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

Crime per Capita in Calloway County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Calloway County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Calloway County, KY Map of Crime Rates
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B-

Overall Crime Grade™

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C+
Other Crime Grade
C+

$15.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Calloway County, KY

In 2025, crime will cost $949 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Calloway County 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 Calloway County, KY Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Calloway County's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Calloway County sits in the 56th percentile, ahead of 56% of counties and behind 44%. The grade covers only Calloway County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Calloway County is 28.17 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 23 in the central areas to 1 in 57 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Calloway County, KY report the most crime, about 421 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 54 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Calloway County, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Calloway County for 2025 is $15,033,035, about $413 per resident and $949 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.6%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.3%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Calloway County Compared to Other Counties?

Calloway County, KY: $413
Jefferson County, KY: $672
Boone County, KY: $332
Kentucky: $450
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Calloway County is $413 per year, which is $51 less than the national average and $37 less than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Calloway County:
  • In Jefferson County, KY, crime costs $672 per person, which is $259 more than in Calloway County.
  • In Boone County, KY, crime costs $332 per person, which is $81 less than in Calloway County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Calloway County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Calloway County
Cost per Calloway County Resident
Murder
$5.46 million
$150
Rape/Sexual Assault
$1.29 million
$35
Robbery
$361,928
$10
Assault
$1.08 million
$30
Kidnapping
$605,927
$17
Vehicle Theft
$348,463
$10
Burglary
$736,194
$20
Theft
$2.50 million
$69
Arson
$77,306
$2
Vandalism
$1.15 million
$32
Animal Cruelty
$20,739
$1
Drug Crimes
$1.26 million
$35
Identity Theft
$146,183
$4
Total Cost of Crime
$15,033,035
$413

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Calloway County, 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 Calloway County totals $42,741,783 ($1,174 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $57,774,819 ($1,587 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 county 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 Calloway County's 36,410 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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Calloway County 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 Calloway County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.031
Robbery
0.3160
Rape
0.5843
Murder
0.0798
Total Violent Crime
2.012 (A)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
13.26
Vehicle Theft
0.6181
Burglary
2.229
Arson
0.0879
Total Property Crime
16.19 (C+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.2745
Drug Crimes
4.678
Vandalism
4.423
Identity Theft
0.5187
Animal Cruelty
0.0770
Total "Other" Rate
9.971 (C+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Calloway County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Calloway County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A-
A+
A-
C-
C-
C+
B+
A-
A-
C
D+
B
B+
A-
A
B+
A+
B
C-
D+
B
B
A-
B
B
B+
B+
C
C+
C

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Calloway County is higher versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A-
C+
C+
A-
C
C
B+
B+
B+
A
A+
A+
C+
C-
C-
D+
D+
D+
A
A+
A+
C-
D+
D+
B+
B+
B+
A-
A-
A-

Considering only the crime rate, Calloway County is as safe as 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 Calloway County, KY average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Calloway County schools on SchoolGrade

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