Safest Places to Live in Kentucky 2020

Contents

1 Ranking Criteria
2 30 Safest Places in Kentucky 2020
3 Crime Score in All Cities in Kentucky 2020
4 Under 3,000 Residents
5 3,000 – 10,000 Residents
6 10,000 – 30,000 Residents
7 Over 30,000 Residents

Kentucky, or the Commonwealth of Kentucky, which is its original name, is located in the south-central region of the United States. With over 4.4 million residents, it is the 26th most populous state. Its capital is Frankfurt, and major cities are Louisville and Lexington.

One of the nicknames of Kentucky is the Bluegrass State. The reason for this is the fact that the Bluegrass Region, which has a lot of fertile bluegrass pastures, lies in central Kentucky.

The first thing that comes to our minds when we think of Kentucky is probably the KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) franchise. But the economy of Kentucky covers many fields, such as the coal industry, automobile manufacturing, etc. Other things that Kentucky is famous for are bourbon, moonshine, horse racing, tobacco, bluegrass music, etc.

In the period from 2016 to 2017, the violent crime rate in Kentucky dropped by 3.8%, which was a 4.2% decrease per 100,000 people.

Ranking Criteria

ElitePersonalFinance extracted the latest data from the FBI crime statistics in the United States. We took violent crime as the main criteria. To get our score, we used this formula:

Crime Score = ( Total Number of Violent Crimes / Population ) * 1,000

This way, cities that are the safest got the lowest score and those that are more vulnerable to crime got higher scores.

The cities that did not report crimes to the FBI were not included in the list, as well as cities with a population under 3,000.

30 Safest Places in Kentucky 2020

Rank	City	Population	Total Number of Crimes	Crime Score
1	Indian Hills	3002	0	0,00
2	West Liberty	3342	0	0,00
3	Morganfield	3454	0	0,00
4	Williamstown	3932	0	0,00
5	Alexandria	9583	1	0,10
6	Lakeside Park-Crestview Hills	6107	1	0,16
7	Prospect	4956	1	0,20
8	Benton	4495	1	0,22
9	Greenville	4239	1	0,24
10	Villa Hills	7455	2	0,27
11	Highland Heights	7112	2	0,28
12	Vine Grove	6237	2	0,32
13	Lawrenceburg	11378	4	0,35
14	Harrodsburg	8399	3	0,36
15	Fort Thomas	16274	6	0,37
16	Columbia	4927	2	0,41
17	Fort Mitchell	8260	4	0,48
18	Morehead	7869	4	0,51
19	Central City	5746	3	0,52
20	Carrollton	3820	2	0,52
21	Stanford	3617	2	0,55
22	La Grange	8995	5	0,56
23	Prestonsburg	3404	2	0,59
24	Taylor Mill	6781	4	0,59
25	Cold Spring	6430	4	0,62
26	Wilmore	6406	4	0,62
27	Springfield	3157	2	0,63
28	Edgewood	8736	6	0,69
29	Bellevue	5746	4	0,70
30	Mount Washington	14704	12	0,82

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Crime Score in All Cities in Kentucky 2020

In case your city didn’t make our list, you can take a look at our full list of Kentucky cities.

It is obvious that we can’t compare crime rates in small and large cities. That’s why ElitePersonalFinance made a detailed analysis and narrowed the results according to population segments:

Under 3,000 Residents
3,000 – 10,000 Residents
10,000 – 30,000 Residents
Over 30,000 Residents

(Other sites don’t include places with under 3,000 residents, but we included them.)

These are the results that we got:

Under 3,000 Residents

Rank	City	Population	Total Number of Crimes	Crime Score
1	Livingston	217	0	0,00
2	Trenton	374	0	0,00
3	Woodburn	375	0	0,00
4	Centertown	436	0	0,00
5	Martin	562	0	0,00
6	Science Hill	696	0	0,00
7	Millersburg	796	0	0,00
8	Lewisburg	804	0	0,00
9	Brownsville	832	0	0,00
10	Bellefonte	836	0	0,00
11	West Point	858	0	0,00
12	Adairville	878	0	0,00
13	Northfield	1061	0	0,00
14	Clay City	1098	0	0,00
15	Heritage Creek	1147	0	0,00
16	Brodhead	1179	0	0,00
17	Clinton	1277	0	0,00
18	Vanceburg	1403	0	0,00
19	Audubon Park	1506	0	0,00
20	Worthington	1519	0	0,00
21	Owenton	1541	0	0,00
22	Olive Hill	1569	0	0,00
23	Munfordville	1651	0	0,00
24	Lewisport	1710	0	0,00
25	Salyersville	1745	0	0,00
26	Jamestown	1790	0	0,00
27	Whitesburg	1885	0	0,00
28	Hurstbourne Acres	1909	0	0,00
29	Lebanon Junction	1957	0	0,00
30	Raceland	2347	0	0,00
31	Horse Cave	2366	0	0,00
32	Anchorage	2448	0	0,00
33	Eminence	2581	0	0,00
34	Graymoor-Devondale	2981	0	0,00
35	Providence	2994	1	0,33
36	Pioneer Village	2914	1	0,34
37	Simpsonville	2871	1	0,35
38	Brandenburg	2852	1	0,35
39	Junction City	2300	1	0,43
40	Dry Ridge	2220	1	0,45
41	Liberty	2105	1	0,48
42	Falmouth	2100	1	0,48
43	Jackson	2029	1	0,49
44	Catlettsburg	1766	1	0,57
45	Warsaw	1693	1	0,59
46	Edmonton	1583	1	0,63
47	Owingsville	1575	1	0,63
48	Coal Run Village	1502	1	0,67
49	Park Hills	2982	2	0,67
50	Stanton	2642	2	0,76
51	Eddyville	2569	2	0,78
52	Taylorsville	1262	1	0,79
53	Morgantown	2425	2	0,82
54	Louisa	2405	2	0,83
55	Irvington	1173	1	0,85
56	Bloomfield	1061	1	0,94
57	Muldraugh	984	1	1,02
58	Carlisle	1957	2	1,02
59	Flemingsburg	2822	3	1,06
60	Pineville	1716	2	1,17
61	Calvert City	2513	3	1,19
62	Evarts	816	1	1,23
63	Stamping Ground	782	1	1,28
64	Sebree	1535	2	1,30
65	Tompkinsville	2267	3	1,32
66	Powderly	736	1	1,36
67	Fulton	2175	3	1,38
68	Guthrie	1388	2	1,44
69	Auburn	1377	2	1,45
70	Dawson Springs	2665	4	1,50
71	Cadiz	2637	4	1,52
72	Mount Vernon	2437	4	1,64
73	Beattyville	1192	2	1,68
74	Irvine	2330	4	1,72
75	Augusta	1141	2	1,75
76	Marion	2916	6	2,06
77	Burnside	905	2	2,21
78	West Buechel	1287	3	2,33
79	Elkton	2106	5	2,37
80	Greensburg	2101	5	2,38
81	Cave City	2425	6	2,47
82	Russell Springs	2588	8	3,09
83	Uniontown	943	3	3,18
84	Manchester	1343	5	3,72
85	Harlan	1526	8	5,24

3,000 – 10,000 Residents

Rank	City	Population	Total Number of Crimes	Crime Score
1	Indian Hills	3002	0	0,00
2	West Liberty	3342	0	0,00
3	Morganfield	3454	0	0,00
4	Williamstown	3932	0	0,00
5	Alexandria	9583	1	0,10
6	Lakeside Park-Crestview Hills	6107	1	0,16
7	Prospect	4956	1	0,20
8	Benton	4495	1	0,22
9	Greenville	4239	1	0,24
10	Villa Hills	7455	2	0,27
11	Highland Heights	7112	2	0,28
12	Vine Grove	6237	2	0,32
13	Harrodsburg	8399	3	0,36
14	Columbia	4927	2	0,41
15	Fort Mitchell	8260	4	0,48
16	Morehead	7869	4	0,51
17	Central City	5746	3	0,52
18	Carrollton	3820	2	0,52
19	Stanford	3617	2	0,55
20	La Grange	8995	5	0,56
21	Prestonsburg	3404	2	0,59
22	Taylor Mill	6781	4	0,59
23	Cold Spring	6430	4	0,62
24	Wilmore	6406	4	0,62
25	Springfield	3157	2	0,63
26	Edgewood	8736	6	0,69
27	Bellevue	5746	4	0,70
28	Flatwoods	7136	6	0,84
29	Hillview	9163	8	0,87
30	Monticello	6101	6	0,98
31	Dayton	5464	6	1,10
32	Russell	3203	4	1,25
33	Elsmere	8680	11	1,27
34	Paris	9809	13	1,33
35	Scottsville	4478	6	1,34
36	Middlesboro	9360	13	1,39
37	Fort Wright	5737	8	1,39
38	Hodgenville	3223	5	1,55
39	Princeton	6075	10	1,65
40	Beaver Dam	3587	6	1,67
41	Southgate	3908	7	1,79
42	Pikeville	6641	12	1,81
43	Cynthiana	6362	12	1,89
44	Mount Sterling	7253	14	1,93
45	Ludlow	4502	9	2,00
46	Leitchfield	6914	14	2,02
47	Corbin	7267	15	2,06
48	Lancaster	3866	8	2,07
49	Williamsburg	5299	11	2,08
50	Maysville	8770	19	2,17
51	London	8008	18	2,25
52	Hazard	5035	12	2,38
53	Russellville	7088	17	2,40
54	Paintsville	4061	10	2,46
55	Franklin	8829	22	2,49
56	Wilder	3068	8	2,61
57	Grayson	3983	11	2,76
58	Mayfield	9819	35	3,56
59	Lebanon	5668	23	4,06
60	Oak Grove	7232	30	4,15
61	Barbourville	3094	21	6,79

10,000 – 30,000 Residents

Rank	City	Population	Total Number of Crimes	Crime Score
1	Lawrenceburg	11378	4	0,35
2	Fort Thomas	16274	6	0,37
3	Mount Washington	14704	12	0,82
4	Independence	28052	23	0,82
5	Erlanger	22993	22	0,96
6	Versailles	26552	27	1,02
7	Murray	19402	23	1,19
8	Shelbyville	16138	20	1,24
9	Berea	15893	20	1,26
10	Ashland	20525	30	1,46
11	Jeffersontown	27443	44	1,60
12	Madisonville	18959	37	1,95
13	Bardstown	13244	26	1,96
14	Danville	16801	34	2,02
15	St. Matthews	18228	37	2,03
16	Shepherdsville	12391	26	2,10
17	Glasgow	14411	33	2,29
18	Frankfort	27664	71	2,57
19	Somerset	11453	30	2,62
20	Campbellsville	11503	32	2,78
21	Newport	14972	46	3,07
22	Henderson	28618	95	3,32
23	Shively	15876	55	3,46
24	Radcliff	22576	82	3,63
25	Paducah	24933	93	3,73

Over 30,000 Residents

Rank	City	Population	Total Number of Crimes	Crime Score
1	Florence	32701	59	1,80
2	Georgetown	34351	62	1,80
3	Richmond	35952	66	1,84
4	Nicholasville	30922	60	1,94
5	Elizabethtown	30180	64	2,12
6	Owensboro	59686	160	2,68
7	Hopkinsville	30606	85	2,78
8	Lexington	325579	982	3,02
9	Bowling Green	68268	208	3,05
10	Covington	40448	164	4,05

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