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

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Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A+
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	B

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$6.37 million

Cost of Crime™ for Crestwood, KY

In 2025, crime will cost $841 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Crestwood 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 Crestwood, KY Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Crestwood's combined rate is lower than the norm. Crestwood sits in the 79th percentile, ahead of 79% of cities and behind 21%. The grade covers only Crestwood's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Crestwood is 15.70 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 20 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 102 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Crestwood, KY report the most crime, about 74 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 15 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Crestwood, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Crestwood for 2025 is $6,371,548, about $283 per resident and $841 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Crestwood Compared to Other Cities?

Crestwood, KY:	$283
Shively, KY:	$844
Ekron, KY:	$233
Kentucky:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Crestwood is $283 per year, which is $181 less than the national average and $167 less than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Crestwood:

In Shively, KY, crime costs $844 per person, which is $561 more than in Crestwood.
In Ekron, KY, crime costs $233 per person, which is $50 less than in Crestwood

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Crestwood	Cost per Crestwood Resident
Murder	$2.58 million	$115
Rape/Sexual Assault	$652,077	$29
Robbery	$154,831	$7
Assault	$333,208	$15
Kidnapping	$324,846	$14
Vehicle Theft	$444,831	$20
Burglary	$168,991	$8
Theft	$747,508	$33
Arson	$38,167	$2
Vandalism	$180,518	$8
Animal Cruelty	$10,531	$0
Drug Crimes	$704,131	$31
Identity Theft	$32,827	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$6,371,548	$283

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Crestwood, 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 Crestwood totals $20,346,466 ($904 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $26,718,014 ($1,187 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 Crestwood's 22,504 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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Crestwood 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 Crestwood residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.5156
Robbery	0.2187
Rape	0.4779
Murder	0.0610
Total Violent Crime	1.273 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	6.414
Vehicle Theft	1.277
Burglary	0.8279
Arson	0.0702
Total Property Crime	8.588 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2381
Drug Crimes	4.230
Vandalism	1.123
Identity Theft	0.1885
Animal Cruelty	0.0633
Total "Other" Rate	5.843 (B)

Individual Crestwood Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Buckner, KY	C-	A	D
Orchard Grass Hills, KY	A-	A+	A-
Pewee Valley, KY	A-	A+	A
Worthington Hills, KY	B-	A	A-
La Grange, KY	B	A	B-
Anchorage, KY	C	A-	C+
Prospect, KY	A-	A+	A-
Meadow Vale, KY	C+	A	B+
Ten Broeck, KY	B+	A	A-
Middletown, KY	C+	A-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Crestwood is lower 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
Mamaroneck, NY	C-	D+	D+
Hudson, MA	B+	C+	C+
Westborough, MA	A-	B+	B+
Ionia, MI	F	D	D
Jackson, GA	B	C	C
Jacksonville, AL	C+	C+	C+
Jacksonville, IL	C+	B	B
Jasper, IN	B	A-	A-
Kapaa, HI	C-	B-	B-
Kirksville, MO	D	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Crestwood is safer than 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 Crestwood, KY average SchoolGrade of B, with 44% actual proficiency versus 49% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Crestwood schools on SchoolGrade

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