Crime in Cundiff, KY

Cundiff is a community of 207 in Adair County, about 35 miles east of downtown Glasgow · Updated November 2026

Is Cundiff, KY safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Cundiff has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 99% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 989 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

99% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Cundiff as a whole, and 1% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Cundiff scores 989.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 986 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
A+
Property crimeSafety score 994 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Cundiff

Map of Cundiff shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Cundiff, KY at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Cundiff, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


Crime rates and types in Cundiff

CrimeGrade™ estimates Cundiff has about 7.2 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 81% less than the US as a whole and 75% less than Kentucky.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Assault is the most common crime in Cundiff, about 30% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.090.05
RapeA+under 10.280.38
RobberyA+under 10.030.62
AssaultA+under 12.212.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+under 11.12.4
TheftA+under 11.913.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.222.7
ArsonA+under 10.160.12
VandalismA+under 11.25.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


How Cundiff compares with nearby cities

Of the 10 cities closest to Cundiff, 6 have less crime. Ribbon and Montpelier have the least.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
CundiffA+989A+A+207
Glens Fork 3 milesA+990A+A+639
Creelsboro 5 milesA+991A+A+137
Chance 5 milesA+990A+A+124
Montpelier 6 milesA+991A+A+188
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Gadberry 6 milesA+986A+A+60
Ribbon 6 milesA+992A+A+48
Joppa 7 milesA+986A+A+190
Bakerton 7 milesA+988A+A+192
Toria 8 milesA+990A+A+111
Freedom 8 milesA+989A+A+120

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Cundiff. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Cundiff is safer than 79% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
CundiffA+989A+A+207
Rokeby, NEA+991A+A+207
Two Buttes, COA+989A+A+207
Sherman, MEA+987A+A+207
West Candor, NYA+986A+A+207
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Miola, PAA+982A+A+207
Lawton, INA+975A+A+207
Edwardsville, VAA+971A+A+207
Bay City, FLA+963A+A+207
Tulalip, WAA+957A+A+207
Orinda Village, CAA+925A+A207

What crime costs Cundiff

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Cundiff about $585 a year per household, 51% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $280,000 a year, or $1,353 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$34,000$165
Rape$3,500$17
Robbery$170$1
Assault$4,600$22
Burglary$2,100$10
Theft$2,000$10
Vehicle theft$690$3
Arson$810$4
Vandalism$1,800$9
Total$50,000$240

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Cundiff means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

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Schools in Cundiff

Schools in Cundiff, KY average a SchoolGrade of C+: 40% of students test proficient, against 29% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Cundiff on SchoolGrade