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

Updated on November 1, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, Louisville Metro had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (981.22), followed by Shively (457.67), Hopkinsville (383.28), Covington (337.49), and Bowling Green (329.96).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2021, 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 2021
Louisville Metro
Shively
Hopkinsville
Covington
Bowling Green
Paducah
Lexington
Radcliff
Owensboro
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Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Louisville Metro 981.22
2 Shively 457.67
3 Hopkinsville 383.28
4 Covington 337.49
5 Bowling Green 329.96
6 Paducah 317.61
7 Lexington 287.87
8 Radcliff 283.14
9 Owensboro 242.43
10 Newport 242.41
11 Henderson 233.16
12 Glasgow 221.42
13 Frankfort 201.78
14 Shepherdsville 201.35
15 Ashland 190.83
16 St. Matthews 188.49
17 Somerset 185.05
18 Elizabethtown 183.43
19 Florence 183.30
20 Georgetown 166.71
21 Campbellsville 165.22
22 Jeffersontown 152.54
23 Madisonville 150.98
24 Richmond 149.92
25 Murray 132.62
26 Winchester 117.72
27 Shelbyville 117.20
28 Nicholasville 112.24
29 Bardstown 112.12
30 Danville 105.62
31 Independence 78.39
32 Berea 72.39
33 Erlanger 71.80
34 Lawrenceburg 51.81
35 Versailles 44.36
36 Fort Thomas 36.88
37 Mount Washington 33.23