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

Crime per Capita in Clifton Heights

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

 

Clifton Heights, Louisville, KY Map of Crime Rates
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C

Overall Crime Grade™

A
C+
Other Crime Grade
D+

$2.73 million

Cost of Crime™ for Clifton Heights, Louisville, KY

In 2025, crime will cost $890 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Clifton Heights 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 Clifton Heights, 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 Clifton Heights's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Clifton Heights sits in the 45th percentile, ahead of 45% of neighborhoods and behind 55%. The grade covers only Clifton Heights's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Clifton Heights is 39.44 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 21 in the southeast areas to 1 in 32 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Clifton Heights, Louisville, KY report the most crime, about 56 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Clifton Heights, Louisville, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Clifton Heights for 2025 is $2,734,647, about $538 per resident and $890 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.2%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.0%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Clifton Heights Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Clifton Heights, Louisville, KY: $538
Pleasure Ridge Park, Louisvill: $813
Fern Creek, Louisville, KY: $566
Kentucky: $450
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Clifton Heights is $538 per year, which is $74 more than the national average and $88 more than Louisville's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Clifton Heights:
  • In Pleasure Ridge Park, Louisvill, crime costs $813 per person, which is $276 more than in Clifton Heights.
  • In Fern Creek, Louisville, KY, crime costs $566 per person, which is $28 more than in Clifton Heights

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Clifton Heights for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Clifton Heights
Cost per Clifton Heights Resident
Murder
$504,291
$99
Rape/Sexual Assault
$207,199
$41
Robbery
$54,869
$11
Assault
$163,257
$32
Kidnapping
$105,445
$21
Vehicle Theft
$771,776
$152
Burglary
$114,058
$22
Theft
$266,639
$52
Arson
$9,015
$2
Vandalism
$144,864
$28
Animal Cruelty
$3,426
$1
Drug Crimes
$385,258
$76
Identity Theft
$4,552
$1
Total Cost of Crime
$2,734,647
$538

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Clifton Heights, 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 Clifton Heights totals $4,401,784 ($866 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,136,431 ($1,403 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 Clifton Heights's 5,085 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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Clifton Heights 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 Clifton Heights residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.118
Robbery
0.3430
Rape
0.6720
Murder
0.0528
Total Violent Crime
2.186 (A)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
10.12
Vehicle Theft
9.801
Burglary
2.473
Arson
0.0734
Total Property Crime
22.47 (C+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.3420
Drug Crimes
10.24
Vandalism
3.988
Identity Theft
0.1157
Animal Cruelty
0.0911
Total "Other" Rate
14.78 (D+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Clifton Heights 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
B-
A-
A-
B
B+
B+
A+
A+
A+
C-
B+
B+
A
A-
A-
C
B+
B+
B+
A-
A-
C+
D+
D+
B+
C
C
B-
B
B

Considering only the crime rate, Clifton Heights 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 Clifton Heights, Louisville, KY average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Clifton Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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