County crime profile · 2024 · large county · property-led
Laurel County, KY
At 62,613 residents, Laurel 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
281
Property offenses
45
Violent offenses
326
Total · 2024
Laurel County, KY reported 72 violent crimes per 100,000 in FBI UCR 2024
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Laurel County, KY agencies reported 45 violent and 281 property offenses. That equals about 72 violent and 449 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
45 violent offenses
72/100K violent rate
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Laurel County, KY
Position in the state cohort
Laurel County reported a higher violent-crime rate than most comparable Kentucky counties
At 71.9 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Laurel County ranks 7 of 113 — above 106 of the 112 other Kentucky counties whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test and carries a matched Census denominator. That is +180.6% 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.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window lower
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 83.0 per 100,000 in 2020 to 71.9 in 2024 (-13.5%). The highest observed value was 83.0 in 2020 and the lowest 38.3 in 2022. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
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
281
Violent Crime
45
Data Year
2024
Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · large county
Category
Count
Property Crime
281
Burglary
39
Larceny-Theft
169
Motor Vehicle Theft
73
Arson
1
Violent Crime
45
Murder
0
Rape
5
Robbery
3
Aggravated Assault
37
Reporting Agency
Laurel County Sheriff's Office NIBRS-participating
Laurel County's crime figures on this page originate from Laurel 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 Laurel County, KY?▼
In 2024, Laurel County reported 45 violent crimes and 281 property crimes. The most common violent crime was aggravated assault, and the most common property crime was larceny-theft.
Is Laurel County safe?▼
Laurel County reported 326 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
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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.