10 Most Dangerous Cities in Kentucky
6. Hopkinsville, KY
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 4.25 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 43.91 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 48.16 per 1,000 residents
Hopkinsville has a crime rate of about 48 per one thousand residents.
Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Hopkinsville? One in 21.
Hopkinsville’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #7
7. Lexington, KY
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 3.53 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 44.32 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 47.84 per 1,000 residents
Lexington has a crime rate of about 48 per one thousand residents.
Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Lexington? One in 20.
Lexington’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #9
8. Versailles, KY
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 3.37 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 80.07 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 83.44 per 1,000 residents
Versailles has a crime rate of about 83 per one thousand residents.
Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Versailles? One in 12.
Versailles’ ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #2
9. Bowling Green, KY
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 3.20 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 51.23 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 54.43 per 1,000 residents
Bowling Green has a crime rate of about 54 per one thousand residents.
Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Bowling Green? One in 17.
Bowling Green’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #5
10. Somerset, KY
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 3.18 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 54.83 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 58.01 per 1,000 residents
Somerset has a crime rate of about 58 per one thousand residents.
Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Somerset? One in 17.
Somerset’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #3
Note: We use a standard computational formula to calculate our crime rates. This same formula is used by various state government criminal justice departments to calculate crime rate.
VIOLENT CRIMES + PROPERTY CRIMES = TOTAL REPORTED CRIMES
TOTAL REPORTED CRIMES / POPULATION * 1000 = CRIME RATE
*Only cities included in the 2012 FBI UCR with populations of 5,000 or higher were considered for our rankings. Cities with overall crime rates below 45 were also excluded.