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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$80,972

Cost of Crime™ for Blue John, KY

In 2025, crime will cost $1,710 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Blue John 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 Blue John, 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 Blue John's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Blue John sits in the 30th percentile, ahead of 30% of cities and behind 70%. The grade covers only Blue John's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Blue John is 31.79 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 21 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 32 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Blue John, KY report the most crime, about 3 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Blue John, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Blue John for 2025 is $80,972, about $551 per resident and $1,710 per household. That equals 2.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Blue John Compared to Other Cities?

Blue John, KY:	$551
Shively, KY:	$844
Ekron, KY:	$233
Kentucky:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Blue John is $551 per year, which is $87 more than the national average and $101 more than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Blue John:

In Shively, KY, crime costs $844 per person, which is $293 more than in Blue John.
In Ekron, KY, crime costs $233 per person, which is $317 less than in Blue John

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Blue John	Cost per Blue John Resident
Murder	$30,444	$207
Rape/Sexual Assault	$4,717	$32
Robbery	$5,293	$36
Assault	$11,481	$78
Kidnapping	$1,414	$10
Vehicle Theft	$1,015	$7
Burglary	$6,280	$43
Theft	$8,572	$58
Arson	$283	$2
Vandalism	$3,039	$21
Animal Cruelty	$70	$0
Drug Crimes	$7,905	$54
Identity Theft	$460	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$80,972	$551

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Blue John, 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 Blue John totals $229,951 ($1,564 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $310,923 ($2,115 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 Blue John's 147 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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Blue John 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 Blue John residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.720
Robbery	1.145
Rape	0.5292
Murder	0.1102
Total Violent Crime	4.504 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.26
Vehicle Theft	0.4457
Burglary	4.710
Arson	0.0798
Total Property Crime	16.49 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1586
Drug Crimes	7.270
Vandalism	2.894
Identity Theft	0.4039
Animal Cruelty	0.0644
Total "Other" Rate	10.79 (D+)

Individual Blue John Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hail, KY	C-	B-	C+
Burnside, KY	D	D+	D
Greenwood, KY	D-	C	D-
Parkers Lake, KY	D-	C-	D
Tateville, KY	D+	D+	D+
Poplarville, KY	D+	C+	C+
Bronston, KY	C	C+	C-
Wiborg, KY	D-	C	D-
Mount Victory, KY	C-	C+	B-
Honeybee, KY	D+	C+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Blue John 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
Agness, OR	C	B-	B-
Parker, OK	D	C+	C+
Parksville, TN	D+	C-	C-
Park View, IA	D-	F	F
Patna, VA	C	C-	C-
Perkins, IA	B+	B	B
Plymouth Union, VT	B	A	A
Lucerne, WA	F	D+	D+
Grimes, OK	D-	F	F
Harlem, LA	C-	F	F

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

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Blue John, KY average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Blue John schools on SchoolGrade

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