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Table 8

KENTUCKY

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by City, 2012

City Population Violent
crime 		Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter		 Forcible
rape		 Robbery Aggravated
assault		 Property
crime 		Burglary Larceny-
theft		 Motor
vehicle
theft		 Arson
Alexandria 8,557 3 0 2 0 1 197 26 161 10 0
Anchorage 2,372 1 0 0 0 1 35 5 30 0 0
Ashland 21,707 56 0 4 30 22 1,298 274 992 32 4
Auburn 1,340 1 0 0 0 1 12 3 8 1 2
Audubon Park 1,490 1 0 0 0 1 69 20 46 3 0
Augusta 1,197 1 0 1 0 0 28 7 21 0 1
Barbourville 3,178 3 0 0 1 2 45 11 31 3 0
Bardstown 11,869 22 0 6 8 8 469 125 319 25 1
Bardwell 717 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
Beattyville 1,299 2 0 1 0 1 9 3 6 0 0
Beaver Dam 3,454 1 0 0 0 1 52 8 44 0 0
Bellevue 6,011 12 0 1 5 6 234 62 161 11 2
Benham 498 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Benton 4,341 5 0 1 1 3 105 22 80 3 0
Berea 13,798 16 0 1 4 11 444 149 267 28 1
Bloomfield 852 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
Bowling Green 59,043 189 4 36 75 74 3,025 547 2,322 156 5
Brandenburg 2,733 4 0 0 1 3 26 3 21 2 0
Brownsville 833 2 0 0 0 2 5 4 1 0 0
Burkesville 1,520 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 2 1 0
Burnside 620 3 1 1 0 1 31 5 23 3 0
Cadiz 2,557 9 0 1 2 6 103 21 78 4 0
Calvert City 2,561 4 0 3 0 1 31 7 22 2 0
Campbellsville 9,209 26 3 0 15 8 314 84 224 6 2
Carlisle 1,999 2 0 0 1 1 21 8 11 2 0
Carrollton 4,021 7 1 2 0 4 81 31 46 4 2
Catlettsburg 1,859 3 0 1 0 2 45 14 30 1 0
Cave City 2,252 5 0 1 0 4 48 19 24 5 0
Centertown 429 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Central City 5,955 3 0 0 0 3 86 5 76 5 0
Clarkson 883 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Clay City 1,082 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 5 0 0
Clinton 1,361 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 0
Cloverport 1,168 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coal Run Village 1,707 1 0 0 1 0 53 9 42 2 1
Cold Spring 5,968 2 0 0 2 0 208 13 192 3 0
Columbia 4,468 4 0 1 3 0 47 20 24 3 0
Corbin 7,351 16 1 3 7 5 301 87 206 8 4
Cumberland 2,226 4 0 2 0 2 29 16 11 2 0
Cynthiana 6,396 16 0 2 6 8 372 60 297 15 1
Danville 16,314 48 2 6 21 19 594 139 442 13 3
Dawson Springs 2,769 2 0 0 0 2 31 11 17 3 1
Dayton 5,388 17 0 4 6 7 297 108 176 13 2
Dry Ridge 2,210 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 11 1 0
Earlington 1,416 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Eddyville 2,559 0 0 0 0 0 51 5 45 1 0
Edgewood 8,633 3 0 1 0 2 129 10 109 10 0
Edmonton 1,595 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 4 0 0
Elizabethtown 29,118 37 1 9 9 18 1,083 133 911 39 11
Elkton 2,067 3 0 1 0 2 38 18 16 4 0
Elsmere 8,509 25 0 4 8 13 211 60 141 10 0
Eminence 2,508 1 0 0 0 1 43 10 33 0 0
Erlanger 22,034 26 1 6 11 8 600 88 481 31 1
Evarts 959 1 0 0 0 1 16 9 7 0 1
Falmouth 2,152 4 0 0 3 1 57 23 33 1 0
Ferguson 934 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0
Flatwoods 7,431 2 0 0 1 1 53 31 18 4 1
Flemingsburg 2,693 1 0 0 0 1 55 11 42 2 1
Florence 30,765 89 0 15 48 26 1,629 191 1,369 69 8
Fort Mitchell 8,264 3 0 0 2 1 180 38 137 5 0
Fort Thomas 16,478 2 0 1 1 0 196 43 145 8 1
Fort Wright 5,764 9 0 0 8 1 332 29 295 8 1
Frankfort1 25,648 132 1 13 63 55 1,267 334 875 58 6
Franklin 8,453 22 1 5 10 6 333 86 236 11 1
Fulton 2,428 7 0 2 4 1 106 22 82 2 1
Gamaliel 377 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgetown1 29,765 171 0 21 29 121 1,089 213 829 47 0
Glasgow 14,095 26 0 10 5 11 313 68 234 11 3
Graymoor-Devondale 2,897 2 0 0 1 1 35 12 22 1 0
Grayson 4,210 6 0 0 2 4 65 24 36 5 0
Greensburg 2,162 2 0 1 0 1 53 9 41 3 0
Greenup 1,190 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0
Greenville 4,294 0 0 0 0 0 16 5 10 1 0
Guthrie 1,423 2 0 0 1 1 13 3 9 1 0
Hardinsburg 2,369 2 0 2 0 0 7 3 3 1 1
Harlan 1,735 7 0 0 2 5 77 11 64 2 0
Harrodsburg 8,342 12 0 1 5 6 179 70 94 15 1
Hartford 2,707 4 0 2 0 2 10 4 4 2 1
Hawesville 947 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hazard 4,474 19 0 2 7 10 314 59 251 4 2
Henderson 28,926 73 0 16 34 23 841 142 651 48 1
Heritage Creek 1,087 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 1 0
Highland Heights1 6,978 1 1 0 0 0 75 18 52 5 1
Hillview 8,279 7 0 1 3 3 215 63 145 7 0
Hodgenville 3,239 2 0 0 1 1 13 5 4 4 0
Hopkinsville 31,499 134 2 14 56 62 1,383 391 936 56 7
Horse Cave 2,321 1 0 0 0 1 6 4 2 0 0
Hurstbourne Acres 1,831 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 0 0
Independence 24,927 19 0 5 6 8 302 79 204 19 2
Indian Hills 2,898 2 0 0 2 0 36 16 20 0 0
Inez 708 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0
Irvine 2,720 0 0 0 0 0 18 6 9 3 0
Irvington 1,195 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0
Jackson 2,231 2 0 0 1 1 55 21 32 2 0
Jamestown 1,804 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 11 1 0
Jeffersontown 26,874 39 0 4 27 8 592 169 386 37 0
Jenkins 2,203 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
La Center 1,012 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0
La Grange 8,149 5 0 1 3 1 137 27 103 7 2
Lakeside Park-Crestview Hills 5,856 1 0 1 0 0 143 15 121 7 0
Lancaster 3,445 5 0 0 1 4 97 43 53 1 2
Lawrenceburg 10,642 4 0 0 1 3 96 26 64 6 0
Lebanon 5,601 12 0 4 0 8 171 55 108 8 0
Lebanon Junction 1,837 0 0 0 0 0 34 11 18 5 1
Leitchfield 6,766 8 0 3 0 5 165 34 124 7 2
Lewisburg 811 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
Lewisport 1,677 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 6 0 0
Lexington1 302,332 1,066 12 102 606 346 13,399 2,854 9,641 904 60
Liberty 2,168 1 0 0 1 0 5 2 3 0 0
London 8,078 13 1 0 8 4 393 54 320 19 0
Louisa 2,500 1 0 0 0 1 46 14 32 0 0
Louisville Metro 666,200 3,989 62 183 1,394 2,350 28,606 7,008 19,411 2,187 223
Loyall 1,454 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 10 0 0
Ludlow 4,438 5 0 3 1 1 224 84 125 15 1
Lynnview 923 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 0
Madisonville 19,637 35 0 13 9 13 602 110 468 24 2
Manchester 1,261 4 0 0 1 3 49 7 38 4 0
Marion 3,053 2 0 0 1 1 75 17 57 1 0
Martin 631 2 0 0 2 0 19 5 11 3 0
Mayfield 10,155 17 0 1 3 13 163 56 98 9 1
Maysville 9,117 16 0 3 5 8 411 72 327 12 2
Meadow Vale 745 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 5 0 0
Middlesboro 10,358 23 0 0 17 6 785 86 673 26 1
Monticello 6,240 9 1 0 4 4 181 60 115 6 0
Morehead 6,914 4 0 2 1 1 134 19 108 7 0
Morganfield 3,308 0 0 0 0 0 44 9 35 0 1
Morgantown 2,425 2 0 0 1 1 41 10 27 4 0
Mortons Gap 865 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0
Mount Sterling 6,977 21 0 2 11 8 440 71 353 16 2
Mount Vernon 2,486 2 0 0 1 1 52 27 23 2 1
Mount Washington 9,237 6 0 2 2 2 189 76 108 5 0
Muldraugh 981 2 0 0 1 1 17 9 7 1 0
Munfordville 1,621 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 9 0 0
Murray 17,938 30 2 3 6 19 623 161 441 21 3
Newport 15,412 85 1 13 50 21 1,265 273 931 61 12
Nicholasville 28,366 63 0 15 28 20 1,322 357 932 33 3
Northfield 1,030 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0
Oak Grove 7,469 20 1 4 7 8 285 78 186 21 3
Olive Hill 1,596 0 0 0 0 0 50 15 34 1 0
Owensboro 57,751 125 0 28 45 52 2,518 469 1,928 121 12
Owenton 1,332 0 0 0 0 0 27 10 15 2 0
Owingsville 1,554 1 0 0 0 1 20 4 16 0 0
Paducah 25,199 78 2 14 40 22 1,280 143 1,091 46 6
Paintsville 3,473 3 0 0 2 1 89 12 71 6 0
Paris 8,580 19 1 3 5 10 341 95 224 22 2
Park Hills 2,991 2 0 0 1 1 89 38 46 5 1
Pewee Valley 1,467 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 0
Pikeville 6,909 9 1 1 2 5 439 46 385 8 1
Pineville 1,884 1 0 0 0 1 63 11 52 0 2
Pioneer Village 2,057 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 5 0 0
Powderly 741 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 12 1 0
Prestonsburg 3,246 4 0 0 1 3 72 13 57 2 0
Princeton 6,339 16 0 4 3 9 145 49 87 9 1
Prospect 4,747 1 0 0 1 0 11 3 7 1 0
Providence 3,213 2 0 0 0 2 28 13 15 0 0
Raceland 2,426 3 0 0 0 3 35 7 27 1 0
Radcliff 22,148 51 0 13 27 11 621 153 457 11 2
Ravenna 608 0 0 0 0 0 14 6 8 0 0
Richmond 31,890 87 0 8 50 29 1,721 377 1,290 54 6
Russell 3,385 2 0 1 1 0 68 10 58 0 1
Russell Springs 2,453 4 0 0 2 2 64 12 49 3 0
Russellville 6,968 18 0 4 2 12 269 65 199 5 1
Sadieville 309 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Salyersville 1,870 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0
Science Hill 702 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 4 0 0
Scottsville 4,275 1 0 0 1 0 25 15 10 0 0
Shelbyville 14,425 37 1 3 16 17 353 135 204 14 1
Shepherdsville 11,372 24 0 3 11 10 349 104 223 22 2
Shively 15,422 84 6 7 55 16 658 221 382 55 0
Silver Grove 1,112 1 0 0 1 0 42 13 28 1 0
Simpsonville 2,550 0 0 0 0 0 14 6 8 0 0
Smiths Grove 728 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 4 0 0
Somerset 11,325 36 0 9 15 12 621 86 517 18 5
South Shore 1,124 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Springfield 2,554 3 0 0 1 2 28 14 9 5 1
Stamping Ground 659 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 0
Stanford 3,498 1 0 0 0 1 79 13 64 2 0
Stanton 2,748 2 0 0 0 2 46 19 26 1 0
St. Matthews 17,651 40 0 4 30 6 713 127 565 21 1
Strathmoor Village 656 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0
Sturgis 1,911 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 0 0
Taylor Mill 6,650 8 0 0 3 5 99 32 57 10 0
Taylorsville 780 2 0 2 0 0 34 9 24 1 0
Tompkinsville 2,402 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0
Trenton 385 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uniontown 1,009 0 0 0 0 0 18 5 12 1 0
Vanceburg 1,530 1 0 0 0 1 12 7 5 0 0
Versailles 8,593 29 0 9 6 14 688 167 495 26 5
Villa Hills 7,540 0 0 0 0 0 42 4 33 5 0
Vine Grove 4,616 5 0 1 2 2 65 12 51 2 0
Warsaw 1,623 1 0 0 0 1 20 11 6 3 0
West Liberty 3,444 1 0 0 0 1 24 4 16 4 0
West Point 813 0 0 0 0 0 28 8 20 0 0
Wheelwright 775 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitesburg 2,135 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Wilder 3,064 4 0 1 1 2 77 12 61 4 0
Williamsburg 5,281 5 0 0 0 5 124 41 78 5 2
Williamstown 3,957 2 0 0 0 2 88 26 60 2 0
Wilmore 3,720 1 0 0 0 1 111 33 76 2 0
Winchester1 18,374 53 4 8 15 26 973 168 769 36 5
Worthington 1,612 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 4 1 0
  • 1 Because of changes in the state/local agency's reporting practices, figures are not comparable to previous years' data.

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