County crime profile · 2024 · mid-size county · property-led

Marshall County, KY

Marshall County (31,659 people) sits in the mid-size county band in Kentucky. This page opens with reported offense counts, then rates where a Census join exists.

Data updated 2026-07-13

116
Property offenses
22
Violent offenses
138
Total · 2024

Marshall County, KY reported 70 violent crimes per 100,000 in FBI UCR 2024

According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Marshall County, KY agencies reported 22 violent and 116 property offenses. That equals about 70 violent and 366 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
  • 22 violent offenses
  • 70/100K violent rate

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

Small-count caution

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

Marshall County reported 22 violent offences in 2024 against a population of 31,659. 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

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

At 69.5 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Marshall County ranks 9 of 113 — above 104 of the 112 other Kentucky counties whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test and carries a matched Census denominator. That is +171.3% 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 104.2 per 100,000 in 2020 to 69.5 in 2024 (-33.3%). The highest observed value was 104.2 in 2020 and the lowest 44.2 in 2023. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.

Mid-size county rows still aggregate voluntary UCR submissions. Per-100,000 rates need a matched 2020 Census population; unmatched stay count-only. County-wide totals rarely describe any single town inside the line.

Property Crime
116
Violent Crime
22
Data Year
2024

Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · mid-size county

Category Count
Property Crime 116
Burglary 39
Larceny-Theft 67
Motor Vehicle Theft 10
Arson 4
Violent Crime 22
Murder 1
Rape 3
Robbery 0
Aggravated Assault 18

Reporting Agency

Marshall County Sheriff's Office NIBRS-participating

Marshall County's crime figures on this page originate from Marshall 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 Marshall County, KY?
In 2024, Marshall County reported 22 violent crimes and 116 property crimes. The most common violent crime was aggravated assault, and the most common property crime was larceny-theft.
Is Marshall County safe?
Marshall County reported 138 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 Marshall County in population. Their populations run from 28,473 to 30,928, against 31,659 here. Or launch the side-by-side compare tool to benchmark two jurisdictions directly.

ZIP Codes in Marshall 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 Marshall County, KY figures cover participating agencies only.

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