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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$6.73 million

Cost of Crime™ for California, Louisville, KY

In 2025, crime will cost $4,074 per household.

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

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where California's combined rate is much higher than the norm. California sits in the 3rd percentile, ahead of 3% of neighborhoods and behind 97%. The grade covers only California's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in California is 101.4 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 6 in the northwest areas to 1 in 18 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of California, Louisville, KY report the most crime, about 74 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 14 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in California, Louisville, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in California for 2025 is $6,728,526, about $1,556 per resident and $4,074 per household. That equals 9.2% 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): 35.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in California Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

California, Louisville, KY:	$1556
Pleasure Ridge Park, Louisvill:	$813
Fern Creek, Louisville, KY:	$566
Kentucky:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in California is $1,556 per year, which is $1,092 more than the national average and $1,106 more than Louisville's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to California:

In Pleasure Ridge Park, Louisvill, crime costs $813 per person, which is $743 less than in California.
In Fern Creek, Louisville, KY, crime costs $566 per person, which is $990 less than in California

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to California	Cost per California Resident
Murder	$2.09 million	$484
Rape/Sexual Assault	$158,158	$37
Robbery	$332,925	$77
Assault	$1.30 million	$300
Kidnapping	$97,408	$23
Vehicle Theft	$449,583	$104
Burglary	$500,055	$116
Theft	$829,615	$192
Arson	$11,496	$3
Vandalism	$619,962	$143
Animal Cruelty	$3,122	$1
Drug Crimes	$324,156	$75
Identity Theft	$13,053	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$6,728,526	$1,556

The Intangible Cost of Crime in California, 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 California totals $15,119,492 ($3,497 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $21,848,019 ($5,053 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 California's 4,324 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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California 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 California residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	10.44
Robbery	2.448
Rape	0.6032
Murder	0.2576
Total Violent Crime	13.75 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	37.05
Vehicle Theft	6.714
Burglary	12.75
Arson	0.1101
Total Property Crime	56.62 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.3715
Drug Crimes	10.13
Vandalism	20.07
Identity Theft	0.3900
Animal Cruelty	0.0976
Total "Other" Rate	31.06 (F)

Individual California Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Park Hill, Louisville, KY	D-	F	D
Russell, Louisville, KY	F	D-	D-
Parkland, Louisville, KY	F	F	D-
Algonquin, Louisville, KY	C-	D+	C
Park Duvalle, Louisville, KY	D+	D+	C
Old Louisville, Louisville, KY	D	D+	D+
Central Business District, Louisville, KY	F	F	F
Portland, Louisville, KY	D	D-	D
Chickasaw, Louisville, KY	D+	D	C+
Shawnee, Louisville, KY	D+	D	C

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

California is higher 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
Downtown Kent, Kent, OH	D+	B	B
Govalle, Austin, TX	D+	D+	D+
Terrace Hills, Mobile, AL	C+	D+	D+
The Canal on Preston, Plano, TX	B-	A-	A-
Urbanizacion Atlantic View, San Juan, PR	F	D-	D-
Urbanizacion Las Vegas, Catano, PR	D	D	D
Villa del Carmen, Ponce, PR	D	D	D
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC	D+	B	B
Downtown Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks, CA	D-	D	D
Houghton, Kirkland, WA	B	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, California 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 California, Louisville, KY average SchoolGrade of F, with 16% actual proficiency versus 22% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See California schools on SchoolGrade

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