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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$2.20 million

Cost of Crime™ for Cave City, KY

In 2025, crime will cost $892 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Cave City 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 Cave City, KY Safe?

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

The overall crime rate in Cave City is 26.01 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 24 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 60 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Cave City, KY report the most crime, about 38 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 6 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Cave City, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Cave City for 2025 is $2,195,538, about $399 per resident and $892 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Cave City Compared to Other Cities?

Cave City, KY:	$399
Shively, KY:	$844
Ekron, KY:	$233
Kentucky:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Cave City is $399 per year, which is $65 less than the national average and $51 less than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Cave City:

In Shively, KY, crime costs $844 per person, which is $445 more than in Cave City.
In Ekron, KY, crime costs $233 per person, which is $166 less than in Cave City

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Cave City	Cost per Cave City Resident
Murder	$690,985	$126
Rape/Sexual Assault	$217,969	$40
Robbery	$62,971	$11
Assault	$249,944	$45
Kidnapping	$72,689	$13
Vehicle Theft	$83,522	$15
Burglary	$121,037	$22
Theft	$252,318	$46
Arson	$11,175	$2
Vandalism	$171,430	$31
Animal Cruelty	$2,024	$0
Drug Crimes	$245,579	$45
Identity Theft	$13,895	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$2,195,538	$399

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Cave City, 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 Cave City totals $5,713,530 ($1,039 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,909,067 ($1,438 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 Cave City's 5,500 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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Cave City 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 Cave City residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.582
Robbery	0.3640
Rape	0.6536
Murder	0.0669
Total Violent Crime	2.667 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.858
Vehicle Theft	0.9807
Burglary	2.426
Arson	0.0841
Total Property Crime	12.35 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2180
Drug Crimes	6.036
Vandalism	4.363
Identity Theft	0.3264
Animal Cruelty	0.0498
Total "Other" Rate	10.99 (D+)

Individual Cave City Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
LeGrande, KY	C+	B+	C+
Goodnight, KY	C+	B	C+
Horse Cave, KY	C	B	C+
Highland Spring, KY	C+	B-	B+
Oil City, KY	C+	B+	C+
Coral Hill, KY	B-	B	B-
Northtown, KY	D	B+	D-
Uno, KY	B-	B	B
Stovall, KY	B+	A-	A-
Park City, KY	B	B	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Cave City 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
Forest City, IA	C-	C	C
Ronan, MT	D	D-	D-
Roland, OK	C-	D+	D+
Flora, IL	C+	B	B
Rockvale, TN	B+	B-	B-
Rockford, MN	A	B	B
Florence, NJ	A	A+	A+
Florence, TX	B+	B	B
Florida, NY	B-	C+	C+
Flourtown, PA	A-	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Cave City is as safe as the Kentucky state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cave City, KY average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Cave City schools on SchoolGrade

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