Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, Frankfort had the highest Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate per 100K residents (21.45), followed by Louisville Metro (15.93), Mount Washington (13.78), Shively (12.63), and Winchester (10.82).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter crime rate in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 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 Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 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 Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
Frankfort
Louisville Metro
Mount Washington
Shively
Winchester
Madisonville
Nicholasville
Lexington
Radcliff
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Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Frankfort 21.45
2 Louisville Metro 15.93
3 Mount Washington 13.78
4 Shively 12.63
5 Winchester 10.82
6 Madisonville 10.35
7 Nicholasville 9.89
8 Lexington 9.00
9 Radcliff 8.90
10 Somerset 8.67
11 Bardstown 7.51
12 Henderson 6.93
13 Newport 6.58
14 Bowling Green 6.03
15 Richmond 5.69
16 St. Matthews 5.51
17 Owensboro 5.04
18 Covington 4.90
19 Elizabethtown 3.33
20 Hopkinsville 3.15
21 Ashland 0.00
21 Berea 0.00
21 Campbellsville 0.00
21 Danville 0.00
21 Erlanger 0.00
21 Florence 0.00
21 Fort Thomas 0.00
21 Georgetown 0.00
21 Glasgow 0.00
21 Independence 0.00
21 Jeffersontown 0.00
21 Lawrenceburg 0.00
21 Murray 0.00
21 Paducah 0.00
21 Shelbyville 0.00
21 Shepherdsville 0.00
21 Versailles 0.00