University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Property Crime Rates and Maps

B+

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	C-

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$1.49 million

Cost of Crime™ for University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

In 2025, property crime will cost $370 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of University of Kentucky with the least property crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Property crime is the most common category of crime, so these maps track closely with where stores, parking, and daytime foot traffic sit. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains why busy commercial blocks can look worse than the neighborhoods around them.

The A grade reflects how often theft, burglary, vehicle theft, and arson happen in University of Kentucky against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is much lower than the norm. University of Kentucky sits in the 87th percentile for property-crime safety, ahead of 87% of neighborhoods and behind 13%. The grade covers only University of Kentucky's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The property crime rate in University of Kentucky is 11.92 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally point to the east part of the neighborhood as the safest for their belongings. Your odds of a property-crime loss range from 1 in 28 in the northwest areas to 1 in 113 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY report the most property crime, about 73 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Property crime in University of Kentucky is projected to cost $1,489,634 in 2025, about $126 per resident and $370 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. All of it is measurable loss: replaced vehicles, repaired break-ins, stolen goods, and the policing and courts that respond. Because property crime leaves a repair bill rather than a lasting injury, these tangible costs make up its full economic toll. They split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 5.8%

How Much Does Property Crime Cost in University of Kentucky Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY:	$126
Okolona, Louisville, KY:	$263
Fern Creek, Louisville, KY:	$141
Kentucky:	$113
USA:	$136

Property crime costs $126 per resident each year in University of Kentucky, which is $10 less than the national average and $14 more than Lexington's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to University of Kentucky:

In Okolona, Louisville, KY, crime costs $263 per person, which is $137 more than in University of Kentucky.
In Fern Creek, Louisville, KY, crime costs $141 per person, which is $14 more than in University of Kentucky

2025 Projected Property Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the property-crime total into its four offenses for University of Kentucky, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to University of Kentucky	Cost per University of Kentucky Resident
Vehicle Theft	$992,590	$84
Burglary	$185,919	$16
Theft	$283,373	$24
Arson	$27,752	$2
Total Cost of Property Crime	$1,489,634	$126

How the Property Crime Cost Is Estimated

Property crime carries no pain-and-suffering figure in this model. Its cost is the replacement and repair value of what was taken or damaged, plus the policing, courts, and lost offender productivity that follow. Stolen and damaged property has a market price, which is why this total is easier to pin down than the human cost of violent crime in University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Property Crime Maps

Property crime rates are measured per resident, so places where shoppers and commuters outnumber residents read high. Stores are where shoplifting, theft, and vehicle break-ins happen, yet almost nobody lives there, so the per-capita rate climbs. How strongly this shows on the map depends on retail density; the neighborhood has few retail establishments. A red commercial strip does not mean the homes nearby are unsafe.

Parking lots and transit stops follow the same pattern: heavy daytime traffic, few residents, so per-capita property crime reads high. To judge a residential block, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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University of Kentucky Property Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which non-violent crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grade above. All property crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 University of Kentucky residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.642
Vehicle Theft	5.438
Burglary	1.739
Arson	0.0975
Total Property Crime	11.92 (A)

Individual University of Kentucky Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of property crime in University of Kentucky is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to University of Kentucky.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mount Vernon-Hollywood-Montclair, Lexington, KY	C+	A-	B-
Virginia Ave, Lexington, KY	D	A-	D
Downtown Lexington, Lexington, KY	D-	B	D
Chevy Chase-Ashland Park, Lexington, KY	B	A+	B+
Duncan Park, Lexington, KY	D	B-	C-
Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington, KY	C+	A	B
Southland Deerfield Open Gates, Lexington, KY	B-	A+	B
Fairway-Liberty Heights, Lexington, KY	C-	A	C-
Reservorir, Lexington, KY	B-	A+	B
Brookhaven-Lansdowne, Lexington, KY	C	A	C

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

University of Kentucky is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for property crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pecan Park, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+
University City South, Charlotte, NC	F	C	C
North Central, Columbus, OH	D+	B-	B-
Federal Hill, Providence, RI	B-	B-	B-
Elliot Park, Minneapolis, MN	F	D-	D-
Eldorado Village, Largo, FL	A	A	A
Durfee, Detroit, MI	F	F	F
Del Mar Heights, Del Mar, CA	C+	C+	C+
Crieve Hall, Nashville, TN	D+	C-	C-
Chabot Terrace, Vallejo, CA	B+	C	C

Considering only the property crime rate, University of Kentucky is safer than the Kentucky state average and safer than the national average.

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