Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, among Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, Winchester had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (5,774.34), followed by Paducah (5,278.63), Louisville Metro (5,101.45), Newport (5,068.49), and Shively (4,734.18).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total crime rate in 2016, and the table below shows the ranking of Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Total 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 Total 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 Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
Winchester
Paducah
Louisville Metro
Newport
Shively
Owensboro
St. Matthews
Bowling Green
Shepherdsville
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Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Winchester 5774.34
2 Paducah 5278.63
3 Louisville Metro 5101.45
4 Newport 5068.49
5 Shively 4734.18
6 Owensboro 4730.54
7 St. Matthews 4645.01
8 Bowling Green 4620.44
9 Shepherdsville 4595.80
10 Ashland 4502.79
11 Florence 4499.40
12 Lexington 4459.92
13 Frankfort 4304.23
14 Richmond 4280.88
15 Somerset 3910.47
16 Covington 3769.41
17 Campbellsville 3706.97
18 Nicholasville 3695.21
19 Mayfield 3519.73
20 Glasgow 3434.07
21 Murray 3409.45
22 Hopkinsville 3156.23
23 Radcliff 3123.60
24 Berea 2979.85
25 Georgetown 2963.01
26 Henderson 2850.82
27 Jeffersontown 2477.23
28 Bardstown 2109.10
29 Danville 2068.80
30 Madisonville 1957.16
31 Elizabethtown 1830.93
32 Versailles 1573.89
33 Mount Washington 1546.39
34 Erlanger 1529.28
35 Shelbyville 1504.39
36 Lawrenceburg 996.41
37 Independence 639.07
38 Fort Thomas 559.75