Crime & Safety in Danville
Danville's real, disclosed crime picture runs genuinely two-sided -- less favorable in-state, more favorable against comparable national peers.
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Danville's overall crime rate ran 11 per 1,000 residents (victim odds 1 in 87), higher than approximately 84% of Kentucky's own communities.
Genuinely safer than comparable U.S. cities
NeighborhoodScout separately notes that, compared to other communities of SIMILAR population size nationally, Danville runs genuinely safer than most.
Violent vs. property crime
Danville's violent crime rate ran about average nationally (1 per 1,000), while property crime ran a real, disclosed above-average 10 per 1,000.
Key takeaways
- Danville's crime rate runs higher than 84% of Kentucky's own communities.
- Danville runs genuinely safer than most similarly-sized U.S. communities nationally, per NeighborhoodScout.
- Violent crime runs about average nationally; property crime runs above average.
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