Lexington, Kentucky Crime Rate Rankings in 2023

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, the following were how the crime rates (per 100K residents) in Lexington KY ranked for different crime types among other US cities with a population of 50K and above.

The tables below show the crime rate for the different crime categories, the rank in the state (out of 4 cities), and the national rank (out of 8,547 cities) among cities with a population of 50K and above.

You can see similar information for other Kentucky cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Total 3012.24 4 275
Violent 253.76 3 480
Property 2758.49 4 237
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 4.38 2 282
Rape 56.56 3 198
Robbery 76.88 2 278
Aggravated Assault 115.94 4 580
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 337.82 3 250
Larceny-Theft 2022.85 4 197
Motor Vehicle Theft 390.32 2 237
Arson 7.5 3 404