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Prestonsburg, KY Crime and Crime Rate

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The Prestonsburg crime rate is about the same as the Kentucky average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #169

Prestonsburg, KY	1,284.31
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.

Prestonsburg, KY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	0	2	1	5	20	54	4	0
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	60.6	30.3	151.6	606.4	1,637.4	121.3	0.0	1,273
	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	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	0	2	1	7	15	41	7	0
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	62.3	31.2	218.1	467.3	1,277.3	218.1	0.0	1,238
	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	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	0	0	1	3	13	57	2	0
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	30.8	92.4	400.5	1,756.0	61.6	0.0	809
	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	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	1	2	1	6	15	62	7	1
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	30.5	61.0	30.5	183.1	457.7	1,892.0	213.6	30.5	1,802
	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	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	0	1	4	7	26	68	6	1
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	26.1	104.6	183.0	679.7	1,777.8	156.9	26.1	1,335
	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	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	0	2	2	1	27	70	9	0
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	51.8	51.8	25.9	699.3	1,813.0	233.1	0.0	1,282
	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
2008	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	0	1	4	6	29	123	11	NA
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	26.0	104.1	156.1	754.6	3,200.6	286.2	NA	1,763
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.6	33.0	93.8	164.8	675.5	1,728.8	179.6	NA	1,400
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	11	18	101	5	0
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	285.7	467.5	2,623.4	129.9	0.0	1,240
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.8	32.6	95.9	161.7	652.7	1,661.1	204.5	NA	1,384
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	4	31	82	5	0
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	107.1	830.0	2,195.4	133.9	0.0	1,138
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.0	30.8	86.2	142.0	644.8	1,679.9	219.8	NA	1,338
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	0	2	1	1	12	56	7	0
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	53.5	26.7	26.7	320.9	1,497.7	187.2	0.0	963
	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

Prestonsburg, KY	43.86
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.

Prestonsburg, KY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	30.8	30.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	308
	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	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Prestonsburg, 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	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Prestonsburg, 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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Prestonsburg, KY	4.60
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.

Prestonsburg, KY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	22	15	7
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	667.1	454.8	212.2	5.61
	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	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	16	16	0
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	498.4	498.4	0.0	4.98
	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	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	16	16	0
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	492.9	492.9	0.0	4.93
	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	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	16	16	0
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	488.3	488.3	0.0	4.88
	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	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	16	16	0
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	418.3	418.3	0.0	4.18
	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	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	17	17	0
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	440.3	440.3	0.0	4.40
	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	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	17	17	0
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	442.4	442.4	0.0	4.42
	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	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	17	17	0
	Prestonsburg, KY	Per 100,000	441.6	441.6	0.0	4.42
	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	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	16	16	0
2005	Prestonsburg, KY	Count	16	16	0