Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024

Updated on January 21, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, among Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, Louisville Metro had the highest Aggravated Assault Crime Rate per 100K residents (526.71), followed by Hopkinsville (299.73), Owensboro (224.64), Henderson (210.15), and Paducah (154).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Aggravated Assault crime rate in 2024, and the table below shows the ranking of Kentucky cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Aggravated Assault crime rate per 100K.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Kentucky, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Aggravated Assault crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Kentucky cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024
Louisville Metro
Hopkinsville
Owensboro
Henderson
Paducah
Newport
Somerset
Campbellsville
Covington
Glasgow
Ranking of Kentucky Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Louisville Metro 526.71
2 Hopkinsville 299.73
3 Owensboro 224.64
4 Henderson 210.15
5 Paducah 154.00
6 Newport 153.26
7 Somerset 145.55
8 Campbellsville 145.00
9 Covington 141.52
10 Glasgow 129.76
11 Lexington 125.91
12 Shively 116.93
13 Florence 114.43
14 Ashland 109.47
15 Richmond 105.06
16 Franklin 104.21
17 Frankfort 102.92
18 Paris 99.43
19 Radcliff 97.10
20 Shelbyville 94.66
21 Bowling Green 87.74
22 Shepherdsville 87.58
23 Bardstown 86.23
24 Danville 86.18
25 Winchester 82.98
26 Nicholasville 73.02
27 Georgetown 69.94
28 Elizabethtown 68.61
29 Lyndon 64.36
30 Berea 61.98
31 La Grange 56.94
32 Alexandria 55.67
33 Madisonville 51.83
34 St. Matthews 46.27
35 Murray 38.48
36 Versailles 36.07
37 Erlanger 35.31
38 Lawrenceburg 32.68
39 Mount Washington 26.58
40 Fort Thomas 17.83
41 Jeffersontown 17.51
42 Independence 6.72