County crime profile · 2024 · large county · property-led
Christian County, KY
At 72,748 residents, Christian County is a large county in Kentucky. FBI UCR county totals below are read before any per-100,000 rate (Census denominator when matched).
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Data updated 2026-07-13
129
Property offenses
13
Violent offenses
142
Total · 2024
Christian County, KY reported 18 violent crimes per 100,000 in FBI UCR 2024
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Christian County, KY agencies reported 13 violent and 129 property offenses. That equals about 18 violent and 177 property crimes per 100,000 using a verified Census population join. Table 10 coverage is a voluntary subset of U.S. counties.
2024 UCR year
13 violent offenses
18/100K violent rate
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Christian County, KY
Small-count caution
The violent-crime count is small enough that the derived rate is unstable
Christian County reported 13 violent offences in 2024 against a population of 72,748. At this volume one additional or one fewer report moves the per-100,000 rate noticeably, so the figure is better read as a data point than as a precise measurement, and year-to-year swings here are expected.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window lower
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 31.6 per 100,000 in 2020 to 17.9 in 2024 (-43.5%). The highest observed value was 38.5 in 2021 and the lowest 17.9 in 2024. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
Position in the state cohort
Christian County sits mid-pack among comparable Kentucky counties
At 17.9 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Christian County ranks 73 of 113 — above 40 of the 112 other Kentucky counties whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test and carries a matched Census denominator. That is -31.5% against the cohort median of 26.1. Counties that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
Offense mix
The reported mix leans further toward property offenses than the state cohort
Violent offenses are 9.2% of the 142 Part I offenses reported in Christian County for 2024, against a median of 14.3% across comparable Kentucky counties — a gap of 5.1 points. Offense mix is shaped by which agencies report and how incidents are classified as well as by the underlying offenses, so it describes the reported record rather than a settled difference in conditions.
On a large county row, county figures aggregate every participating agency inside the county. Participation is voluntary. Per-100,000 rates use a separately matched 2020 U.S. Census county population, never a Table 10 field; unmatched counties stay count-only. A large county line encloses very different communities.
Property Crime
129
Violent Crime
13
Data Year
2024
Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · large county
Category
Count
Property Crime
129
Burglary
40
Larceny-Theft
72
Motor Vehicle Theft
17
Arson
0
Violent Crime
13
Murder
0
Rape
1
Robbery
3
Aggravated Assault
9
Reporting Agency
Christian County Sheriff's Office NIBRS-participating
Christian County's crime figures on this page originate from Christian County Sheriff's Office's submission to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
This agency reports via NIBRS, the incident-based system that captures more detail per offense (multiple crimes per incident, victim/offender data) than the older summary counts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the crime rate in Christian County, KY?▼
In 2024, Christian County reported 13 violent crimes and 129 property crimes. The most common violent crime was aggravated assault, and the most common property crime was larceny-theft.
Is Christian County safe?▼
Christian County reported 142 total crimes in 2024.Property crime accounts for the majority of offenses. Compare with other counties in Kentucky on our state page for context.
Similar-Size Counties in Kentucky
A per-capita rate is easiest to read against places of similar scale, so these are the Kentucky counties closest to Christian County in population. Their populations run from 62,613 to 82,217, against 72,748 here. Or launch the
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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 10.
FBI Table 10 supplies county offense counts but no resident population. Where this page shows a per-100,000 rate, the denominator is a separately matched 2020 U.S. Census Bureau county population; unmatched county rows remain count-only. Statewide comparisons draw on the state UCR program. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.