owensboro, KY	Count	0	47	49	44	373	1,553	106	7
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	80.6	84.0	75.5	639.8	2,663.6	181.8	12.0	1,682
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.8	25.6	73.9	95.5	596.4	1,629.3	137.2	NA	1,166
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Owensboro, KY	Count	0	28	45	52	469	1,928	121	12
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	48.5	77.9	90.0	812.1	3,338.5	209.5	20.8	1,796
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.5	29.0	80.7	108.4	675.4	1,725.2	152.2	NA	1,287
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Owensboro, KY	Count	1	46	37	59	513	1,711	99	6
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	1.7	79.8	64.2	102.3	889.7	2,967.3	171.7	10.4	1,897
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.5	33.5	84.5	116.7	745.0	1,811.1	152.7	NA	1,365
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Owensboro, KY	Count	2	36	28	49	399	1,772	84	12
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	3.6	64.5	50.1	87.7	714.4	3,172.9	150.4	21.5	1,766
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.3	31.8	86.4	120.1	698.5	1,709.7	143.1	NA	1,322
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Owensboro, KY	Count	1	36	34	48	417	1,841	82	3
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	1.8	64.7	61.1	86.3	749.3	3,308.1	147.3	5.4	1,804
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.1	35.0	84.1	135.4	688.5	1,683.3	140.9	NA	1,334
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2005	Owensboro, KY	Count	4	16	50	78	438	1,564	70	3
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	7.2	29.0	90.5	141.1	792.6	2,830.1	126.7	5.4	1,698
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.6	34.0	88.4	139.8	634.0	1,685.8	210.8	NA	1,355
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Owensboro, KY	46.00
Kentucky	35.11
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Owensboro, KY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Owensboro, KY	Count	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	6.8	6.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	68
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.7	2.6	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Owensboro, KY	Count	4	2	0	1	1	0
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	6.9	3.4	0.0	1.7	1.7	0.0	68
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.9	2.6	0.1	0.7	0.3	0.2	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Owensboro, KY	Count	5	4	0	1	0	0
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	8.7	6.9	0.0	1.7	0.0	0.0	86
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	5.3	3.4	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.2	53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Owensboro, KY	Count	5	3	1	0	1	0
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	8.7	5.2	1.7	0.0	1.7	0.0	86
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.3	2.7	0.5	0.7	0.4	0.0	43
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Owensboro, KY	Count	6	4	0	2	0	0
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	10.7	7.2	0.0	3.6	0.0	0.0	107
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	5.4	3.8	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.1	54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Owensboro, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.7	3.0	0.3	0.7	0.6	0.1	46
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Owensboro, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	1.7	1.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Owensboro, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Owensboro, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	1.7	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Owensboro, KY	1.93
Kentucky	2.19
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Owensboro, KY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Owensboro, KY	Count	140	101	39
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	238.7	172.2	66.5	2.05
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	252.8	192.7	60.1	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Owensboro, KY	Count	139	101	38
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	238.4	173.2	65.2	2.06
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	248.9	193.5	55.3	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Owensboro, KY	Count	135	97	38
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	233.8	168.0	65.8	2.01
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	239.6	187.8	51.9	2.14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Owensboro, KY	Count	130	98	32
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	225.5	170.0	55.5	1.98
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	245.2	190.6	54.6	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Owensboro, KY	Count	139	101	38
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	248.9	180.8	68.0	2.15
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	246.5	196.4	50.1	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Owensboro, KY	Count	129	99	30
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	231.8	177.9	53.9	2.05
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	247.3	194.5	52.7	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Owensboro, KY	Count	129	100	29
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	232.3	180.1	52.2	2.06
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	246.0	188.5	57.4	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Owensboro, KY	Count	133	102	31
	Owensboro, KY	Per 100,000	238.8	183.1	55.7	2.11
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	244.7	191.6	53.0	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Owensboro, KY	Count	129	100	29
2005	Owensboro, KY	Count	134	104	30