What is the safest city in Kentucky?

Based on 2024 FBI data, Princeton is the safest city in Kentucky with a violent crime rate of 16.2 per 100,000 residents.

What is the most dangerous city in Kentucky?

Louisville Metro has the highest violent crime rate in Kentucky at 707.4 per 100,000 residents in 2024.

How many cities in Kentucky report crime data?

235 cities in Kentucky reported crime data to the FBI in 2024.

Safest Cities in Kentucky (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. Kentucky has 235 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 213.1 per 100K.

235

Cities Tracked

16.2

Safest City Rate

66.4

Median City Rate

707.4

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in Kentucky

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Property Rate	Grade
1	Princeton	6,173	16.2	0.0	1717.2	A
2	Wilmore	6,137	16.3	0.0	456.2	A
3	Independence	29,747	26.9	0.0	316.0	A
4	Vine Grove	7,011	28.5	0.0	328.1	A
5	Mount Washington	18,811	31.9	0.0	558.2	A
6	Taylor Mill	6,957	43.1	0.0	330.6	B+
7	Fort Thomas	16,826	47.5	0.0	487.3	B+
8	Flatwoods	7,200	55.6	0.0	208.3	B+
9	Alexandria	10,778	55.7	0.0	723.7	B+
10	Lawrenceburg	12,241	57.2	0.0	539.2	B+
11	Fort Mitchell	8,617	58.0	0.0	754.3	B+
12	Edgewood	8,382	59.7	0.0	417.6	B+
13	Cold Spring	6,478	61.7	0.0	1914.2	B+
14	Fort Wright	6,132	65.2	0.0	505.5	B+
15	Villa Hills	7,616	65.7	0.0	827.2	B+
16	La Grange	10,537	66.4	0.0	911.1	B+
17	Lakeside Park-Crestview Hills	6,028	66.4	0.0	978.8	B+
18	Versailles	27,727	68.5	0.0	757.4	B
19	Erlanger	19,827	70.6	5.0	524.5	B
20	Highland Heights	6,604	75.7	0.0	969.1	B
21	Central City	5,808	86.1	0.0	981.4	B
22	Berea	16,135	86.8	0.0	849.1	B
23	Bellevue	5,713	87.5	0.0	1015.2	B
24	Monticello	5,706	87.6	0.0	788.6	B
25	Madisonville	19,294	88.1	5.2	590.9	B

Most Dangerous Cities in Kentucky

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Grade
1	Louisville Metro	676,843	707.4	21.7	F
2	Hopkinsville	30,694	446.3	6.5	F
3	Owensboro	60,096	349.4	1.7	D
4	Newport	13,702	328.4	7.3	D
5	Henderson	27,600	318.8	3.6	D
6	Shively	15,394	305.3	13.0	D
7	Covington	40,984	287.9	4.9	D
8	Oak Grove	7,985	275.5	25.1	D
9	Paducah	26,624	270.4	3.8	D
10	Lexington	323,254	262.0	5.0	D+
11	Somerset	12,367	258.8	0.0	D+
12	Dayton	5,833	240.0	0.0	D+
13	Florence	33,208	231.9	18.1	D+
14	Campbellsville	11,724	230.3	17.1	D+
15	Bowling Green	77,503	224.5	1.3	D+

All 235 Cities in Kentucky

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 235 cities

#	City	Pop.	Violent Rate	Grade
1	Prospect	4,553	0.0	A
2	Paintsville	4,111	0.0	A
3	Indian Hills	2,843	0.0	A
4	Providence	2,799	0.0	A
5	Eminence	2,755	0.0	A
6	Calvert City	2,517	0.0	A
7	Eddyville	2,483	0.0	A
8	Anchorage	2,466	0.0	A
9	Windy Hills	2,400	0.0	A
10	Junction City	2,294	0.0	A
11	Tompkinsville	2,282	0.0	A
12	Horse Cave	2,271	0.0	A
13	Dry Ridge	2,209	0.0	A
14	Carlisle	2,118	0.0	A
15	Hurstbourne Acres	1,938	0.0	A
16	Jamestown	1,882	0.0	A
17	Lebanon Junction	1,810	0.0	A
18	Cumberland	1,782	0.0	A
19	Jenkins	1,758	0.0	A
20	Catlettsburg	1,726	0.0	A
21	Munfordville	1,720	0.0	A
22	Lewisport	1,719	0.0	A
23	Sturgis	1,654	0.0	A
24	Pewee Valley	1,650	0.0	A
25	Coal Run Village	1,580	0.0	A
26	Sebree	1,515	0.0	A
27	Salyersville	1,506	0.0	A
28	Worthington	1,442	0.0	A
29	Burkesville	1,394	0.0	A
30	Vanceburg	1,388	0.0	A
31	Cloverport	1,147	0.0	A
32	Brodhead	1,126	0.0	A
33	South Shore	1,056	0.0	A
34	Greenup	1,047	0.0	A
35	Burgin	1,006	0.0	A
36	Hawesville	985	0.0	A
37	Northfield	983	0.0	A
38	Bloomfield	982	0.0	A
39	Clay	982	0.0	A
40	Elkhorn City	965	0.0	A
41	Clarkson	958	0.0	A
42	Woodlawn Park	928	0.0	A
43	West Point	922	0.0	A
44	Brownsville	893	0.0	A
45	Uniontown	892	0.0	A
46	Adairville	880	0.0	A
47	Pembroke	878	0.0	A
48	Bellefonte	877	0.0	A
49	Ferguson	865	0.0	A
50	La Center	863	0.0	A
51	Campbellsburg	852	0.0	A
52	Stamping Ground	836	0.0	A
53	Evarts	815	0.0	A
54	New Haven	808	0.0	A
55	McKee	804	0.0	A
56	Perryville	793	0.0	A
57	Lewisburg	782	0.0	A
58	Powderly	780	0.0	A
59	Crab Orchard	761	0.0	A
60	Meadow Vale	715	0.0	A
61	Burnside	708	0.0	A
62	Bardwell	684	0.0	A
63	Strathmoor Village	669	0.0	A
64	Science Hill	652	0.0	A
65	Butler	640	0.0	A
66	Pippa Passes	632	0.0	A
67	Lynch	596	0.0	A
68	Ravenna	548	0.0	A
69	Caneyville	531	0.0	A
70	Fleming-Neon	514	0.0	A
71	Bancroft	496	0.0	A
72	Martin	478	0.0	A
73	Wheelwright	464	0.0	A
74	Benham	459	0.0	A
75	Centertown	413	0.0	A
76	Hustonville	402	0.0	A
77	Wayland	373	0.0	A
78	Sadieville	338	0.0	A
79	Eubank	329	0.0	A
80	Trenton	328	0.0	A
81	Woodburn	321	0.0	A
82	Hyden	281	0.0	A
83	Fountain Run	222	0.0	A
84	Allen	175	0.0	A
85	Livingston	165	0.0	A
86	Booneville	163	0.0	A
87	Princeton	6,173	16.2	A
88	Wilmore	6,137	16.3	A
89	Independence	29,747	26.9	A
90	Vine Grove	7,011	28.5	A
91	Stanton	3,165	31.6	A
92	Mount Washington	18,811	31.9	A
93	Morganfield	3,107	32.2	A
94	Flemingsburg	2,999	33.3	A
95	Brandenburg	2,962	33.8	B+
96	Marion	2,887	34.6	B+
97	Cadiz	2,772	36.1	B+
98	Cave City	2,360	42.4	B+
99	Taylor Mill	6,957	43.1	B+
100	Fort Thomas	16,826	47.5	B+
101	Jackson	2,093	47.8	B+
102	Liberty	1,996	50.1	B+
103	Carrollton	3,922	51.0	B+
104	Flatwoods	7,200	55.6	B+
105	Alexandria	10,778	55.7	B+
106	Lawrenceburg	12,241	57.2	B+
107	Fort Mitchell	8,617	58.0	B+
108	Edgewood	8,382	59.7	B+
109	Owenton	1,663	60.1	B+
110	Auburn	1,651	60.6	B+
111	Hazard	4,878	61.5	B+
112	Whitesburg	1,624	61.6	B+
113	Cold Spring	6,478	61.7	B+
114	Pineville	1,582	63.2	B+
115	Olive Hill	1,535	65.1	B+
116	Fort Wright	6,132	65.2	B+
117	Villa Hills	7,616	65.7	B+
118	La Grange	10,537	66.4	B+
119	Lakeside Park-Crestview Hills	6,028	66.4	B+
120	Springfield	2,969	67.4	B
121	Versailles	27,727	68.5	B
122	Greenville	4,339	69.1	B
123	Erlanger	19,827	70.6	B
124	Audubon Park	1,401	71.4	B
125	Pioneer Village	2,760	72.5	B
126	Lancaster	4,101	73.2	B
127	Williamstown	3,983	75.3	B
128	Highland Heights	6,604	75.7	B
129	Southgate	3,786	79.2	B
130	Stanford	3,714	80.8	B
131	Columbia	4,895	81.7	B
132	Clinton	1,196	83.6	B
133	Benton	4,765	83.9	B
134	West Liberty	3,535	84.9	B
135	Clay City	1,174	85.2	B
136	Beaver Dam	3,487	86.0	B
137	Central City	5,808	86.1	B
138	Berea	16,135	86.8	B
139	Bellevue	5,713	87.5	B
140	Monticello	5,706	87.6	B
141	Madisonville	19,294	88.1	B
142	Augusta	1,088	91.9	B
143	Leitchfield	6,480	92.6	B
144	Ludlow	4,313	92.7	B
145	Beattyville	2,141	93.4	B
146	Dawson Springs	2,138	93.5	B
147	Russellville	7,470	93.7	B
148	Park Hills	3,142	95.5	B
149	Wilder	3,076	97.5	B
150	Elsmere	9,140	98.5	B
151	Murray	18,191	99.0	B
152	Muldraugh	1,006	99.4	B
153	Lyndon	10,877	101.1	B
154	Jeffersontown	28,563	105.0	C+
155	Morehead	6,608	105.9	C+
156	Russell Springs	2,817	106.5	C+
157	Scottsville	4,616	108.3	C+
158	Danville	17,406	109.2	C+
159	Nicholasville	32,866	112.6	C+
160	Edmonton	1,714	116.7	C+
161	Hardinsburg	2,469	121.5	C+
162	Mount Vernon	2,457	122.1	C+
163	Georgetown	40,037	122.4	C+
164	Middletown	9,602	125.0	C+
165	Owingsville	1,598	125.2	C+
166	St. Matthews	17,289	127.2	C+
167	Paris	10,057	129.3	C+
168	Fulton	2,266	132.4	C+
169	Shelbyville	17,959	133.6	C+
170	Shepherdsville	14,843	134.7	C+
171	Millersburg	738	135.5	C+
172	Elizabethtown	33,522	137.2	C+
173	Franklin	10,556	142.1	C+
174	Irvington	1,392	143.7	C+
175	London	7,602	144.7	C+
176	Guthrie	1,334	149.9	C
177	Cynthiana	6,600	151.5	C
178	Lebanon	6,595	151.6	C
179	Brooksville	651	153.6	C
180	Louisa	2,563	156.1	C
181	Williamsburg	5,118	156.3	C
182	Bardstown	13,917	165.3	C
183	Winchester	19,283	165.9	C
184	Heritage Creek	1,201	166.5	C
185	Hillview	8,950	167.6	C
186	Glasgow	15,413	168.7	C
187	Loyall	587	170.4	C
188	Warsaw	1,760	170.5	C
189	Radcliff	22,658	172.1	C
190	Harrodsburg	9,270	172.6	C
191	Raceland	2,289	174.7	C
192	Elkton	2,288	174.8	C
193	Irvine	2,261	176.9	C
194	Hartford	2,641	189.3	C
195	Pikeville	7,343	190.7	C
196	Middlesboro	8,901	191.0	C
197	Prestonsburg	3,663	191.1	C
198	Corbin	7,843	191.3	C
199	Graymoor-Devondale	3,098	193.7	C
200	Simpsonville	3,096	193.8	C
201	Mayfield	9,626	197.4	D+
202	Ashland	21,011	199.9	D+
203	Frankfort	28,177	202.3	D+
204	Hodgenville	3,334	210.0	D+
205	Mount Sterling	7,575	211.2	D+
206	Manchester	1,400	214.3	D+
207	Richmond	38,072	215.4	D+
208	Hickman	2,285	218.8	D+
209	Maysville	8,625	220.3	D+
210	Russell	3,614	221.4	D+
211	Greensburg	2,251	222.1	D+
212	Barbourville	3,124	224.1	D+
213	Bowling Green	77,503	224.5	D+
214	Taylorsville	1,329	225.7	D+
215	Campbellsville	11,724	230.3	D+
216	Albany	1,729	231.3	D+
217	Florence	33,208	231.9	D+
218	Dayton	5,833	240.0	D+
219	Morgantown	2,467	243.2	D+
220	Smiths Grove	808	247.5	D+
221	Somerset	12,367	258.8	D+
222	Lexington	323,254	262.0	D+
223	Paducah	26,624	270.4	D
224	Falmouth	2,210	271.5	D
225	Oak Grove	7,985	275.5	D
226	Harlan	1,814	275.6	D
227	Covington	40,984	287.9	D
228	Grayson	3,797	289.7	D
229	West Buechel	1,352	295.9	D
230	Shively	15,394	305.3	D
231	Henderson	27,600	318.8	D
232	Newport	13,702	328.4	D
233	Owensboro	60,096	349.4	D
234	Hopkinsville	30,694	446.3	F
235	Louisville Metro	676,843	707.4	F

Crime Composition in Kentucky

How violent crime breaks down across cities reporting data in Kentucky.

Agg. Assault: 66.9%

Robbery: 19.1%

Rape: 11.4%

Murder: 2.6%

State violent crime rate: 213.1/100K vs national average: 359.1/100K (41% below national average)

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.

→ Most Dangerous Cities in Kentucky → Kentucky Crime Overview → Safest Cities in America → National Rankings → Safety Score Calculator

National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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