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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$2.58 million

Cost of Crime™ for Dry Ridge, KY

In 2025, crime will cost $909 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Dry Ridge 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 Dry Ridge, 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 Dry Ridge's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Dry Ridge sits in the 39th percentile, ahead of 39% of cities and behind 61%. The grade covers only Dry Ridge's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Dry Ridge is 27.80 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 25 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 59 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Dry Ridge, KY report the most crime, about 63 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Dry Ridge, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Dry Ridge for 2025 is $2,580,356, about $361 per resident and $909 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Dry Ridge Compared to Other Cities?

Dry Ridge, KY:	$361
Shively, KY:	$844
Ekron, KY:	$233
Kentucky:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Dry Ridge is $361 per year, which is $103 less than the national average and $89 less than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Dry Ridge:

In Shively, KY, crime costs $844 per person, which is $484 more than in Dry Ridge.
In Ekron, KY, crime costs $233 per person, which is $127 less than in Dry Ridge

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Dry Ridge	Cost per Dry Ridge Resident
Murder	$719,446	$101
Rape/Sexual Assault	$279,941	$39
Robbery	$83,173	$12
Assault	$210,618	$29
Kidnapping	$55,479	$8
Vehicle Theft	$65,306	$9
Burglary	$165,946	$23
Theft	$431,800	$60
Arson	$12,957	$2
Vandalism	$309,377	$43
Animal Cruelty	$3,437	$0
Drug Crimes	$229,481	$32
Identity Theft	$13,396	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$2,580,356	$361

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Dry Ridge, 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 Dry Ridge totals $6,201,948 ($867 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,782,304 ($1,228 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 Dry Ridge's 7,153 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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Dry Ridge 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 Dry Ridge residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.025
Robbery	0.3697
Rape	0.6455
Murder	0.0535
Total Violent Crime	2.094 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.66
Vehicle Theft	0.5896
Burglary	2.558
Arson	0.0750
Total Property Crime	14.88 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1279
Drug Crimes	4.337
Vandalism	6.054
Identity Theft	0.2420
Animal Cruelty	0.0650
Total "Other" Rate	10.83 (D+)

Individual Dry Ridge Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sherman, KY	D+	B	D+
Mount Zion, KY	B	B	B+
Knoxville, KY	B-	A	B
Flingsville, KY	B-	A-	B-
Crittenden, KY	C+	B+	C
Williamstown, KY	C-	A-	C-
Stewartsville, KY	C-	A-	D+
Folsom, KY	B	A+	A-
Heekin, KY	C-	A-	D+
Zion Station, KY	B+	A-	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Dry Ridge 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
Friendsville, TN	B-	D+	D+
Fox Point, WI	C	A-	A-
Foxborough, MA	B+	B	B
Frackville, PA	B	C+	C+
Frankenmuth, MI	B+	B	B
Frankford, DE	B	A	A
Frankfort, NY	B-	C+	C+
Franklin Center, NJ	C+	C+	C+
Freeburg, IL	A	A-	A-
West Bountiful, UT	C+	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, Dry Ridge 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 Dry Ridge, KY average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Dry Ridge schools on SchoolGrade

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