County crime profile · 2024 · very large county · property-led
Fayette County, KY
At 322,570 residents, Fayette County is a very 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
1
Property offenses
0
Violent offenses
1
Total · 2024
Fayette County, KY has incomplete FBI UCR agency reporting for 2024
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, agencies serving Fayette County, KY submitted 0 violent and 1 property offenses against a population of 322,570. Participation is voluntary, so incomplete filings are not a county crime measure and no safety grade is assigned from them.
2024 UCR year
0 violent offenses
0/100K violent rate
Partial agency coverage
Incomplete FBI reporting for this county
Law-enforcement agencies serving Fayette County reported
0 violent and
1 property offences to the FBI for 2024 against a population of 322,570. Reporting to the
UCR Program is voluntary, and figures this low for a population this size mean agencies did
not submit complete data, not that little crime occurred. The numbers below are what was
reported; they are not a measure of this county's crime level, and no safety grade is
assigned from them.
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Fayette County, KY
Reporting completeness
The reported totals here are too incomplete to describe this county’s crime level
FBI UCR participation is voluntary, and the 2024 submission covering Fayette County does not pass the completeness test this site applies for a population of 322,570. The counts below are shown because they are what agencies reported, but they are not treated here as the county’s crime level, and Fayette County is excluded from rankings and comparisons on this site for 2024.
Small-count caution
The violent-crime count is small enough that the derived rate is unstable
Fayette County reported 0 violent offences in 2024 against a population of 322,570. 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.
On a very 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
1
Violent Crime
0
Data Year
2024
Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · very large county
Category
Count
Property Crime
1
Burglary
0
Larceny-Theft
1
Motor Vehicle Theft
0
Arson
0
Violent Crime
0
Murder
0
Rape
0
Robbery
0
Aggravated Assault
0
Reporting Agency
Fayette County Sheriff's Office NIBRS-participating
Fayette County's crime figures on this page originate from Fayette 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 Fayette County, KY?▼
In 2024, Fayette County reported 0 violent crimes and 1 property crimes. The most common violent crime was robbery, and the most common property crime was larceny-theft.
Is Fayette County safe?▼
Fayette County reported 1 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 Fayette County in population. Their populations run from 103,312 to 169,064, against 322,570 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.