Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, St. Matthews had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (4,695.64), followed by Louisville Metro (4,316.34), Hopkinsville (4,128.37), Bowling Green (4,107.15), and Owensboro (3,984.43).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total crime rate in 2021, 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 2021
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Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 St. Matthews 4695.64
2 Louisville Metro 4316.34
3 Hopkinsville 4128.37
4 Bowling Green 4107.15
5 Owensboro 3984.43
6 Florence 3775.43
7 Shively 3515.13
8 Winchester 3461.93
9 Paducah 3457.56
10 Ashland 3098.48
11 Lexington 3009.74
12 Jeffersontown 2963.72
13 Frankfort 2943.83
14 Henderson 2708.23
15 Glasgow 2677.83
16 Newport 2612.62
17 Bardstown 2556.44
18 Radcliff 2417.56
19 Campbellsville 2313.04
20 Richmond 2256.79
21 Shepherdsville 2230.99
22 Somerset 2228.95
23 Nicholasville 2203.05
24 Covington 2163.88
25 Georgetown 1937.69
26 Murray 1795.46
27 Danville 1766.23
28 Berea 1520.27
29 Shelbyville 1435.69
30 Elizabethtown 1382.25
31 Madisonville 1089.18
32 Versailles 950.06
33 Mount Washington 790.80
34 Lawrenceburg 466.28
35 Erlanger 464.57
36 Fort Thomas 430.27
37 Independence 391.97