Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the Kentucky city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Louisville Metro (4,428), followed by Lexington (1,131), Bowling Green (225), Covington (185), and Owensboro (178).

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

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Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017

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Lexington

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Louisville Metro	4428
2	Lexington	1131
3	Bowling Green	225
4	Covington	185
5	Owensboro	178
6	Frankfort	100
7	Richmond	92
8	Paducah	83
9	Hopkinsville	79
10	Radcliff	74
11	Henderson	69
12	Shively	65
13	Georgetown	64
14	Elizabethtown	61
15	Nicholasville	60
16	Florence	52
17	Newport	42
18	Winchester	41
19	Ashland	39
19	Mayfield	39
20	Oak Grove	34
21	St. Matthews	32
22	Jeffersontown	31
23	Madisonville	30
24	Shelbyville	28
25	Versailles	27
26	Bardstown	26
26	Murray	26
27	Danville	25
27	Independence	25
27	Shepherdsville	25
28	Berea	24
28	Franklin	24
28	Russellville	24
29	Campbellsville	23
29	Somerset	23
30	Erlanger	22
31	Middlesboro	21
32	Glasgow	20
33	London	18
33	Paris	18
34	Maysville	17
35	Corbin	16
35	Dayton	16
36	Harrodsburg	15
37	Mount Sterling	14
38	Hazard	13
38	Leitchfield	13
38	Princeton	13
39	Cadiz	12
39	Lebanon	12
40	Prestonsburg	11
41	Paintsville	10
42	Barbourville	9
42	Bellevue	9
42	Lawrenceburg	9
42	Monticello	9
42	Scottsville	9
43	Fort Thomas	8
43	La Grange	8
43	Lancaster	8
43	Mount Washington	8
44	Elsmere	7
44	Fulton	7
44	Highland Heights	7
44	West Buechel	7
45	Beaver Dam	6
45	Cold Spring	6
45	Cynthiana	6
45	Fort Mitchell	6
45	Harlan	6
45	Springfield	6
46	Hillview	5
46	Hodgenville	5
46	Ludlow	5
46	Pikeville	5
46	Russell	5
47	Calvert City	4
47	Catlettsburg	4
47	Clinton	4
47	Columbia	4
47	Flatwoods	4
47	Grayson	4
47	Irvine	4
47	Louisa	4
47	Marion	4
47	Morehead	4
47	Morgantown	4
47	Uniontown	4
48	Carrollton	3
48	Cave City	3
48	Dawson Springs	3
48	Dry Ridge	3
48	Elkton	3
48	Fort Wright	3
48	Pineville	3
48	Simpsonville	3
48	Southgate	3
48	Stanton	3
48	Taylor Mill	3
48	West Point	3
48	Wilder	3
48	Wilmore	3
49	Adairville	2
49	Alexandria	2
49	Benton	2
49	Brandenburg	2
49	Cloverport	2
49	Cumberland	2
49	Greensburg	2
49	Greenville	2
49	Morganfield	2
49	Park Hills	2
49	Russell Springs	2
49	Salyersville	2
49	Stanford	2
49	Villa Hills	2
49	Williamsburg	2
50	Anchorage	1
50	Audubon Park	1
50	Beattyville	1
50	Burnside	1
50	Central City	1
50	Coal Run Village	1
50	Edgewood	1
50	Edmonton	1
50	Eminence	1
50	Falmouth	1
50	Flemingsburg	1
50	Graymoor-Devondale	1
50	Hardinsburg	1
50	Jackson	1
50	Manchester	1
50	Mount Vernon	1
50	Owingsville	1
50	Pioneer Village	1
50	Raceland	1
50	Ravenna	1
50	Smiths Grove	1
50	Sturgis	1
50	Taylorsville	1
50	Tompkinsville	1
50	Vanceburg	1
50	Warsaw	1
50	West Liberty	1
50	Williamstown	1
51	Augusta	0
51	Bloomfield	0
51	Brownsville	0
51	Carlisle	0
51	Eddyville	0
51	Eubank	0
51	Ferguson	0
51	Hartford	0
51	Horse Cave	0
51	Hurstbourne Acres	0
51	Hyden	0
51	Indian Hills	0
51	Irvington	0
51	Jamestown	0
51	Jenkins	0
51	Junction City	0
51	Lakeside Park-Crestview Hills	0
51	Lebanon Junction	0
51	Lewisport	0
51	Loyall	0
51	Muldraugh	0
51	Munfordville	0
51	Olive Hill	0
51	Owenton	0
51	Prospect	0
51	Providence	0
51	Sebree	0
51	South Shore	0
51	Vine Grove	0
51	Whitesburg	0