Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2019

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, the Kentucky city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Louisville Metro (4,640), followed by Lexington (967), Bowling Green (203), Covington (188), and Owensboro (135).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2019, 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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Related Topics: Kentucky FBI UCR 2019 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2019

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Louisville Metro	4640
2	Lexington	967
3	Bowling Green	203
4	Covington	188
5	Owensboro	135
6	Hopkinsville	90
7	Frankfort	81
8	Richmond	75
9	Paducah	71
10	Henderson	65
11	Ashland	59
12	Radcliff	58
13	Florence	55
14	Shively	54
15	Elizabethtown	49
16	Nicholasville	47
17	Winchester	44
18	Georgetown	41
19	Mayfield	40
20	Newport	37
21	Somerset	35
22	Jeffersontown	31
23	Campbellsville	29
24	Danville	26
24	Glasgow	26
25	Middlesboro	24
25	Oak Grove	24
26	Versailles	23
27	Shepherdsville	22
27	St. Matthews	22
28	Franklin	21
28	Shelbyville	21
29	Murray	20
30	Berea	19
30	Maysville	19
31	Pikeville	18
32	Madisonville	17
33	Erlanger	16
33	Paris	16
34	Bardstown	15
34	Mount Sterling	15
34	Russellville	15
35	Hazard	14
36	Independence	13
36	Leitchfield	13
37	Lebanon	12
38	La Grange	10
38	Williamsburg	10
39	Central City	9
39	Corbin	9
39	Elsmere	9
39	Harrodsburg	9
39	Ludlow	9
39	Monticello	9
39	Princeton	9
40	Barbourville	8
40	Hillview	8
40	Lancaster	8
40	Mount Washington	8
40	Russell Springs	8
40	Scottsville	8
41	Alexandria	7
41	Fort Mitchell	7
41	Morehead	7
42	Bellevue	6
42	Cynthiana	6
42	Fulton	6
42	Harlan	6
42	Middletown	6
42	Prestonsburg	6
42	Simpsonville	6
42	Springfield	6
42	Villa Hills	6
42	West Buechel	6
43	Cadiz	5
43	Dayton	5
43	Fort Thomas	5
43	Grayson	5
43	Greenville	5
43	Highland Heights	5
43	London	5
43	Louisa	5
43	Russell	5
43	Salyersville	5
43	Tompkinsville	5
44	Benton	4
44	Columbia	4
44	Edgewood	4
44	Falmouth	4
44	Fort Wright	4
44	Hodgenville	4
44	Lawrenceburg	4
44	Paintsville	4
44	Southgate	4
45	Beattyville	3
45	Brandenburg	3
45	Carrollton	3
45	Cave City	3
45	Cold Spring	3
45	Lakeside Park-Crestview Hills	3
45	Liberty	3
45	Manchester	3
45	Vine Grove	3
46	Carlisle	2
46	Catlettsburg	2
46	Clinton	2
46	Dawson Springs	2
46	Flemingsburg	2
46	Greensburg	2
46	Hardinsburg	2
46	Irvine	2
46	Irvington	2
46	Marion	2
46	Morganfield	2
46	Morgantown	2
46	Muldraugh	2
46	Park Hills	2
46	Pineville	2
46	Raceland	2
46	Stanford	2
46	Stanton	2
46	Taylor Mill	2
46	West Liberty	2
47	Auburn	1
47	Audubon Park	1
47	Augusta	1
47	Beaver Dam	1
47	Brodhead	1
47	Burnside	1
47	Elkton	1
47	Eminence	1
47	Flatwoods	1
47	Graymoor-Devondale	1
47	Horse Cave	1
47	Lebanon Junction	1
47	Munfordville	1
47	Olive Hill	1
47	Owingsville	1
47	Pembroke	1
47	Prospect	1
47	Sturgis	1
47	Vanceburg	1
47	Whitesburg	1
47	Worthington	1
48	Adairville	0
48	Albany	0
48	Anchorage	0
48	Bardwell	0
48	Bellefonte	0
48	Bloomfield	0
48	Brownsville	0
48	Burgin	0
48	Burkesville	0
48	Calvert City	0
48	Centertown	0
48	Clarkson	0
48	Clay City	0
48	Coal Run Village	0
48	Crab Orchard	0
48	Cumberland	0
48	Dry Ridge	0
48	Eddyville	0
48	Edmonton	0
48	Elkhorn City	0
48	Eubank	0
48	Evarts	0
48	Ferguson	0
48	Fleming-Neon	0
48	Greenup	0
48	Guthrie	0
48	Hartford	0
48	Hawesville	0
48	Heritage Creek	0
48	Hickman	0
48	Hurstbourne Acres	0
48	Hyden	0
48	Indian Hills	0
48	Jackson	0
48	Jamestown	0
48	Jenkins	0
48	Junction City	0
48	La Center	0
48	Lewisburg	0
48	Lewisport	0
48	Livingston	0
48	Loyall	0
48	Martin	0
48	McKee	0
48	Meadow Vale	0
48	Millersburg	0
48	Mount Vernon	0
48	New Haven	0
48	Northfield	0
48	Owenton	0
48	Perryville	0
48	Pewee Valley	0
48	Pioneer Village	0
48	Pippa Passes	0
48	Providence	0
48	Ravenna	0
48	Sadieville	0
48	Science Hill	0
48	Sebree	0
48	Smiths Grove	0
48	South Shore	0
48	Stamping Ground	0
48	Taylorsville	0
48	Trenton	0
48	Uniontown	0
48	Warsaw	0
48	Wayland	0
48	West Point	0
48	Wheelwright	0
48	Wilder	0
48	Williamstown	0
48	Wilmore	0
48	Woodburn	0