Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2023

Updated on September 30, 2024.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, among Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, Louisville Metro had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (765.53), followed by Shively (402.49), Hopkinsville (350.6), Paducah (333.43), and Owensboro (311.99).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2023, 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 2023
Louisville Metro
Shively
Hopkinsville
Paducah
Owensboro
Covington
Henderson
Winchester
Paris
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Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2023
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Louisville Metro 765.53
2 Shively 402.49
3 Hopkinsville 350.60
4 Paducah 333.43
5 Owensboro 311.99
6 Covington 295.36
7 Henderson 291.10
8 Winchester 271.82
9 Paris 259.53
10 Newport 253.99
11 Lexington 253.76
12 Radcliff 235.64
13 Somerset 234.91
14 Frankfort 233.36
15 Bowling Green 232.30
16 Richmond 227.95
17 Shepherdsville 198.36
18 Ashland 193.21
19 Campbellsville 188.20
20 Glasgow 175.13
21 Danville 173.42
22 Lyndon 156.35
23 St. Matthews 144.70
24 Franklin 144.00
25 Erlanger 141.27
26 Elizabethtown 136.88
27 Florence 136.78
28 Nicholasville 123.54
29 Georgetown 122.18
30 Madisonville 120.69
31 Shelbyville 118.78
32 Bardstown 115.77
33 Jeffersontown 105.28
34 Berea 103.59
35 Murray 102.15
36 Lawrenceburg 83.24
37 Independence 70.94
38 Versailles 58.80
39 Fort Thomas 47.09
40 Mount Washington 43.07
41 Alexandria 37.47
42 La Grange 28.81