Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, among Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, Louisville Metro had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (598.77), followed by Georgetown (574.5), Newport (551.52), Shively (544.68), and Frankfort (514.66).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2012, 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 2012
Louisville Metro
Georgetown
Newport
Shively
Frankfort
Hopkinsville
Lexington
Bowling Green
Somerset
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Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Louisville Metro 598.77
2 Georgetown 574.50
3 Newport 551.52
4 Shively 544.68
5 Frankfort 514.66
6 Hopkinsville 425.41
7 Lexington 352.59
8 Bowling Green 320.11
9 Somerset 317.88
10 Paducah 309.54
11 Danville 294.23
12 Florence 289.29
13 Winchester 288.45
14 Richmond 272.81
15 Ashland 257.98
16 Shelbyville 256.50
17 Henderson 252.37
18 Radcliff 230.27
19 St. Matthews 226.62
20 Nicholasville 222.10
21 Middlesboro 222.05
22 Owensboro 216.45
23 Shepherdsville 211.05
24 Bardstown 185.36
25 Glasgow 184.46
26 Madisonville 178.24
27 Mayfield 167.41
28 Murray 167.24
29 Jeffersontown 145.12
30 Elizabethtown 127.07
31 Erlanger 118.00
32 Berea 115.96
33 Independence 76.22
34 Lawrenceburg 37.59
35 Fort Thomas 12.14