Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2017

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the Kentucky city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Louisville Metro (32,644), followed by Lexington (13,363), Bowling Green (3,314), Owensboro (2,784), and Covington (1,532).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of Kentucky cities with high number of Total crimes.

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.

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Related Topics: Kentucky FBI UCR 2017 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2017

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Louisville Metro	32644
2	Lexington	13363
3	Bowling Green	3314
4	Owensboro	2784
5	Covington	1532
6	Paducah	1468
7	Florence	1359
8	Richmond	1321
9	Winchester	1173
10	Frankfort	1045
11	Nicholasville	1019
12	Hopkinsville	1010
13	Georgetown	1002
14	Radcliff	906
15	Ashland	904
16	St. Matthews	896
17	Henderson	742
18	Shively	718
19	Jeffersontown	693
20	Newport	661
21	Murray	609
22	Mayfield	578
23	Middlesboro	572
24	Glasgow	545
25	Elizabethtown	535
26	Versailles	533
27	Campbellsville	457
28	Oak Grove	449
29	Berea	416
30	Bardstown	390
31	London	381
32	Shepherdsville	374
33	Pikeville	361
34	Maysville	348
35	Shelbyville	326
36	Madisonville	322
37	Erlanger	301
38	Paris	289
39	Danville	277
40	Russellville	274
41	Mount Sterling	271
42	Princeton	256
43	Franklin	248
44	Corbin	246
45	Somerset	222
46	Scottsville	221
47	Hazard	212
48	Independence	174
49	Cold Spring	171
50	Alexandria	161
51	La Grange	158
52	Leitchfield	157
53	Cynthiana	156
53	Harrodsburg	156
54	Morehead	154
55	Benton	153
56	Bellevue	149
57	Wilmore	147
58	Dayton	143
59	Mount Washington	136
60	Elsmere	133
60	Lawrenceburg	133
61	Fort Thomas	125
62	Hillview	123
63	Lebanon	113
64	Simpsonville	101
65	Grayson	100
66	Barbourville	99
67	Fort Mitchell	96
68	Lakeside Park-Crestview Hills	95
69	Jackson	89
70	Monticello	88
70	West Buechel	88
71	Ludlow	87
72	Fulton	86
73	Edgewood	81
73	Fort Wright	81
74	Dawson Springs	76
74	Marion	76
75	Cadiz	72
75	Central City	72
75	Taylor Mill	72
76	Catlettsburg	68
76	Vine Grove	68
77	Highland Heights	65
78	Lancaster	63
79	Russell Springs	59
80	Carrollton	58
80	Dry Ridge	58
81	Prestonsburg	55
81	Stanton	55
82	Williamsburg	54
83	Calvert City	50
83	Russell	50
84	Beaver Dam	49
85	Elkton	48
85	Prospect	48
86	Williamstown	47
87	Pineville	46
88	Taylorsville	45
89	Hodgenville	43
89	Paintsville	43
90	Villa Hills	42
91	Stanford	40
92	Audubon Park	39
92	Flemingsburg	39
92	Wilder	39
93	Flatwoods	38
94	Harlan	37
95	Burnside	36
95	Cave City	36
95	Graymoor-Devondale	36
95	Sturgis	36
96	Brandenburg	34
96	Eddyville	34
96	Edmonton	34
96	Louisa	34
96	Morgantown	34
97	Greensburg	33
97	Park Hills	33
98	Coal Run Village	31
98	Greenville	31
99	Southgate	28
100	Mount Vernon	27
100	Providence	27
101	Falmouth	26
102	Eminence	24
102	Manchester	24
102	Uniontown	24
103	Indian Hills	23
103	Irvine	23
103	Pioneer Village	23
104	West Point	22
105	Clinton	21
105	Columbia	21
106	Hardinsburg	18
106	Springfield	18
107	Morganfield	17
107	Muldraugh	17
108	Irvington	16
108	Munfordville	16
109	Hurstbourne Acres	13
109	Jamestown	13
109	Owingsville	13
109	Smiths Grove	13
110	Cumberland	12
110	Warsaw	12
110	West Liberty	12
111	Beattyville	11
112	Olive Hill	10
112	Raceland	10
113	Carlisle	9
113	Cloverport	9
113	Ravenna	9
114	Anchorage	8
114	Ferguson	8
114	Hartford	8
115	Augusta	7
115	Bloomfield	7
115	Vanceburg	7
116	Adairville	5
116	Owenton	5
117	Brownsville	4
117	Salyersville	4
118	Lebanon Junction	3
118	Loyall	3
119	Horse Cave	2
119	Junction City	2
119	Tompkinsville	2
119	Whitesburg	2
120	Lewisport	1
120	Sebree	1
121	Eubank	0
121	Hyden	0
121	Jenkins	0
121	South Shore	0