Kentucky Aggravated Assaults 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the Kentucky aggravated assault rate (i.e. the number of aggravated assaults per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The Kentucky assault rate for 2018 was 113.22 per 100,000 population, a 3.82% decline from 2017.
  • The Kentucky assault rate for 2017 was 117.72 per 100,000 population, a 3.05% increase from 2016.
  • The Kentucky assault rate for 2016 was 114.24 per 100,000 population, a 7.32% increase from 2015.
  • The Kentucky assault rate for 2015 was 106.45 per 100,000 population, a 5.98% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
New Mexico 2,095,428 648.94
Alaska 737,438 595.44
District Of Columbia 702,455 565.30
Tennessee 6,770,010 468.49
Arkansas 3,013,825 410.71
Alabama 4,887,871 387.57
Louisiana 4,659,978 383.39
South Carolina 5,084,127 362.82
Missouri 6,126,452 359.78
Oklahoma 3,943,079 331.82
Nevada 3,034,392 330.45
Kansas 2,911,505 328.32
Arizona 7,171,646 328.07
Michigan 9,995,915 310.34
South Dakota 882,235 304.00
Delaware 967,171 294.16
Montana 1,062,305 293.70
Maryland 6,042,718 267.02
California 39,557,045 266.48
North Carolina 10,383,620 265.09
Florida 21,299,325 260.81
Texas 28,701,845 256.62
Colorado 5,695,564 255.41
Indiana 6,691,878 251.56
Massachusetts 6,902,149 241.20
Illinois 12,741,080 239.69
New York 19,542,209 220.91
West Virginia 1,805,832 218.46
Georgia 10,519,475 216.58
North Dakota 760,077 205.24
Wisconsin 5,813,568 193.74
Washington State 7,535,591 189.12
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 188.00
Iowa 3,156,145 187.92
Nebraska 1,929,268 179.39
Oregon 4,190,713 175.63
Idaho 1,754,208 168.57
Mississippi 2,986,530 157.24
Ohio 11,689,442 151.20
Wyoming 577,737 150.59
Utah 3,161,105 136.63
Hawaii 1,420,491 135.52
Rhode Island 1,057,315 129.20
Minnesota 5,611,179 122.20
Connecticut 3,572,665 120.19
Virginia 8,517,685 118.73
New Jersey 8,908,520 117.45
Vermont 626,299 113.36
Kentucky 4,468,402 113.22
New Hampshire 1,356,458 105.79
Maine 1,338,404 60.00
Historical Aggravated Assault Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Kentucky United States
2018 113.22 246.79
2017 117.72 249.22
2016 114.24 248.29
2015 106.45 238.10
2014 100.44 229.25
2013 95.80 229.63
2012 109.41 242.78
2011 117.02 241.48
2010 120.31 252.75
2009 130.80 264.66
2008 162.84 277.47
2007 157.73 287.23
2006 143.27 291.95
2005 139.79 290.79
2004 130.62 288.56
2003 138.48 295.41
2002 163.63 309.54
2001 147.68 318.60
2000 182.17 323.96
1999 195.84 334.35
1998 205.72 361.37
1997 187.00 382.10
1996 189.16 391.00
1995 222.05 418.26
1994 308.39 427.61
1993 331.35 440.53
1992 410.36 441.90
1991 312.69 433.36
1990 285.16 422.85
1989 248.35 385.59
1988 227.25 372.23
1987 219.13 352.92
1986 222.18 347.44
1985 201.32 303.98
1984 178.38 290.62
1983 203.28 279.43
1982 187.97 288.99
1981 159.46 289.32
1980 143.46 298.49
1979 126.08 286.00