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Table 8

KENTUCKY

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by City, 2011

City Population Violent
crime 		Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter		 Forcible
rape		 Robbery Aggravated
assault		 Property
crime 		Burglary Larceny-
theft		 Motor
vehicle
theft		 Arson1
Albany 2,047 1 0 0 0 1 10 4 6 0 0
Alexandria 8,536 4 0 1 1 2 212 31 177 4 1
Anchorage 2,364 1 0 0 0 1 56 11 45 0 0
Ashland 21,834 70 0 8 36 26 1,309 344 920 45 6
Auburn 1,349 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 3 1 1
Audubon Park 1,483 2 0 0 1 1 62 17 43 2 0
Augusta 1,198 0 0 0 0 0 15 4 11 0 0
Barbourville 3,187 5 0 0 3 2 43 11 28 4 0
Bardstown 11,781 27 0 10 8 9 363 101 256 6 0
Bardwell 728 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Beattyville 1,316 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 9 2 0
Beaver Dam 3,433 3 0 1 1 1 40 5 30 5 0
Bellefonte 894 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0
Bellevue 5,996 8 0 5 2 1 319 70 238 11 0
Benham 503 2 0 1 0 1 6 4 2 0 0
Benton 4,379 6 0 4 1 1 104 22 79 3 1
Berea 13,655 24 1 4 16 3 599 176 389 34 2
Bowling Green 58,468 167 3 31 60 73 2,716 462 2,127 127 1
Brandenburg 2,661 1 0 0 0 1 40 10 23 7 0
Brownsville 842 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 9 1 0
Burkesville 1,532 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 3 0 0
Burnside 615 1 0 0 1 0 47 9 35 3 0
Cadiz 2,576 3 0 0 3 0 138 43 92 3 0
Calhoun 768 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Calvert City 2,584 4 0 0 0 4 38 14 22 2 0
Campbellsville 9,171 26 0 6 7 13 381 101 272 8 1
Carlisle 2,024 6 1 0 2 3 44 17 24 3 0
Carrollton 3,965 4 0 1 0 3 83 22 54 7 1
Catlettsburg 1,869 3 0 1 1 1 70 21 47 2 0
Cave City 2,255 6 0 0 1 5 33 10 21 2 0
Central City 6,019 2 0 0 0 2 76 2 72 2 0
Clarkson 881 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0
Clay City 1,084 3 0 0 0 3 31 11 18 2 0
Cloverport 1,160 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0
Coal Run Village 1,718 1 0 0 1 0 17 8 9 0 0
Cold Spring 5,953 3 0 1 2 0 172 13 151 8 1
Columbia 4,483 3 0 2 0 1 40 13 24 3 1
Corbin 7,354 16 0 2 4 10 322 80 227 15 5
Covington 40,921 306 1 36 147 122 2,398 723 1,472 203 16
Cumberland 2,252 7 0 1 0 6 31 21 9 1 0
Cynthiana 6,446 25 0 1 10 14 287 50 230 7 1
Danville 16,330 50 0 5 24 21 646 117 504 25 4
Dawson Springs 2,783 3 0 0 1 2 42 10 32 0 0
Dayton 5,375 18 0 4 6 8 254 82 165 7 2
Dry Ridge 2,206 1 0 0 1 0 20 6 13 1 0
Earlington 1,423 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0
Eddyville 2,572 1 0 0 0 1 29 4 23 2 0
Edgewood 8,634 1 0 0 0 1 123 17 103 3 1
Edmonton 1,606 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 4 0 0
Elizabethtown 28,728 43 2 17 18 6 1,022 131 853 38 13
Elkton 2,076 3 0 0 0 3 27 12 15 0 0
Elsmere 8,509 12 0 1 5 6 211 90 110 11 2
Eminence 2,515 10 0 1 2 7 41 10 30 1 0
Erlanger 22,034 40 0 8 22 10 575 124 430 21 1
Evarts 969 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Falmouth 2,184 2 0 1 0 1 58 14 43 1 0
Ferguson 930 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0
Flatwoods 7,474 4 0 1 3 0 124 53 68 3 0
Fleming-Neon 775 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0
Flemingsburg 2,676 2 0 0 1 1 35 14 20 1 0
Florence 30,158 68 0 9 36 23 1,635 193 1,387 55 4
Fort Mitchell 8,264 6 0 2 2 2 185 30 152 3 0
Fort Thomas 16,438 7 0 1 4 2 242 50 169 23 0
Fort Wright 5,763 10 0 3 7 0 309 31 268 10 0
Frankfort 25,703 102 0 22 49 31 1,337 383 877 77 3
Franklin 8,466 29 0 7 16 6 384 98 268 18 2
Fulton 2,462 9 0 0 4 5 114 26 81 7 4
Gamaliel 379 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Georgetown 29,299 121 0 17 9 95 1,103 166 910 27
Glasgow 14,125 24 0 4 1 19 287 47 224 16 5
Graymoor-Devondale 2,890 0 0 0 0 0 53 17 33 3 0
Grayson 4,246 6 0 1 3 2 102 25 72 5 2
Greensburg 2,178 0 0 0 0 0 29 6 23 0 0
Greenup 1,196 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0
Greenville 4,342 1 0 0 0 1 34 8 19 7 0
Guthrie 1,429 1 0 0 1 0 11 6 4 1 0
Hardinsburg 2,359 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 3 2 0
Harlan 1,757 4 0 1 0 3 69 15 52 2 0
Harrodsburg 8,398 17 0 1 7 9 153 59 89 5 1
Hartford 2,690 1 0 0 0 1 10 5 3 2 0
Hawesville 952 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 0
Hazard 4,487 19 0 4 7 8 371 45 315 11 0
Henderson 28,956 61 1 10 14 36 922 174 702 46 1
Heritage Creek 1,083 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 9 2 0
Highland Heights Southgate 10,800 38 0 1 3 34 156 44 105 7 4
Hillview 8,228 7 0 0 5 2 241 92 134 15 0
Hodgenville 3,228 3 0 2 1 0 33 16 15 2 0
Hopkinsville 31,795 113 1 28 47 37 1,307 383 866 58 11
Horse Cave 2,327 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Hurstbourne Acres 1,824 2 0 0 1 1 12 3 8 1 0
Independence 24,928 18 0 4 5 9 299 95 189 15 0
Indian Hills 2,888 0 0 0 0 0 64 18 44 2 0
Inez 722 1 0 0 0 1 19 4 13 2 0
Irvine 2,734 4 0 0 1 3 41 11 28 2 0
Irvington 1,189 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
Jackson 2,246 2 0 2 0 0 50 13 35 2 0
Jamestown 1,806 1 0 0 0 1 19 4 12 3 0
Jeffersontown 26,779 45 0 6 30 9 614 157 422 35 0
Jenkins 2,218 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 1 1 0
La Center 1,016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
La Grange 8,138 11 0 1 5 5 175 40 128 7 0
Lakeside Park-Crestview Hills 5,856 2 0 1 0 1 139 18 115 6 0
Lancaster 3,466 4 0 0 1 3 90 37 49 4 0
Lawrenceburg 10,578 7 0 4 1 2 121 25 90 6 0
Lebanon 5,577 19 0 2 6 11 173 82 85 6 1
Lebanon Junction 1,826 1 0 0 1 0 24 9 13 2 0
Leitchfield 6,745 3 0 2 0 1 153 45 101 7 0
Lewisburg 816 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0
Lewisport 1,682 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 6 0 0
Lexington2 297,847 1,358 14 105 496 743 12,431 2,724 9,036 671 30
Liberty 2,183 3 0 0 0 3 15 2 10 3 0
London 8,048 18 1 4 8 5 395 71 307 17 1
Louisa 2,484 0 0 0 0 0 43 17 24 2 0
Louisville Metro 665,152 4,086 48 227 1,643 2,168 31,949 8,127 21,560 2,262 237
Loyall 1,471 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 7 1 0
Ludlow 4,437 19 0 6 8 5 256 92 154 10 2
Lynnview 920 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
Madisonville 19,726 24 0 9 5 10 656 138 491 27 5
Manchester 1,264 4 0 0 4 0 79 16 63 0 0
Marion 3,060 1 0 0 0 1 57 14 40 3 0
Mayfield 10,093 26 1 8 8 9 225 75 140 10 0
Maysville 9,073 21 0 5 9 7 456 101 337 18 1
Meadow Vale 741 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 7 0 0
Middlesboro 10,405 32 0 3 16 13 671 93 560 18 2
Millersburg 797 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0
Monticello 6,231 12 1 2 5 4 209 67 131 11 1
Morehead 6,892 5 0 2 2 1 193 34 156 3 1
Morganfield 3,308 5 0 0 2 3 113 27 83 3 0
Morgantown 2,411 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 3 0 0
Mortons Gap 869 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0
Mount Sterling 6,943 35 0 7 18 10 549 135 403 11 1
Mount Vernon 2,494 1 0 0 0 1 42 16 24 2 0
Mount Washington 9,180 17 0 4 9 4 238 90 141 7 0
Muldraugh 954 1 0 0 0 1 22 4 16 2 0
Munfordville 1,626 2 0 1 0 1 25 9 14 2 0
Murray 17,864 20 0 3 9 8 594 145 422 27 1
Newport 15,379 54 2 7 26 19 1,154 263 831 60 4
Nicholasville 28,209 79 0 11 42 26 1,395 358 991 46 8
Nortonville 1,212 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 4 1 0
Oak Grove 7,541 25 0 4 10 11 402 147 244 11 2
Olive Hill 1,610 3 0 0 3 0 19 4 13 2 0
Owensboro 57,661 143 1 46 37 59 2,323 513 1,711 99 6
Owenton 1,336 1 0 0 1 0 18 6 12 0 0
Owingsville 1,541 0 0 0 0 0 30 10 19 1 0
Paducah 25,197 80 4 18 28 30 1,148 139 959 50 6
Paintsville 3,483 5 0 2 1 2 152 24 122 6 0
Paris 8,612 33 0 2 22 9 436 142 283 11 0
Park Hills 2,991 6 0 0 1 5 88 28 51 9 0
Pewee Valley 1,466 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 0
Pikeville 6,951 7 0 2 2 3 440 58 367 15 3
Pineville 1,744 4 0 0 1 3 67 6 60 1 2
Pioneer Village 2,044 0 0 0 0 0 31 10 20 1 0
Prestonsburg 3,277 10 1 2 1 6 84 15 62 7 1
Princeton 6,373 19 0 5 3 11 180 71 97 12 0
Prospect 4,730 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Providence 3,215 1 0 1 0 0 18 5 10 3 0
Raceland 2,441 0 0 0 0 0 40 18 21 1 0
Radcliff 21,838 59 0 15 27 17 540 100 422 18 6
Ravenna 609 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0
Richmond 31,581 114 0 13 56 45 1,854 439 1,369 46 2
Russell 3,403 3 0 1 2 0 96 23 71 2 1
Russell Springs 2,458 3 0 0 1 2 61 7 50 4 0
Russellville 7,008 17 0 5 6 6 264 74 178 12 2
Salyersville 1,896 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0
Science Hill 698 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 5 0 0
Shelbyville 14,142 29 0 3 14 12 322 100 204 18 4
Shepherdsville 11,300 26 0 9 8 9 377 143 215 19 1
Shively 15,369 84 2 11 47 24 720 259 387 74 0
Silver Grove 1,110 0 0 0 0 0 27 13 14 0 0
Simpsonville 2,501 1 0 0 1 0 19 1 18 0 0
Smiths Grove 719 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 7 1 0
Somerset 11,273 26 1 6 12 7 698 114 572 12 1
South Shore 1,130 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Springfield 2,536 2 0 1 0 1 22 12 10 0 0
Stanford 3,511 1 0 0 1 0 45 10 35 0 0
Stanton 2,752 0 0 0 0 0 60 26 30 4 0
St. Matthews 17,593 32 0 1 16 15 682 128 531 23 0
Strathmoor Village 652 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 0
Sturgis 1,911 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 0
Taylor Mill 6,650 4 0 1 2 1 104 27 73 4 1
Taylorsville 768 3 0 2 0 1 41 13 26 2 1
Tompkinsville 2,419 2 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0
Trenton 387 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
Uniontown 1,009 2 0 0 0 2 20 8 12 0 0
Vanceburg 1,528 3 0 0 0 3 17 1 15 1 0
Versailles 8,627 26 1 4 6 15 739 222 494 23 3
Villa Hills 7,541 0 0 0 0 0 28 6 17 5 0
Vine Grove 4,551 2 0 0 0 2 70 18 49 3 0
Warsaw 1,626 1 0 0 0 1 21 8 12 1 0
West Liberty 3,459 4 0 1 2 1 64 16 46 2 0
West Point 803 0 0 0 0 0 31 12 16 3 0
Wheelwright 785 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitesburg 2,154 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 5 0 0
Wilder 3,056 3 0 1 2 0 113 11 95 7 0
Williamsburg 5,281 6 0 1 3 2 132 47 84 1 2
Williamstown 3,952 6 0 0 0 6 81 15 59 7 1
Wilmore 3,711 1 0 0 0 1 117 32 79 6 0
Winchester 18,495 147 2 7 32 106 976 210 756 10 6
Worthington 1,620 3 0 3 0 0 8 5 3 0 0
  • 1 If a blank is presented in the arson column, it indicates that the FBI did not receive 12 complete months of arson data for that agency.
  • 2 Because of changes in the state/local agency's reporting practices, figures are not comparable to previous years' data.

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