Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2011

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2011, among Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, Winchester had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (794.81), followed by Covington (747.78), Louisville Metro (614.3), Shively (546.55), and Lexington (455.94).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2011, 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 2011
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Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2011
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Winchester 794.81
2 Covington 747.78
3 Louisville Metro 614.30
4 Shively 546.55
5 Lexington 455.94
6 Georgetown 412.98
7 Frankfort 396.84
8 Richmond 360.98
9 Hopkinsville 355.40
10 Highland Heights Southgate 351.85
11 Newport 351.13
12 Ashland 320.60
13 Paducah 317.50
14 Middlesboro 307.54
15 Danville 306.19
16 Bowling Green 285.63
17 Nicholasville 280.05
18 Radcliff 270.17
19 Mayfield 257.60
20 Owensboro 248.00
21 Somerset 230.64
22 Shepherdsville 230.09
23 Bardstown 229.18
24 Florence 225.48
25 Henderson 210.66
26 Shelbyville 205.06
27 St. Matthews 181.89
28 Erlanger 181.54
29 Berea 175.76
30 Glasgow 169.91
31 Jeffersontown 168.04
32 Elizabethtown 149.68
33 Madisonville 121.67
34 Murray 111.96
35 Independence 72.21
36 Lawrenceburg 66.18
37 Fort Thomas 42.58