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Table 6

KENTUCKY

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by City, 2016

City Population Violent
crime		 Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter		 Rape
(revised
definition1)		 Rape
(legacy
definition2)		 Robbery Aggravated
assault		 Property
crime		 Burglary Larceny-
theft		 Motor
vehicle
theft		 Arson
Adairville 888 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0
Albany 2,008 2 0 0 1 1 7 0 5 2 0
Alexandria 9,112 4 0 1 2 1 139 15 112 12 0
Allen 185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anchorage 2,434 0 0 0 0 0 18 5 12 1 0
Ashland 20,987 51 1 16 11 23 885 146 704 35 9
Auburn 1,354 3 0 1 1 1 8 2 6 0 0
Audubon Park 1,515 0 0 0 0 0 44 10 23 11 0
Augusta 1,157 1 0 0 1 0 14 5 9 0 0
Barbourville 3,174 6 0 0 3 3 53 14 29 10 0
Bardstown 13,181 20 1 5 7 7 257 62 156 39 1
Bardwell 688 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beattyville 1,232 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 1 5 0
Beaver Dam 3,640 6 0 0 1 5 38 2 30 6 0
Bellefonte 862 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Bellevue 5,879 3 0 1 2 0 100 12 81 7 1
Benham 463 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Benton 4,346 4 0 3 1 0 144 13 120 11 0
Berea 15,135 20 0 5 7 8 430 103 277 50 1
Bloomfield 1,058 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
Booneville 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowling Green 64,561 204 4 51 85 64 2,773 379 2,236 158 6
Brandenburg 2,885 0 0 0 0 0 19 5 13 1 0
Brodhead 1,204 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brooksville 636 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brownsville 824 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0
Burkesville 1,511 1 0 0 0 1 6 1 5 0 0
Burnside 845 0 0 0 0 0 54 14 38 2 0
Butler 583 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cadiz 2,630 11 0 1 3 7 78 10 65 3 0
Calvert City 2,521 4 0 2 0 2 22 5 16 1 0
Campbellsburg 831 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Campbellsville 11,357 31 3 7 9 12 390 93 273 24 0
Caneyville 622 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carlisle 2,011 4 0 0 1 3 4 0 3 1 0
Carrollton 3,877 5 0 0 1 4 66 13 44 9 0
Catlettsburg 1,798 0 0 0 0 0 38 9 27 2 0
Cave City 2,411 5 0 1 2 2 45 13 27 5 1
Centertown 444 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Central City 5,875 1 0 0 0 1 84 5 77 2 0
Clarkson 899 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clay 1,134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clay City 1,089 2 0 0 0 2 25 8 17 0 0
Clinton 1,306 3 0 0 1 2 12 2 10 0 0
Cloverport 1,157 1 0 0 0 1 11 3 5 3 0
Coal Run Village 1,582 2 0 1 1 0 34 8 26 0 0
Cold Spring 6,217 3 0 0 3 0 103 6 89 8 0
Columbia 4,685 3 0 0 0 3 13 7 5 1 0
Corbin 7,403 9 0 3 3 3 204 48 127 29 3
Covington 41,094 204 2 38 103 61 1,340 296 921 123 5
Crab Orchard 832 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cumberland 2,078 2 0 0 1 1 14 1 11 2 1
Cynthiana 6,421 20 0 4 6 10 159 33 119 7 0
Danville 16,773 22 0 5 7 10 322 113 183 26 3
Dawson Springs 2,732 0 0 0 0 0 61 12 43 6 0
Dayton 5,450 4 0 0 2 2 119 24 87 8 0
Dry Ridge 2,208 4 0 1 2 1 70 3 64 3 1
Eddyville 2,582 0 0 0 0 0 29 8 20 1 0
Edgewood 8,801 0 0 0 0 0 77 17 56 4 0
Edmonton 1,562 1 0 0 1 0 19 7 11 1 0
Elizabethtown 29,821 68 2 15 17 34 476 107 329 40 2
Elkhorn City 928 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0
Elkton 2,181 3 0 0 2 1 37 23 12 2 0
Elsmere 8,563 13 2 7 2 2 139 29 98 12 2
Eminence 2,544 1 0 0 0 1 26 5 19 2 0
Erlanger 22,952 33 0 8 18 7 317 45 250 22 1
Eubank 325 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Evarts 918 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Falmouth 2,109 2 0 0 1 1 28 4 22 2 0
Ferguson 944 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0
Flatwoods 7,307 1 0 0 0 1 17 4 12 1 0
Fleming-Neon 720 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flemingsburg 2,902 2 0 1 0 1 43 14 25 4 0
Florence 32,671 80 1 13 34 32 1,386 92 1,235 59 4
Fort Mitchell 8,334 7 0 1 4 2 84 12 68 4 2
Fort Thomas 16,436 2 0 1 1 0 90 12 70 8 0
Fort Wright 5,801 9 0 1 8 0 89 11 74 4 0
Fountain Run 210 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frankfort 27,926 105 2 12 35 56 1,093 256 750 87 4
Franklin 8,852 24 0 5 6 13 238 43 181 14 0
Fulton 2,195 2 0 1 0 1 76 20 51 5 0
Gamaliel 364 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgetown 33,007 57 0 13 21 23 919 136 731 52 2
Glasgow 14,560 33 0 6 5 22 466 112 316 38 1
Graymoor-Devondale 2,965 3 0 0 3 0 31 9 17 5 0
Grayson 4,046 3 0 0 2 1 109 11 92 6 0
Greensburg 2,116 1 0 1 0 0 29 8 18 3 0
Greenup 1,151 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0
Greenville 4,378 3 1 0 0 2 24 6 12 6 0
Guthrie 1,441 2 0 0 1 1 10 5 5 0 0
Hardinsburg 2,332 1 0 0 0 1 14 3 10 1 0
Harlan 1,619 2 0 0 2 0 50 9 40 1 0
Harrodsburg 8,399 14 0 1 0 13 183 63 102 18 0
Hartford 2,765 3 0 1 0 2 6 2 2 2 0
Hawesville 1,006 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0
Hazard 5,310 6 0 3 2 1 272 24 240 8 0
Henderson 28,904 56 1 6 24 25 767 171 547 49 1
Heritage Creek 1,126 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0
Highland Heights 7,216 5 0 1 1 3 53 5 47 1 0
Hillview 8,177 8 0 5 3 0 126 34 72 20 0
Hodgenville 3,259 2 0 0 0 2 19 3 13 3 0
Hopkinsville 32,222 94 4 15 44 31 922 202 672 48 1
Horse Cave 2,351 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hurstbourne Acres 1,886 0 0 0 0 0 18 4 14 0 0
Hustonville 398 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hyden 348 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Independence 27,227 19 0 10 4 5 154 28 112 14 1
Indian Hills 2,977 0 0 0 0 0 41 12 23 6 0
Inez 678 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Irvine 2,404 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0
Irvington 1,186 2 0 0 0 2 15 6 8 1 0
Jackson 2,138 1 0 0 0 1 27 6 19 2 1
Jamestown 1,805 1 0 0 0 1 10 1 8 1 0
Jeffersontown 27,006 32 1 4 22 5 637 92 459 86 0
Jenkins 2,077 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Junction City 2,290 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
La Center 1,004 1 0 0 0 1 6 2 4 0 0
La Grange 8,728 12 0 0 8 4 182 25 144 13 0
Lakeside Park-Crestview Hills 6,159 6 0 1 5 0 118 6 106 6 0
Lancaster 3,873 10 0 1 2 7 73 26 43 4 0
Lawrenceburg 11,140 14 0 2 5 7 97 18 70 9 0
Lebanon 5,710 11 0 3 6 2 100 29 63 8 0
Lebanon Junction 1,937 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leitchfield 6,904 9 0 2 0 7 137 28 97 12 0
Lewisburg 806 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 0
Lewisport 1,704 2 0 0 1 1 6 0 6 0 0
Lexington 317,853 1,079 24 200 575 280 13,058 2,435 9,465 1,158 39
Liberty 2,158 1 0 0 0 1 11 6 4 1 0
London 8,152 15 1 5 6 3 351 64 263 24 0
Louisa 2,452 3 0 0 0 3 27 10 13 4 0
Louisville Metro 683,825 4,621 119 196 1,514 2,792 30,254 5,907 19,983 4,364 10
Loyall 648 2 0 0 0 2 4 1 3 0 0
Ludlow 4,553 13 0 5 3 5 109 21 78 10 2
Lynch 702 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Lynnview 945 0 0 0 0 0 13 4 8 1 0
Madisonville 19,467 30 1 5 8 16 349 75 252 22 2
Manchester 1,392 5 0 1 1 3 39 12 21 6 1
Marion 2,976 6 0 2 2 2 72 30 37 5 0
Martin 597 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 3 1 0
Mayfield 10,086 27 0 6 10 11 326 75 230 21 2
Maysville 8,780 19 0 4 9 6 303 53 241 9 0
McKee 786 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Meadow Vale 762 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Middlesboro 9,615 32 1 2 12 17 525 67 443 15 1
Millersburg 797 0 0 0 0 0 14 6 7 1 0
Monticello 6,071 7 0 1 1 5 77 22 51 4 0
Morehead 7,085 12 0 7 3 2 139 18 119 2 3
Morganfield 3,582 0 0 0 0 0 25 8 17 0 1
Morgantown 2,480 2 0 1 0 1 53 13 34 6 0
Mortons Gap 850 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mount Olivet 342 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mount Sterling 7,268 24 0 6 13 5 295 37 240 18 2
Mount Vernon 2,497 2 0 0 0 2 40 19 16 5 2
Mount Washington 14,162 11 0 3 4 4 207 32 156 19 1
Muldraugh 994 1 0 0 1 0 20 3 11 6 0
Munfordville 1,645 4 0 0 0 4 16 8 7 1 0
Murray 19,182 41 0 11 10 20 611 125 470 16 2
New Haven 893 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newport 15,330 59 0 9 34 16 715 105 565 45 3
Nicholasville 30,093 53 0 11 28 14 1,056 199 796 61 3
Northfield 1,057 0 0 0 0 0 15 1 14 0 0
Oak Grove 7,431 35 0 12 11 12 368 78 266 24 0
Olive Hill 1,593 2 0 0 0 2 12 10 2 0 0
Owensboro 59,359 136 1 34 49 52 2,658 486 1,937 235 14
Owenton 1,552 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 6 1 0
Owingsville 1,595 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 7 2 0
Paducah 24,836 87 1 16 31 39 1,217 150 999 68 7
Paintsville 4,251 6 0 2 0 4 60 9 46 5 0
Paris 9,883 15 0 1 5 9 232 65 154 13 1
Park Hills 3,011 3 0 1 1 1 33 7 22 4 1
Perryville 763 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pewee Valley 1,547 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0
Pikeville 7,037 14 1 6 3 4 404 49 350 5 0
Pineville 1,745 0 0 0 0 0 34 12 21 1 1
Pioneer Village 2,866 2 0 1 1 0 23 6 11 6 0
Pippa Passes 661 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Powderly 729 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 9 0 0
Prestonsburg 3,326 6 0 0 1 5 51 20 28 3 1
Princeton 6,142 21 0 10 3 8 230 85 131 14 1
Prospect 4,918 0 0 0 0 0 55 2 49 4 0
Providence 3,042 2 0 0 1 1 28 7 17 4 0
Raceland 2,383 2 0 0 0 2 9 3 6 0 0
Radcliff 22,346 77 0 22 25 30 611 155 418 38 10
Ravenna 587 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 6 1 0
Richmond 33,965 75 0 18 37 20 1,374 249 1,048 77 5
Russell 3,245 5 0 2 1 2 60 3 57 0 1
Russell Springs 2,525 2 0 1 0 1 67 15 48 4 0
Russellville 7,073 25 2 1 7 15 224 54 159 11 2
Sadieville 338 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0
Salyersville 1,804 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0
Science Hill 696 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottsville 4,446 12 1 5 2 4 108 28 64 16 0
Sebree 1,551 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shelbyville 15,488 10 0 3 5 2 220 48 163 9 3
Shepherdsville 12,098 34 0 8 10 16 521 76 382 63 1
Shively 15,800 93 5 10 60 18 654 144 381 129 1
Silver Grove 1,123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Simpsonville 2,744 3 0 0 2 1 97 6 88 3 0
Smiths Grove 740 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0
Somerset 11,482 22 0 3 8 11 423 79 303 41 4
Southgate 3,871 2 0 0 2 0 43 4 31 8 0
South Shore 1,097 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Springfield 3,093 3 0 0 1 2 22 4 10 8 0
Stamping Ground 744 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 6 0 0
Stanford 3,668 3 0 0 1 2 35 10 17 8 0
Stanton 2,651 3 0 0 3 0 63 16 47 0 0
St. Matthews 18,127 38 0 1 28 9 803 83 655 65 1
Strathmoor Village 666 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sturgis 1,914 1 0 0 0 1 16 6 10 0 0
Taylor Mill 6,793 5 0 0 1 4 43 9 32 2 0
Taylorsville 1,035 0 0 0 0 0 17 6 11 0 0
Tompkinsville 2,277 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 2 2 1
Trenton 387 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Uniontown 960 2 0 0 0 2 15 3 12 0 0
Vanceburg 1,445 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 0
Versailles 25,923 15 0 4 4 7 393 105 273 15 0
Villa Hills 7,499 2 0 0 0 2 28 2 24 2 0
Vine Grove 5,892 7 0 2 2 3 71 26 41 4 0
Warsaw 1,697 1 0 0 0 1 20 8 11 1 0
Wayland 406 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
West Buechel 1,277 5 0 0 5 0 214 14 186 14 0
West Liberty 3,336 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 13 1 0
West Point 856 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Wheelwright 480 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitesburg 1,982 2 0 0 2 0 7 4 3 0 0
Wilder 3,099 1 0 0 0 1 48 2 44 2 0
Williamsburg 5,324 5 0 2 0 3 70 18 40 12 1
Williamstown 3,946 3 0 0 1 2 36 6 27 3 0
Wilmore 6,315 1 0 1 0 0 101 29 68 4 0
Winchester 18,461 48 1 15 19 13 1,018 147 817 54 0
Wingo 641 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woodburn 381 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Worthington 1,571 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 5 0 0
  • 1 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the revised Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • 2 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the legacy UCR definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.

Data Declaration

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