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

Updated on October 22, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, among Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, Shively had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (495.71), followed by Covington (381.91), Newport (349.6), Bowling Green (343.72), and Paducah (342.05).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2020, 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 2020
Shively
Covington
Newport
Bowling Green
Paducah
Lexington
Henderson
Hopkinsville
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Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Shively 495.71
2 Covington 381.91
3 Newport 349.60
4 Bowling Green 343.72
5 Paducah 342.05
6 Lexington 320.08
7 Henderson 291.55
8 Hopkinsville 291.50
9 Glasgow 288.92
10 Owensboro 266.42
11 Frankfort 248.18
12 Shepherdsville 246.68
13 Winchester 231.56
14 Nicholasville 214.81
15 Ashland 205.22
16 Bardstown 195.05
17 Campbellsville 190.33
18 Richmond 182.61
19 Somerset 180.69
20 Georgetown 176.46
21 Radcliff 169.94
22 Florence 164.69
23 Madisonville 145.99
24 Elizabethtown 144.24
25 Murray 143.60
26 St. Matthews 132.14
27 Jeffersontown 104.69
28 Versailles 104.09
29 Berea 98.09
30 Danville 95.09
31 Shelbyville 94.88
32 Erlanger 93.85
33 Independence 72.52
34 Mount Washington 53.46
35 Lawrenceburg 51.88
36 Fort Thomas 36.87