Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017

Updated on October 15, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, Louisville Metro had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (647.03), followed by Covington (452.93), Shively (410.61), Frankfort (357.46), and Lexington (350.88).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2017, 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 2017
Louisville Metro
Covington
Shively
Frankfort
Lexington
Bowling Green
Paducah
Radcliff
Owensboro
Newport
Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Louisville Metro 647.03
2 Covington 452.93
3 Shively 410.61
4 Frankfort 357.46
5 Lexington 350.88
6 Bowling Green 339.28
7 Paducah 329.77
8 Radcliff 329.28
9 Owensboro 298.78
10 Newport 276.28
11 Richmond 261.65
12 Hopkinsville 248.73
13 Henderson 239.20
14 Winchester 221.89
15 Shepherdsville 204.85
16 Elizabethtown 202.89
17 Campbellsville 200.24
18 Somerset 199.46
19 Nicholasville 197.80
20 Bardstown 195.12
21 Georgetown 187.22
22 Ashland 186.36
23 Shelbyville 177.69
24 St. Matthews 176.18
25 Florence 158.22
26 Berea 155.78
27 Madisonville 155.31
28 Danville 148.01
29 Glasgow 136.15
30 Murray 135.38
31 Jeffersontown 113.14
32 Versailles 102.58
33 Erlanger 95.87
34 Independence 91.24
35 Lawrenceburg 80.28
36 Mount Washington 55.13
37 Fort Thomas 48.53