The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Dot, KY: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Cost of Crime™ for Dot, KY

$52,563

In 2025, crime will cost $613 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Dot with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Dot, KY Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Dot's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Dot sits in the 86th percentile, ahead of 86% of cities and behind 14%. The grade covers only Dot's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Dot is 13.73 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 54 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 77 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Dot, KY report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Dot, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Dot for 2025 is $52,563, about $205 per resident and $613 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income.

These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 26.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Dot Compared to Other Cities?

Dot, KY:	$205
Shively, KY:	$844
Ekron, KY:	$233
Kentucky:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Dot is $205 per year, which is $260 less than the national average and $245 less than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Dot:

In Shively, KY, crime costs $844 per person, which is $640 more than in Dot.
In Ekron, KY, crime costs $233 per person, which is $29 more than in Dot

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Dot for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Dot	Cost per Dot Resident
Murder	$10,209	$40
Rape/Sexual Assault	$9,105	$35
Robbery	$3,032	$12
Assault	$3,456	$13
Kidnapping	$2,690	$10
Vehicle Theft	$4,403	$17
Burglary	$3,108	$12
Theft	$4,576	$18
Arson	$482	$2
Vandalism	$5,991	$23
Animal Cruelty	$112	$0
Drug Crimes	$5,153	$20
Identity Theft	$246	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$52,563	$205

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Dot, KY

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places.

That intangible cost in Dot totals $113,954 ($443 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $166,517 ($648 per resident).

All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The city holds few retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Dot's 257 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Dot Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Dot residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.4682
Robbery	0.3751
Rape	0.5843
Murder	0.0211
Total Violent Crime	1.449 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.438
Vehicle Theft	1.106
Burglary	1.333
Arson	0.0776
Total Property Crime	5.955 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1726
Drug Crimes	2.710
Vandalism	3.263
Identity Theft	0.1235
Animal Cruelty	0.0591
Total "Other" Rate	6.329 (B)

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Dot is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Dot.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Adairville, KY	B+	A-	A
Keysburg, KY	A-	A	A-
Prices Mill, KY	A-	A-	A+
Barren Plain, TN	B-	C+	A-
Olmstead, KY	C	A-	C-
Old Volney, KY	C-	B+	D+
Oakville, KY	C	A	C-
Schochoh, KY	B+	B	A+
Allensville, KY	C	C-	C
Mount Denson, TN	A-	A+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Dot is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Iowa Center, IA	B	A-	A-
Sanders, MT	D-	D-	D-
San Miguel, AZ	D-	D-	D-
San Gabriel, TX	B-	B+	B+
Ryde, CA	F	F	F
Rush River, MN	A-	A-	A-
Lawrenceville, NY	B+	D+	D+
Lake Valley, NM	F	D-	D-
Kirksville, IL	B	C+	C+
Kinloch, MO	F	F	F

Considering only the crime rate, Dot is safer than the Kentucky state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Dot, KY average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Dot schools on SchoolGrade

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