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Violent crimes in Kentucky

Violent crimes in Kentucky was 9,770 in 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. That is down 5.7% from 2024. That is the 32nd highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count9,770
Change on 2024-5.7%
Rank32nd of 51US states ranked
Series high20,1071992
Series low8,7481979

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Violent crimes in Kentucky, 1979 to 2025

7,50010K12.5K15K17.5K20K22.5K19791986199320002007201420251979: 8,748 count1980: 9,711 count1981: 10,599 count1982: 11,550 count1983: 11,967 count1984: 10,342 count1985: 11,384 count1986: 12,467 count1987: 12,589 count1988: 12,284 count1989: 13,302 count1990: 14,386 count1991: 16,262 count1992: 20,107 count1993: 17,530 count1994: 16,991 count1995: 14,079 count1996: 12,448 count1997: 12,386 count1998: 12,909 count1999: 12,212 count2000: 11,903 count2001: 10,510 count2002: 11,101 count2003: 10,232 count2004: 10,152 count2005: 11,134 count2006: 11,361 count2007: 12,329 count2008: 12,690 count2009: 11,000 count2010: 10,604 count2011: 10,465 count2012: 9,852 count2013: 9,280 count2014: 9,495 count2015: 9,887 count2016: 10,452 count2017: 10,292 count2018: 9,719 count2019: 9,872 count2020: 11,600 count2021: 12,121 count2022: 9,924 count2023: 10,431 count2024: 10,360 count2025: 9,770 count5,00010K15K20K25K19791995201120251979: 8,748 count1980: 9,711 count1981: 10,599 count1982: 11,550 count1983: 11,967 count1984: 10,342 count1985: 11,384 count1986: 12,467 count1987: 12,589 count1988: 12,284 count1989: 13,302 count1990: 14,386 count1991: 16,262 count1992: 20,107 count1993: 17,530 count1994: 16,991 count1995: 14,079 count1996: 12,448 count1997: 12,386 count1998: 12,909 count1999: 12,212 count2000: 11,903 count2001: 10,510 count2002: 11,101 count2003: 10,232 count2004: 10,152 count2005: 11,134 count2006: 11,361 count2007: 12,329 count2008: 12,690 count2009: 11,000 count2010: 10,604 count2011: 10,465 count2012: 9,852 count2013: 9,280 count2014: 9,495 count2015: 9,887 count2016: 10,452 count2017: 10,292 count2018: 9,719 count2019: 9,872 count2020: 11,600 count2021: 12,121 count2022: 9,924 count2023: 10,431 count2024: 10,360 count2025: 9,770 count
count. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-08-14.
All 47 values
Periodcount
20259,770
202410,360
202310,431
20229,924
202112,121
202011,600
20199,872
20189,719
201710,292
201610,452
20159,887
20149,495
20139,280
20129,852
201110,465
201010,604
200911,000
200812,690
200712,329
200611,361
200511,134
200410,152
200310,232
200211,101
200110,510
200011,903
199912,212
199812,909
199712,386
199612,448
199514,079
199416,991
199317,530
199220,107
199116,262
199014,386
198913,302
198812,284
198712,589
198612,467
198511,384
198410,342
198311,967
198211,550
198110,599
19809,711
19798,748

Compared with United States

Place2025
Kentucky9,770
United States1,119,768

Kentucky compared with nearby places

Alabama: 18,090 countAlaska: 5,377 countArizona: 28,814 countArkansas: 16,564 countCalifornia: 170,300 countColorado: 25,353 countConnecticut: 4,043 countDelaware: 3,677 countDistrict of Columbia: 5,570 countFlorida: 61,203 countGeorgia: 33,554 countHawaii: 2,938 countIdaho: 4,410 countIllinois: 31,924 countIndiana: 17,737 countIowa: 7,574 countKansas: 13,613 countKentucky: 9,770 countLouisiana: 23,788 countMaine: 1,319 countMaryland: 22,432 countMassachusetts: 21,657 countMichigan: 42,157 countMinnesota: 13,031 countMississippi: 6,704 countMissouri: 26,196 countMontana: 4,797 countNebraska: 4,408 countNevada: 12,445 countNew Hampshire: 1,664 countNew Jersey: 18,508 countNew Mexico: 13,213 countNew York: 73,681 countNorth Carolina: 36,991 countNorth Dakota: 1,903 countOhio: 32,796 countOklahoma: 16,810 countOregon: 13,300 countPennsylvania: 29,613 countRhode Island: 1,606 countSouth Carolina: 21,590 countSouth Dakota: 2,875 countTennessee: 36,014 countTexas: 109,357 countUtah: 8,340 countVermont: 1,382 countVirginia: 18,284 countWashington: 22,715 countWest Virginia: 4,269 countWisconsin: 14,353 countWyoming: 1,059 count
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Violent crimes, 2025, count. Kentucky is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Estimated number of violent crimes: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault known to law enforcement. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

Rape is counted under the revised definition from 2013 and the legacy definition before. FBI estimates for the whole population: agencies that did not report, or reported part of the year, are filled in by the FBI. The FBI revises earlier years in each annual release, and from 2021 the estimates are built from incident-based (NIBRS) reports. The national series has no values for 2017 to 2020 in the FBI estimates file.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. (2026). FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime (Violent crimes, Kentucky, 1979 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads

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FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime, Violent crimes, Kentucky, 1979 to 2025. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 14 Aug. 2026, https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/violent-crimes/kentucky. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. 2026. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Violent crimes, Kentucky, 1979 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/violent-crimes/kentucky.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (2026) FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime, Violent crimes, Kentucky, 1979 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/violent-crimes/kentucky (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  title = {{FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime: Violent crimes, Kentucky, 1979 to 2025}},
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What is the violent crimes in Kentucky?

Violent crimes in Kentucky was 9,770 in 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. That is down 5.7% from 2024. That is the 32nd highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest violent crimes in Kentucky?

20,107 in 1992, the highest value since 1979 in this series.

Violent crimes elsewhere in United States

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