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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$263,009

Cost of Crime™ for Bays, KY

In 2025, crime will cost $1,556 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Bays 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 Bays, KY Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Bays's combined rate is higher than the norm. Bays sits in the 20th percentile, ahead of 20% of cities and behind 80%. The grade covers only Bays's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Bays is 37.64 per 1,000 residents in a typical year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bays, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Bays for 2025 is $263,009, about $631 per resident and $1,556 per household. That equals 3.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.7%

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

Bays, KY:	$631
Shively, KY:	$844
Ekron, KY:	$233
Kentucky:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Bays is $631 per year, which is $166 more than the national average and $181 more than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Bays:

In Shively, KY, crime costs $844 per person, which is $214 more than in Bays.
In Ekron, KY, crime costs $233 per person, which is $397 less than in Bays

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Bays	Cost per Bays Resident
Murder	$52,385	$126
Rape/Sexual Assault	$14,962	$36
Robbery	$4,976	$12
Assault	$104,015	$249
Kidnapping	$4,724	$11
Vehicle Theft	$4,791	$11
Burglary	$21,103	$51
Theft	$23,370	$56
Arson	$709	$2
Vandalism	$15,177	$36
Animal Cruelty	$272	$1
Drug Crimes	$14,739	$35
Identity Theft	$1,785	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$263,009	$631

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Bays, 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 Bays totals $447,440 ($1,073 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $710,450 ($1,704 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 Bays's 417 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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Bays 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 Bays residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	8.685
Robbery	0.3794
Rape	0.5917
Murder	0.0668
Total Violent Crime	9.723 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.82
Vehicle Theft	0.7419
Burglary	5.580
Arson	0.0704
Total Property Crime	17.21 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1868
Drug Crimes	4.778
Vandalism	5.095
Identity Theft	0.5532
Animal Cruelty	0.0882
Total "Other" Rate	10.70 (C-)

Individual Bays Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Rousseau, KY	C-	C+	C
Foraker, KY	C	B	B-
Vancleve, KY	D-	F	D
Seitz, KY	C	B+	B-
Lambric, KY	C-	C+	C
Quicksand, KY	C+	C-	C+
Fritz, KY	C	B	C+
Jackson, KY	C+	C+	C+
Hendricks, KY	C+	A	B
Lykins, KY	D+	C	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Bays is higher 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
Meadow, UT	D-	D+	D+
Sugar City, CO	F	F	F
Flournoy, CA	D+	D+	D+
Footville, OH	A-	A-	A-
Forestville, PA	A+	A-	A-
Forked River Beach, NJ	A+	A	A
Fort Lonesome, FL	A+	A-	A-
Stonyford, CA	F	F	F
Rathbun, PA	A+	A+	A+
Galen, TN	C-	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Bays is less safe than the Kentucky state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Bays, KY average SchoolGrade of F, with 20% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Bays schools on SchoolGrade

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