Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2010, among Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, Radcliff had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (768.51), followed by Covington (745.58), Highland Heights Southgate (609.76), Louisville Metro (585.79), and Lexington (574.54).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2010, and the table below shows the ranking of Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Kentucky, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Kentucky cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010
Radcliff
Covington
Highland Heights Southgate
Louisville Metro
Lexington
Georgetown
Shively
Winchester
Hopkinsville
Newport
Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Radcliff 768.51
2 Covington 745.58
3 Highland Heights Southgate 609.76
4 Louisville Metro 585.79
5 Lexington 574.54
6 Georgetown 561.47
7 Shively 553.92
8 Winchester 453.62
9 Hopkinsville 399.81
10 Newport 393.95
11 Richmond 369.85
12 Paducah 358.77
13 Ashland 358.34
14 Mayfield 335.01
15 Shelbyville 317.95
16 Danville 306.79
17 Frankfort 278.20
18 Somerset 269.04
19 Bowling Green 265.23
20 Florence 218.23
21 Owensboro 205.92
22 Campbellsville 202.82
23 Elizabethtown 194.24
24 Bardstown 194.02
25 Nicholasville 187.82
26 Jeffersontown 177.96
27 Erlanger 168.35
28 Lawrenceburg 166.26
29 Glasgow 152.98
30 Murray 143.91
31 St. Matthews 142.97
32 Berea 112.36
33 Henderson 82.21
34 Mount Washington 64.44
35 Independence 61.04
36 Fort Thomas 39.63