The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Bon Air, Louisville, KY: Crime Maps and Statistics

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$5.92 million

Cost of Crime™ for Bon Air, Louisville, KY

In 2025, crime will cost $1,517 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bon Air 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 Bon Air, Louisville, KY Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Bon Air's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Bon Air sits in the 48th percentile, ahead of 48% of neighborhoods and behind 52%. The grade covers only Bon Air's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Bon Air is 37.39 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 22 in the southwest areas to 1 in 30 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Bon Air, Louisville, KY report the most crime, about 68 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 15 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bon Air, Louisville, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Bon Air for 2025 is $5,923,582, about $665 per resident and $1,517 per household. That equals 1.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 50.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Bon Air Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Bon Air, Louisville, KY:	$665
Pleasure Ridge Park, Louisvill:	$813
Fern Creek, Louisville, KY:	$566
Kentucky:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Bon Air is $665 per year, which is $201 more than the national average and $215 more than Louisville's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Bon Air:

In Pleasure Ridge Park, Louisvill, crime costs $813 per person, which is $148 more than in Bon Air.
In Fern Creek, Louisville, KY, crime costs $566 per person, which is $99 less than in Bon Air

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Bon Air	Cost per Bon Air Resident
Murder	$2.04 million	$229
Rape/Sexual Assault	$368,638	$41
Robbery	$125,575	$14
Assault	$359,547	$40
Kidnapping	$201,592	$23
Vehicle Theft	$1.25 million	$141
Burglary	$225,092	$25
Theft	$328,583	$37
Arson	$17,737	$2
Vandalism	$196,542	$22
Animal Cruelty	$5,736	$1
Drug Crimes	$786,762	$88
Identity Theft	$9,899	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$5,923,582	$665

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Bon Air, Louisville, 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 Bon Air totals $15,434,124 ($1,733 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $21,357,706 ($2,398 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 neighborhood 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 Bon Air's 8,906 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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Bon Air 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 Bon Air residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.406
Robbery	0.4483
Rape	0.6827
Murder	0.1221
Total Violent Crime	2.659 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.124
Vehicle Theft	9.098
Burglary	2.787
Arson	0.0825
Total Property Crime	19.09 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.3733
Drug Crimes	11.94
Vandalism	3.089
Identity Theft	0.1436
Animal Cruelty	0.0871
Total "Other" Rate	15.64 (D)

Individual Bon Air Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Bon Air is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Bon Air.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Klondike, Louisville, KY	C+	A-	B
Bashford Manor, Louisville, KY	C-	B-	C
Bowman, Louisville, KY	B-	A	B+
Buechel, Louisville, KY	C	B-	C+
Hikes Point, Louisville, KY	B-	A+	B+
Highlands Douglass, Louisville, KY	B-	A	B
Belknap, Louisville, KY	C+	A	B
Rock Creek Lexington Road, Louisville, KY	B	A	B+
Deer Park, Louisville, KY	C	A-	B-
Crescent Hill, Louisville, KY	B-	A	B

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Bon Air is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for 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
Leslie, Decatur, GA	C-	D	D
Saddle Rock Golf Club, Aurora, CO	B	A	A
Broadview, Seattle, WA	C-	C+	C+
Chicot West, Little Rock, AR	D+	D-	D-
South Collinwood, Cleveland, OH	F	F	F
West Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	C	C-	C-
Plymouth Colony, Atlanta, GA	C+	B	B
Pecan Creek, San Tan Valley, AZ	A+	A+	A+
Tatnuck, Worcester, MA	A	B+	B+
Westpointe, Salt Lake City, UT	D-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Bon Air 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 Bon Air, Louisville, KY average SchoolGrade of F, with 14% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Bon Air schools on SchoolGrade

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