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Paducah, KY Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #223

Paducah, KY	2,494.99
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.

Paducah, KY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Paducah, KY	Count	2	20	37	21	147	1,165	46	4
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	8.0	79.9	147.9	83.9	587.6	4,656.8	183.9	16.0	2,376
	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	Paducah, KY	Count	0	13	25	34	132	1,020	45	4
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	51.9	99.7	135.7	526.7	4,069.6	179.5	16.0	1,916
	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	Paducah, KY	Count	2	14	40	22	143	1,091	46	6
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	7.9	55.6	158.7	87.3	567.5	4,329.5	182.5	23.8	2,181
	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	Paducah, KY	Count	4	18	28	30	139	959	50	6
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	15.9	71.4	111.1	119.1	551.7	3,806.0	198.4	23.8	2,209
	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	Paducah, KY	Count	0	14	50	28	183	1,005	44	7
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	54.6	195.0	109.2	713.6	3,919.2	171.6	27.3	2,098
	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	Paducah, KY	Count	4	20	49	34	225	1,179	69	7
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	15.7	78.6	192.6	133.7	884.5	4,634.6	271.2	27.5	2,789
	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
2006	Paducah, KY	Count	3	19	37	117	219	1,241	123	12
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	11.6	73.7	143.5	453.9	849.7	4,814.7	477.2	46.6	3,082
	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	Paducah, KY	Count	0	21	44	135	253	1,386	143	5
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	81.7	171.1	525.0	983.9	5,390.1	556.1	19.4	3,309
	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

Paducah, KY	91.44
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.

Paducah, KY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Paducah, KY	Count	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	16.0	16.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	159
	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	Paducah, KY	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	4.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39
	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	Paducah, KY	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	11.9	11.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	119
	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	Paducah, KY	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	7.9	4.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	79
	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	Paducah, KY	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	11.7	11.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	116
	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	Paducah, KY	Count	4	3	0	1	0	0
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	15.7	11.8	0.0	3.9	0.0	0.0	157
	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	Paducah, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Paducah, 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	Paducah, KY	Count	2	0	1	1	0	0
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	7.8	0.0	3.9	3.9	0.0	0.0	78
	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	Paducah, KY	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	7.8	7.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	77
	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

Paducah, KY	2.97
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.

Paducah, KY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Paducah, KY	Count	87	77	10
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	345.3	305.6	39.7	3.25
	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	Paducah, KY	Count	81	71	10
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	321.5	281.8	39.7	3.02
	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	Paducah, KY	Count	88	77	11
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	343.2	300.3	42.9	3.22
	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	Paducah, KY	Count	84	73	11
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	330.2	287.0	43.2	3.09
	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	Paducah, KY	Count	90	76	14
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	353.6	298.6	55.0	3.26
	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	Paducah, KY	Count	84	70	14
	Paducah, KY	Per 100,000	328.8	274.0	54.8	3.01
	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	Paducah, KY	Count	86	72	14
2005	Paducah, KY	Count	88	74	14