County crime profile · 2024 · small county · property-led

Gallatin County, KY

Gallatin County is a small county (8,690 people) in Kentucky. FBI Table 10 county totals lead; rates appear only with a verified Census population join.

Data updated 2026-07-13

29
Property offenses
6
Violent offenses
35
Total · 2024

Gallatin County, KY reported 69 violent crimes per 100,000 in FBI UCR 2024

According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Gallatin County, KY agencies reported 6 violent and 29 property offenses. That equals about 69 violent and 334 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
  • 6 violent offenses
  • 69/100K violent rate

What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Gallatin County, KY

Small-count caution

The violent-crime count is small enough that the derived rate is unstable

Gallatin County reported 6 violent offences in 2024 against a population of 8,690. 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.

Position in the state cohort

Gallatin County reported a higher violent-crime rate than most comparable Kentucky counties

At 69.0 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Gallatin County ranks 10 of 113 — above 103 of the 112 other Kentucky counties whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test and carries a matched Census denominator. That is +169.6% against the cohort median of 25.6. Counties that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.

Property-offense composition

Burglary and vehicle theft carry more of the property total than they do across the cohort

Larceny-theft is 37.9% of reported property offenses in Gallatin County, against a cohort median of 55.6%. The remainder is burglary (11) and motor vehicle theft (7). Composition differences of this size usually track what kinds of places and property are present in a jurisdiction.

Offense mix

Violent offenses make up an unusually large share of the reported mix

Violent offenses are 17.1% of the 35 Part I offenses reported in Gallatin County for 2024, against a median of 14.0% across comparable Kentucky counties — a gap of 3.1 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.

Small-county UCR rows are especially sensitive to which agencies filed. Per-100,000 rates use a matched 2020 Census population when available; otherwise counts only. Do not treat the county total as a town-level crime level.

Property Crime
29
Violent Crime
6
Data Year
2024

Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · small county

Category Count
Property Crime 29
Burglary 11
Larceny-Theft 11
Motor Vehicle Theft 7
Arson 0
Violent Crime 6
Murder 0
Rape 2
Robbery 0
Aggravated Assault 4

Reporting Agency

Gallatin County Sheriff's Office NIBRS-participating

Gallatin County's crime figures on this page originate from Gallatin 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 Gallatin County, KY?
In 2024, Gallatin County reported 6 violent crimes and 29 property crimes. The most common violent crime was aggravated assault, and the most common property crime was burglary.
Is Gallatin County safe?
Gallatin County reported 35 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 Gallatin County in population. Their populations run from 8,400 to 8,990, against 8,690 here. Or launch the side-by-side compare tool to benchmark two jurisdictions directly.

ZIP Codes in Gallatin County

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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.

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program CIUS Table 10 county crime · 2024 Gallatin County, KY figures cover participating agencies only.

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