Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2018

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, the Kentucky city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Lexington (982), followed by Bowling Green (208), Covington (164), Owensboro (160), and Henderson (95).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2018, 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 2018

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Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2018

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Lexington	982
2	Bowling Green	208
3	Covington	164
4	Owensboro	160
5	Henderson	95
6	Paducah	93
7	Hopkinsville	85
8	Radcliff	82
9	Frankfort	71
10	Richmond	66
11	Elizabethtown	64
12	Georgetown	62
13	Nicholasville	60
14	Florence	59
15	Shively	55
16	Newport	46
17	Jeffersontown	44
18	Madisonville	37
18	St. Matthews	37
19	Mayfield	35
20	Danville	34
21	Glasgow	33
22	Campbellsville	32
23	Ashland	30
23	Oak Grove	30
23	Somerset	30
24	Versailles	27
25	Bardstown	26
25	Shepherdsville	26
26	Independence	23
26	Lebanon	23
26	Murray	23
27	Erlanger	22
27	Franklin	22
28	Barbourville	21
29	Berea	20
29	Shelbyville	20
30	Maysville	19
31	London	18
32	Russellville	17
33	Corbin	15
34	Leitchfield	14
34	Mount Sterling	14
35	Middlesboro	13
35	Paris	13
36	Cynthiana	12
36	Hazard	12
36	Mount Washington	12
36	Pikeville	12
37	Elsmere	11
37	Grayson	11
37	Williamsburg	11
38	Paintsville	10
38	Princeton	10
39	Ludlow	9
40	Fort Wright	8
40	Harlan	8
40	Hillview	8
40	Lancaster	8
40	Russell Springs	8
40	Wilder	8
41	Southgate	7
42	Beaver Dam	6
42	Cave City	6
42	Dayton	6
42	Edgewood	6
42	Flatwoods	6
42	Fort Thomas	6
42	Marion	6
42	Monticello	6
42	Scottsville	6
43	Elkton	5
43	Greensburg	5
43	Hodgenville	5
43	La Grange	5
43	Manchester	5
44	Bellevue	4
44	Cadiz	4
44	Cold Spring	4
44	Dawson Springs	4
44	Fort Mitchell	4
44	Irvine	4
44	Lawrenceburg	4
44	Morehead	4
44	Mount Vernon	4
44	Russell	4
44	Taylor Mill	4
44	Wilmore	4
45	Calvert City	3
45	Central City	3
45	Flemingsburg	3
45	Fulton	3
45	Harrodsburg	3
45	Tompkinsville	3
45	Uniontown	3
45	West Buechel	3
46	Auburn	2
46	Augusta	2
46	Beattyville	2
46	Burnside	2
46	Carlisle	2
46	Carrollton	2
46	Columbia	2
46	Eddyville	2
46	Guthrie	2
46	Highland Heights	2
46	Louisa	2
46	Morgantown	2
46	Park Hills	2
46	Pineville	2
46	Prestonsburg	2
46	Sebree	2
46	Springfield	2
46	Stanford	2
46	Stanton	2
46	Villa Hills	2
46	Vine Grove	2
47	Alexandria	1
47	Benton	1
47	Bloomfield	1
47	Brandenburg	1
47	Catlettsburg	1
47	Coal Run Village	1
47	Dry Ridge	1
47	Edmonton	1
47	Evarts	1
47	Falmouth	1
47	Greenville	1
47	Irvington	1
47	Jackson	1
47	Junction City	1
47	Lakeside Park-Crestview Hills	1
47	Liberty	1
47	Muldraugh	1
47	Owingsville	1
47	Pioneer Village	1
47	Powderly	1
47	Prospect	1
47	Providence	1
47	Simpsonville	1
47	Stamping Ground	1
47	Taylorsville	1
47	Warsaw	1
48	Adairville	0
48	Anchorage	0
48	Audubon Park	0
48	Bellefonte	0
48	Brodhead	0
48	Brownsville	0
48	Centertown	0
48	Clay City	0
48	Clinton	0
48	Eminence	0
48	Graymoor-Devondale	0
48	Heritage Creek	0
48	Horse Cave	0
48	Hurstbourne Acres	0
48	Indian Hills	0
48	Jamestown	0
48	Lebanon Junction	0
48	Lewisburg	0
48	Lewisport	0
48	Livingston	0
48	Martin	0
48	Millersburg	0
48	Morganfield	0
48	Munfordville	0
48	Northfield	0
48	Olive Hill	0
48	Owenton	0
48	Raceland	0
48	Salyersville	0
48	Science Hill	0
48	Trenton	0
48	Vanceburg	0
48	West Liberty	0
48	West Point	0
48	Whitesburg	0
48	Williamstown	0
48	Woodburn	0
48	Worthington	0