Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Rape Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, among Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, Paducah had the highest Rape Crime Rate per 100K residents (132.8), followed by Newport (80.68), Bowling Green (77.93), Glasgow (75.67), and Owensboro (67.85).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Rape crime rate in 2020, and the table below shows the ranking of Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Rape 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 Rape 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.
| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paducah | 132.80 |
| 2 | Newport | 80.68 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 77.93 |
| 4 | Glasgow | 75.67 |
| 5 | Owensboro | 67.85 |
| 6 | Frankfort | 61.14 |
| 7 | Shepherdsville | 55.70 |
| 8 | Hopkinsville | 55.68 |
| 9 | Lexington | 54.63 |
| 10 | Henderson | 53.33 |
| 11 | Covington | 52.08 |
| 12 | Somerset | 51.63 |
| 13 | Murray | 51.29 |
| 14 | Shively | 50.84 |
| 15 | Georgetown | 47.62 |
| 16 | Florence | 41.92 |
| 17 | Erlanger | 38.39 |
| 18 | Winchester | 37.70 |
| 19 | Ashland | 35.04 |
| 20 | Versailles | 33.46 |
| 21 | Nicholasville | 32.06 |
| 22 | Independence | 31.08 |
| 23 | Radcliff | 30.50 |
| 24 | Danville | 29.72 |
| 25 | Elizabethtown | 26.23 |
| 26 | Richmond | 24.53 |
| 27 | Berea | 24.52 |
| 28 | Bardstown | 22.51 |
| 29 | Mount Washington | 20.05 |
| 30 | Fort Thomas | 18.43 |
| 31 | Campbellsville | 17.30 |
| 32 | St. Matthews | 16.52 |
| 33 | Madisonville | 16.22 |
| 34 | Jeffersontown | 14.44 |
| 35 | Lawrenceburg | 8.65 |
| 36 | Shelbyville | 0.00 |