Crime in Kentucky
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In 2020, there were 9,820 violent-crime incidents, and 11,349 offenses reported the U.S. state of Kentucky.
State statistics
In 2008, there were 122,960 crimes reported in Kentucky, including 198 murders.{{cite web|url=http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/kycrime.htm|title=Kentucky Crime Rates 1960 - 2014|first=Christopher|last=Effgen|website=disastercenter.com|access-date=13 April 2017}}
In 2020, there were 9,820 violent-crime incidents, and 11,349 offenses reported in Kentucky by 423 law enforcement agencies that submitted National Incident-Based Reporting System data, and covers 99% of the total population.
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| colspan="11" style="background-color: #cfb;" align="center" |Crime in Kentucky, 2010 | ||||||||||
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| Population | Violent crime | Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | Forcible rape | Robbery | Aggravated assault | Property crime | Burglary | Larceny-theft | Motor vehicle theft | |
| Total crimes | (4,339,367) | 10,528 | 187 | 1,381 | 3,748 | 5,212 | 110,709 | 30,311 | 74,189 | 6,209 |
| Rate per 100,000 inhabitants | 242.6 | 4.3 | 31.8 | 86.4 | 120.1 | 2,551.3 | 698.5 | 1,709.7 | 143.1 | |
| colspan="11" align="center" |Source: [https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/tables/10tbl05.xls FBI Uniform Crime Report, 2010] |
Capital punishment laws
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