Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018

Updated on September 25, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, among Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, Covington had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (405.46), followed by Paducah (373), Radcliff (363.22), Shively (346.44), and Henderson (331.96).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2018, 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 2018
Covington
Paducah
Radcliff
Shively
Henderson
Newport
Bowling Green
Lexington
Campbellsville
Hopkinsville
Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Covington 405.46
2 Paducah 373.00
3 Radcliff 363.22
4 Shively 346.44
5 Henderson 331.96
6 Newport 307.24
7 Bowling Green 304.68
8 Lexington 301.62
9 Campbellsville 278.19
10 Hopkinsville 277.72
11 Owensboro 268.07
12 Somerset 261.94
13 Frankfort 256.65
14 Glasgow 228.99
15 Elizabethtown 212.06
16 Shepherdsville 209.83
17 St. Matthews 202.98
18 Danville 202.37
19 Bardstown 196.32
20 Madisonville 195.16
21 Nicholasville 194.04
22 Richmond 183.58
23 Georgetown 180.49
24 Florence 180.42
25 Jeffersontown 160.33
26 Ashland 146.16
27 Berea 125.84
28 Shelbyville 123.93
29 Murray 118.54
30 Versailles 101.69
31 Erlanger 95.68
32 Independence 81.99
33 Mount Washington 81.61
34 Fort Thomas 36.87
35 Lawrenceburg 35.16