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Safest cities in Kentucky by reported property-crime rate

Compare validated Kentucky city candidates by selected property-offense rate, total offenses, signal, trend, and largest offense category. This is a cautious ranking layer, not a guarantee that one place is safe or unsafe.

Lowest listed rate 2.15 Flatwoods, KY per 1,000 residents
Validated cities65Current KY city pages
Median rate12.13per 1,000 residents
Highest listed rate38.71Newport, KY

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Kentucky city rankings

Default order is lowest reported selected property-offense rate first. Click column headings to sort by count, rate, signal, trend, or largest category.
1 Flatwoods KY 7,432 16 2.15 89 Decreasing Larceny/theft
2 Vine Grove KY 6,930 19 2.74 89 Decreasing Larceny/theft
3 Independence KY 30,052 96 3.19 90 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
4 Taylor Mill KY 7,078 24 3.39 79 Increasing Larceny/theft
5 Edgewood KY 8,496 36 4.24 91 Decreasing Larceny/theft
6 Wilmore KY 6,275 28 4.46 91 Decreasing Larceny/theft
7 Williamsburg KY 5,331 26 4.88 86 Decreasing Larceny/theft
8 Fort Thomas KY 16,971 84 4.95 81 Increasing Larceny/theft
9 Fort Wright KY 6,082 32 5.26 90 Decreasing Larceny/theft
10 Erlanger KY 20,103 107 5.32 77 Increasing Larceny/theft
11 Lawrenceburg KY 12,230 69 5.64 80 Increasing Larceny/theft
12 Mount Washington KY 18,857 108 5.73 89 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
13 Madisonville KY 19,438 115 5.92 89 Decreasing Larceny/theft
14 Elizabethtown KY 34,491 248 7.19 88 Decreasing Larceny/theft
15 Alexandria KY 10,799 79 7.32 91 Decreasing Larceny/theft
16 Fort Mitchell KY 8,745 68 7.78 86 Decreasing Larceny/theft
17 Dayton KY 5,879 47 7.99 86 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
18 Harrodsburg KY 9,489 78 8.22 89 Decreasing Larceny/theft
19 Villa Hills KY 7,733 64 8.28 89 Decreasing Larceny/theft
20 Monticello KY 5,724 48 8.39 84 Decreasing Larceny/theft
21 Paris KY 10,185 86 8.44 88 Decreasing Larceny/theft
22 Elsmere KY 9,296 79 8.50 78 Mixed Larceny/theft
23 Berea KY 16,418 145 8.83 91 Decreasing Larceny/theft
24 La Grange KY 10,578 99 9.36 87 Decreasing Larceny/theft
25 Franklin KY 10,571 100 9.46 90 Decreasing Larceny/theft
26 Lebanon KY 6,609 64 9.68 80 Mixed Larceny/theft
27 Bellevue KY 5,752 59 10.26 80 Mixed Larceny/theft
28 Shelbyville KY 18,187 189 10.39 90 Decreasing Larceny/theft
29 Highland Heights KY 6,272 66 10.52 88 Decreasing Larceny/theft
30 Danville KY 17,508 191 10.91 89 Decreasing Larceny/theft
31 Campbellsville KY 11,826 135 11.42 86 Decreasing Larceny/theft
32 Georgetown KY 40,548 480 11.84 89 Decreasing Larceny/theft
33 Russellville KY 7,419 90 12.13 87 Decreasing Larceny/theft
34 Corbin KY 7,891 97 12.29 82 Decreasing Larceny/theft
35 Mount Sterling KY 7,604 96 12.62 87 Decreasing Larceny/theft
36 Somerset KY 12,467 161 12.91 85 Decreasing Larceny/theft
37 Leitchfield KY 6,939 90 12.97 86 Decreasing Larceny/theft
38 Cynthiana KY 6,536 85 13.00 83 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
39 Morehead KY 6,751 93 13.78 86 Decreasing Larceny/theft
40 Bardstown KY 14,051 196 13.95 88 Decreasing Larceny/theft
41 Murray KY 18,531 260 14.03 88 Decreasing Larceny/theft
42 Hillview KY 8,959 130 14.51 83 Decreasing Larceny/theft
43 Nicholasville KY 33,323 500 15.00 87 Decreasing Larceny/theft
44 Pikeville KY 7,363 114 15.48 85 Decreasing Larceny/theft
45 Covington KY 41,645 691 16.59 84 Decreasing Larceny/theft
46 Frankfort KY 28,648 476 16.62 87 Decreasing Larceny/theft
47 Princeton KY 6,216 110 17.70 81 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
48 Shepherdsville KY 14,810 267 18.03 83 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
49 Richmond KY 39,593 738 18.64 85 Decreasing Larceny/theft
50 Henderson KY 27,854 520 18.67 82 Decreasing Larceny/theft
51 Cold Spring KY 6,512 131 20.12 71 Increasing Larceny/theft
52 Mayfield KY 9,795 198 20.21 80 Decreasing Larceny/theft
53 Radcliff KY 22,641 487 21.51 78 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
54 Glasgow KY 15,339 334 21.77 81 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
55 Maysville KY 8,689 209 24.05 81 Decreasing Larceny/theft
56 Hopkinsville KY 30,861 791 25.63 82 Decreasing Larceny/theft
57 Oak Grove KY 7,997 205 25.63 77 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
58 Ashland KY 21,154 543 25.67 79 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
59 London KY 7,565 195 25.78 80 Decreasing Larceny/theft
60 Winchester KY 19,428 546 28.10 81 Decreasing Larceny/theft
61 Paducah KY 26,804 771 28.76 77 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
62 Owensboro KY 60,577 1,812 29.91 82 Decreasing Larceny/theft
63 Bowling Green KY 78,384 2,437 31.09 81 Decreasing Larceny/theft
64 Florence KY 33,617 1,083 32.22 70 Mixed Larceny/theft
65 Newport KY 13,845 536 38.71 63 Increasing Larceny/theft

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Ranking Lowest reported property-crime rate cities Compare the lowest reported selected property-offense rates among validated city candidates. Ranking Highest reported property-crime rate cities Compare the highest reported selected property-offense rates per resident among validated city candidates. Ranking Most reported selected property offenses Compare the largest reported selected property-offense counts among validated city candidates. State rankings Rankings by state Compare lowest and highest reported property-crime candidates inside each state.