City and district rankings from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection
Percentile is against all ranked U.S. cities (higher = safer). Only cities with ≥5 trustworthy-data schools are ranked. Home value is Zillow's ZHVI.
| # | CITY | SAFETY PCTL | SCHOOLS | 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 |
| # | DISTRICT | SAFETY PCTL | SCHOOLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grayson County | 99 | 5 of 7 |
| 2 | Woodford County | 99 | 6 of 7 |
| 3 | Rockcastle County | 97 | 5 of 6 |
| 4 | Rowan County | 95 | 5 of 10 |
| 5 | Garrard County | 94 | 5 of 5 |
| 6 | Kenton County | 94 | 15 of 18 |
| 7 | Anderson County | 93 | 5 of 6 |
| 8 | Marion County | 92 | 6 of 8 |
| 9 | Shelby County | 91 | 11 of 13 |
| 10 | Madison County | 91 | 15 of 21 |
| 11 | Marshall County | 90 | 8 of 11 |
| 12 | Carter County | 90 | 9 of 11 |
| 13 | Boone County | 89 | 26 of 27 |
| 14 | Fort Thomas Independent | 87 | 5 of 5 |
| 15 | Bullitt County | 87 | 23 of 25 |
| 16 | Lincoln County | 86 | 7 of 7 |
| 17 | Union County | 85 | 5 of 7 |
| 18 | Scott County | 84 | 12 of 16 |
| 19 | Clark County | 84 | 8 of 9 |
| 20 | Johnson County | 83 | 6 of 8 |
| 21 | Grant County | 83 | 6 of 6 |
| 22 | Perry County | 82 | 7 of 10 |
| 23 | Jessamine County | 82 | 11 of 13 |
| 24 | Lawrence County | 82 | 6 of 6 |
| 25 | Hardin County | 81 | 20 of 25 |