Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2020

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the Kentucky city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Lexington (10,437), followed by Bowling Green (3,444), Owensboro (2,503), Florence (1,619), and Covington (1,214).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2020, and the table below shows the ranking of Kentucky cities with high number of Total 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 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.

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Related Topics: Kentucky FBI UCR 2020 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2020

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Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2020

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Lexington	10437
2	Bowling Green	3444
3	Owensboro	2503
4	Florence	1619
5	Covington	1214
6	Paducah	1088
7	Hopkinsville	1020
7	Richmond	1020
8	Frankfort	925
9	Nicholasville	919
10	St. Matthews	890
11	Georgetown	862
12	Winchester	835
13	Henderson	826
14	Jeffersontown	735
15	Ashland	685
16	Radcliff	613
17	Shively	587
18	Newport	512
19	Glasgow	489
20	Shepherdsville	412
21	Mayfield	406
22	Mount Sterling	388
23	Campbellsville	369
24	Versailles	366
25	Murray	345
26	Elizabethtown	333
27	Shelbyville	318
28	Maysville	307
29	Middlesboro	305
30	Danville	302
31	London	299
32	Bardstown	297
33	Oak Grove	277
34	Somerset	275
35	Franklin	266
36	Berea	255
37	Russellville	236
38	Madisonville	228
39	Middletown	205
40	Pikeville	193
41	La Grange	180
42	Hillview	177
43	Paris	164
44	Erlanger	159
45	Corbin	151
45	Independence	151
46	Leitchfield	149
47	Princeton	147
48	Scottsville	145
49	Cynthiana	144
50	Hazard	141
51	Harrodsburg	136
52	Monticello	132
52	Morehead	132
53	Lancaster	130
54	Alexandria	126
55	Mount Washington	122
56	Fulton	120
57	Cold Spring	114
58	Grayson	106
59	Simpsonville	95
60	Fort Thomas	94
60	Lawrenceburg	94
61	Lebanon	90
62	Stanton	87
63	Benton	86
63	Elsmere	86
64	Bellevue	81
65	Russell Springs	80
66	Fort Mitchell	75
67	West Buechel	74
68	Highland Heights	72
69	Barbourville	71
70	Dayton	70
70	Falmouth	70
71	Central City	69
71	Fort Wright	69
71	Villa Hills	69
72	Cadiz	66
73	Ludlow	64
74	Wilder	59
75	Eminence	56
76	Vine Grove	55
77	Elkton	54
77	Flemingsburg	54
77	Jackson	54
78	Marion	53
79	Stanford	52
80	Graymoor-Devondale	51
81	Lakeside Park-Crestview Hills	50
82	Williamstown	47
83	Dawson Springs	44
84	Edgewood	43
85	Prestonsburg	40
86	Williamsburg	39
87	Springfield	38
88	Flatwoods	37
89	Taylor Mill	36
90	Southgate	35
90	Wilmore	35
91	Greenville	34
91	Prospect	34
92	Louisa	33
92	Russell	33
93	Dry Ridge	32
93	Hodgenville	32
93	Muldraugh	32
94	Manchester	30
94	Olive Hill	30
95	Clay City	28
95	Indian Hills	28
96	Calvert City	27
96	Carrollton	27
96	Hardinsburg	27
96	Hurstbourne Acres	27
96	Jamestown	27
96	Paintsville	27
97	Catlettsburg	26
97	Pineville	26
98	Beaver Dam	25
98	Cave City	25
99	Pioneer Village	24
100	Park Hills	23
101	Greensburg	22
102	Columbia	21
103	Harlan	19
103	Morganfield	19
104	Smiths Grove	18
105	Audubon Park	17
105	Raceland	17
106	Burnside	16
106	Coal Run Village	16
106	Eddyville	16
107	Brandenburg	15
107	Irvine	15
107	Salyersville	15
108	Anchorage	14
108	Providence	14
108	Warsaw	14
108	West Point	14
109	Augusta	12
109	Morgantown	12
110	Edmonton	11
110	Heritage Creek	11
110	Pembroke	11
110	Tompkinsville	11
111	Horse Cave	10
111	Owingsville	10
111	Taylorsville	10
112	Beattyville	9
112	Carlisle	9
112	Clinton	9
112	Hartford	9
113	Junction City	8
113	Munfordville	8
114	Hawesville	7
115	Auburn	6
115	Burkesville	6
115	Greenup	6
115	Guthrie	6
115	Lebanon Junction	6
115	Owenton	6
116	West Liberty	3
117	La Center	2
117	McKee	2
118	Lewisport	1
118	South Shore	1
119	Wheelwright	0
119	Woodburn	0