Kentucky Crime Statistics

Crime data for 231 cities and 126 counties in Kentucky (KY). Data from 459 law enforcement agencies.

Violent Crime Rate

225.5/100K

Property Crime Rate

1397.1/100K

Population

4,588,372

Data Year

2024

Crime Trends

Year	Population	Violent Crime	Rate	Property Crime	Rate
2024	4,588,372	10,346	225.5	64,105	1397.1
2023	4,526,154	10,489	231.7	71,409	1577.7
2022	4,512,310	10,054	222.8	67,859	1503.9
2021	4,509,394	12,271	272.1	73,749	1635.5
2020	4,477,251	12,209	272.7	81,969	1830.8
2019	4,467,673	10,087	225.8	85,958	1924
2018	4,468,402	9,891	221.4	89,701	2007.5
2017	4,454,189	10,462	234.9	96,469	2165.8
2016	4,436,974	10,452	235.6	98,295	2215.4
2015	4,425,092	9,881	223.3	97,825	2210.7
2014	4,413,457	9,459	214.3	99,894	2263.4

Cities in Kentucky

City	Population
Louisville Metro	676,843
Lexington	323,254
Bowling Green	77,503
Owensboro	60,096
Covington	40,984
Georgetown	40,037
Richmond	38,072
Elizabethtown	33,522
Florence	33,208
Nicholasville	32,866
Hopkinsville	30,694
Independence	29,747
Jeffersontown	28,563
Frankfort	28,177
Versailles	27,727
Henderson	27,600
Paducah	26,624
Radcliff	22,658
Ashland	21,011
Erlanger	19,827
Madisonville	19,294
Winchester	19,283
Mount Washington	18,811
Murray	18,191
Shelbyville	17,959
Danville	17,406
St. Matthews	17,289
Fort Thomas	16,826
Berea	16,135
Glasgow	15,413
Shively	15,394
Shepherdsville	14,843
Bardstown	13,917
Newport	13,702
Somerset	12,367
Lawrenceburg	12,241
Campbellsville	11,724
Lyndon	10,877
Alexandria	10,778
Franklin	10,556
La Grange	10,537
Paris	10,057
Mayfield	9,626
Middletown	9,602
Harrodsburg	9,270
Elsmere	9,140
Hillview	8,950
Middlesboro	8,901
Maysville	8,625
Fort Mitchell	8,617
Edgewood	8,382
Oak Grove	7,985
Corbin	7,843
Villa Hills	7,616
London	7,602
Mount Sterling	7,575
Russellville	7,470
Pikeville	7,343
Flatwoods	7,200
Vine Grove	7,011
Taylor Mill	6,957
Morehead	6,608
Highland Heights	6,604
Cynthiana	6,600
Lebanon	6,595
Leitchfield	6,480
Cold Spring	6,478
Princeton	6,173
Wilmore	6,137
Fort Wright	6,132
Lakeside Park-Crestview Hills	6,028
Dayton	5,833
Central City	5,808
Bellevue	5,713
Monticello	5,706
Williamsburg	5,118
Columbia	4,895
Hazard	4,878
Benton	4,765
Scottsville	4,616
Prospect	4,553
Greenville	4,339
Ludlow	4,313
Paintsville	4,111
Lancaster	4,101
Williamstown	3,983
Carrollton	3,922
Grayson	3,797
Southgate	3,786
Stanford	3,714
Prestonsburg	3,663
Russell	3,614
West Liberty	3,535
Beaver Dam	3,487
Hodgenville	3,334
Stanton	3,165
Park Hills	3,142
Barbourville	3,124
Morganfield	3,107
Simpsonville	3,096