Somerset, KY Crime


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The city of Somerset, KY has seen a decrease in crime rates in recent years, with a violent crime rate of 13.9, lower than the national average of 22.7. However, property crime remains higher than the national average, with a rate of 64 compared to the US average of 35.4. This can be attributed to a variety of factors, including the city's size and economic disparities. Despite efforts to combat crime, such as community policing and crime prevention programs, the city still faces challenges in reducing property crime. Residents and authorities continue to work together to address these issues and create a safer community for all.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Somerset violent crime is 13.9. (The US average is 22.7)
Somerset property crime is 64.0. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Somerset, KY Crime History
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Over 11 years ago

There is certainly a small town atmosphere here. It seems as if there is a high percentage of the population that wants to get Somerset "on the map", but they want to do  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here since 1989. My family moved me here from Chicago Ill when I was 5 years old. Growing up in this place, I can tell you first hand what you children will  More

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Over 17 years ago

I wanted to post facts on somerset on my previous post because sometimes on bestplaces.net it is just opinions and those can be misleading or one-sided. So I posted  More

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