Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, among Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, St. Matthews had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (4,900.34), followed by Florence (4,847.74), Bowling Green (4,792.59), Winchester (4,496.5), and Paducah (4,378.27).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total crime rate in 2020, and the table below shows the ranking of Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Total 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 Total 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 Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
St. Matthews
Florence
Bowling Green
Winchester
Paducah
Owensboro
Shively
Newport
Ashland
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Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 St. Matthews 4900.34
2 Florence 4847.74
3 Bowling Green 4792.59
4 Winchester 4496.50
5 Paducah 4378.27
6 Owensboro 4141.98
7 Shively 3730.54
8 Newport 3442.25
9 Ashland 3428.60
10 Glasgow 3363.83
11 Hopkinsville 3340.76
12 Frankfort 3326.98
13 Shepherdsville 3278.43
14 Lexington 3203.00
15 Campbellsville 3192.32
16 Covington 3010.61
17 Nicholasville 2946.36
18 Henderson 2936.78
19 Richmond 2779.97
20 Radcliff 2671.02
21 Jeffersontown 2653.43
22 Georgetown 2414.43
23 Somerset 2366.20
24 Bardstown 2228.06
25 Shelbyville 1885.79
26 Danville 1794.84
27 Murray 1769.32
28 Berea 1563.36
29 Versailles 1360.65
30 Madisonville 1232.83
31 Elizabethtown 1091.62
32 Mount Washington 815.29
33 Lawrenceburg 812.80
34 Erlanger 678.30
35 Fort Thomas 577.64
36 Independence 521.46