Ranked on reported serious-incident rates from the 2021-22 federal collection · higher percentile = safer
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| # | CITY | SAFETY PCTL | SCHOOLS SCORED | HOME VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Versailles | 99 | 5 of 6 | $360,177 |
| 2 | Mount Washington | 99 | 7 of 7 | $330,041 |
| 3 | Nicholasville | 99 | 9 of 11 | $327,265 |
| 4 | Corbin | 98 | 7 of 12 | $171,534 |
| 5 | Richmond | 97 | 10 of 14 | $303,364 |
| 6 | Hebron | 97 | 5 of 5 | $385,895 |
| 7 | Danville | 96 | 6 of 11 | $255,060 |
| 8 | Lawrenceburg | 94 | 5 of 6 | $270,554 |
| 9 | Union | 94 | 7 of 7 | $468,989 |
| 10 | Benton | 92 | 7 of 9 | $184,917 |
| 11 | Lebanon | 92 | 5 of 7 | $233,802 |
| 12 | Independence | 92 | 6 of 6 | $333,160 |
| 13 | Shelbyville | 92 | 9 of 11 | $310,943 |
| 14 | Fort Thomas | 90 | 5 of 5 | $381,896 |
| 15 | Murray | 90 | 6 of 12 | $200,220 |
| 16 | Covington | 88 | 8 of 13 | $225,550 |
| 17 | Grayson | 88 | 5 of 5 | $176,609 |
| 18 | Louisa | 88 | 5 of 5 | $145,864 |
| 19 | Crestwood | 88 | 8 of 8 | $493,290 |
| 20 | Georgetown | 88 | 12 of 15 | $343,497 |
| 21 | Winchester | 87 | 8 of 9 | $256,091 |
| 22 | Hazard | 87 | 7 of 9 | $104,527 |
| 23 | Berea | 85 | 8 of 9 | $251,321 |
| 24 | Liberty | 84 | 5 of 5 | $159,857 |
| 25 | Dry Ridge | 84 | 5 of 5 | $295,996 |
| 26 | Ashland | 84 | 8 of 17 | $126,566 |
| 27 | Whitesburg | 83 | 5 of 5 | $90,775 |
| 28 | Somerset | 82 | 10 of 14 | $202,527 |
| 29 | Paducah | 82 | 13 of 17 | $192,214 |
| 30 | Shepherdsville | 81 | 11 of 12 | $289,743 |
| 31 | Florence | 81 | 9 of 9 | $293,150 |
| 32 | Frankfort | 78 | 14 of 18 | $247,817 |
| 33 | Glasgow | 77 | 12 of 15 | $221,155 |
| 34 | Greenville | 74 | 6 of 6 | $146,981 |
| 35 | Henderson | 74 | 10 of 11 | $206,305 |
| 36 | Pikeville | 71 | 9 of 11 | $128,638 |
| 37 | Mayfield | 70 | 7 of 10 | $162,674 |
| 38 | Mount Sterling | 70 | 7 of 8 | $222,699 |
| 39 | Bowling Green | 69 | 27 of 37 | $288,478 |
| 40 | Russellville | 69 | 6 of 8 | $194,296 |
| 41 | Erlanger | 68 | 5 of 7 | $252,728 |
| 42 | Madisonville | 67 | 8 of 10 | $156,799 |
| 43 | Louisville | 66 | 143 of 160 | $267,770 |
| 44 | Paris | 65 | 6 of 9 | $266,417 |
| 45 | Campbellsville | 62 | 6 of 10 | $217,801 |
| 46 | London | 60 | 12 of 14 | $185,674 |
| 47 | Williamsburg | 60 | 8 of 10 | $124,822 |
| 48 | Elizabethtown | 58 | 14 of 16 | $271,662 |
| 49 | Owensboro | 56 | 24 of 30 | $216,394 |
| 50 | Paintsville | 55 | 5 of 6 | $137,328 |
| 51 | Alexandria | 55 | 6 of 6 | $347,025 |
| 52 | Bardstown | 50 | 10 of 12 | $265,127 |
| 53 | Barbourville | 47 | 7 of 10 | $144,943 |
| 54 | Hopkinsville | 45 | 8 of 15 | $195,920 |
| 55 | Franklin | 40 | 6 of 6 | $251,551 |
| 56 | Lexington | 33 | 55 of 71 | $336,762 |
| 57 | Harrodsburg | 31 | 5 of 6 | $243,091 |