Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2022

Updated on November 17, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, among Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, Shively had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (485.81), followed by Hopkinsville (370.15), Owensboro (369.32), Newport (292.5), and Bowling Green (284.84).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2022, 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 2022
Shively
Hopkinsville
Owensboro
Newport
Bowling Green
Lexington
Paducah
Covington
Somerset
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Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2022
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Shively 485.81
2 Hopkinsville 370.15
3 Owensboro 369.32
4 Newport 292.50
5 Bowling Green 284.84
6 Lexington 270.42
7 Paducah 268.71
8 Covington 268.10
9 Somerset 246.51
10 Henderson 243.61
11 Frankfort 231.10
12 Radcliff 204.96
13 Florence 194.80
14 Shepherdsville 193.91
15 Ashland 187.79
16 Franklin 186.75
17 Winchester 184.32
18 Richmond 179.85
19 Glasgow 164.54
20 La Grange 154.62
21 Bardstown 138.57
22 Danville 132.77
23 Nicholasville 131.74
24 Murray 131.38
25 Elizabethtown 123.32
26 Campbellsville 121.23
27 Shelbyville 120.13
28 St. Matthews 115.33
29 Georgetown 112.53
30 Jeffersontown 108.70
31 Berea 104.75
32 Madisonville 98.49
33 Paris 88.46
34 Lawrenceburg 84.35
35 Alexandria 76.81
36 Versailles 69.75
37 Independence 68.47
38 Erlanger 57.98
39 Mount Washington 48.81
40 Fort Thomas 23.31