Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, among Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, Louisville Metro had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (686.9), followed by Covington (465.92), Shively (340.8), Somerset (303.85), and Lexington (296.56).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2019, 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 2019
Louisville Metro
Covington
Shively
Somerset
Lexington
Frankfort
Ashland
Bowling Green
Hopkinsville
Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Louisville Metro 686.90
2 Covington 465.92
3 Shively 340.80
4 Somerset 303.85
5 Lexington 296.56
6 Frankfort 292.18
7 Ashland 291.76
8 Bowling Green 291.55
9 Hopkinsville 291.31
10 Paducah 285.92
11 Campbellsville 252.44
12 Radcliff 252.20
13 Newport 247.24
14 Winchester 236.50
15 Henderson 229.13
16 Owensboro 224.60
17 Richmond 205.72
18 Glasgow 179.62
19 Shepherdsville 175.79
20 Florence 167.44
21 Elizabethtown 161.27
22 Danville 154.09
23 Nicholasville 150.70
24 Shelbyville 127.03
25 St. Matthews 120.38
26 Berea 118.20
27 Georgetown 116.79
28 Bardstown 113.30
29 Jeffersontown 110.66
30 Murray 102.33
31 Madisonville 90.86
32 Versailles 86.39
33 Erlanger 69.22
34 Mount Washington 53.85
35 Independence 45.55
36 Lawrenceburg 34.67
37 Fort Thomas 30.51