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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$8.48 million

Cost of Crime™ for Erlanger, KY

In 2025, crime will cost $1,091 per household.

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

The overall crime rate in Erlanger is 27.78 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 28 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 44 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Erlanger, KY report the most crime, about 132 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Erlanger, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Erlanger for 2025 is $8,478,173, about $453 per resident and $1,091 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): 53.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

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

Erlanger, KY:	$453
Shively, KY:	$844
Ekron, KY:	$233
Kentucky:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Erlanger is $453 per year, which is $11 less than the national average and $3 more than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Erlanger:

In Shively, KY, crime costs $844 per person, which is $391 more than in Erlanger.
In Ekron, KY, crime costs $233 per person, which is $219 less than in Erlanger

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Erlanger	Cost per Erlanger Resident
Murder	$3.07 million	$164
Rape/Sexual Assault	$741,895	$40
Robbery	$164,458	$9
Assault	$356,200	$19
Kidnapping	$229,967	$12
Vehicle Theft	$1.09 million	$58
Burglary	$297,492	$16
Theft	$710,675	$38
Arson	$31,929	$2
Vandalism	$468,478	$25
Animal Cruelty	$3,996	$0
Drug Crimes	$1.26 million	$67
Identity Theft	$49,506	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$8,478,173	$453

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Erlanger, 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 Erlanger totals $24,034,232 ($1,284 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $32,512,406 ($1,737 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 Erlanger's 18,720 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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Erlanger 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 Erlanger residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.6626
Robbery	0.2793
Rape	0.6536
Murder	0.0873
Total Violent Crime	1.683 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.330
Vehicle Theft	3.773
Burglary	1.752
Arson	0.0706
Total Property Crime	12.93 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2026
Drug Crimes	9.096
Vandalism	3.503
Identity Theft	0.3417
Animal Cruelty	0.0289
Total "Other" Rate	13.17 (D)

Individual Erlanger Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Elsmere, KY	C-	A-	C
Crestview Hills, KY	D+	A+	D+
Edgewood, KY	B-	A+	B
Lakeside Park, KY	C-	A	C
Fort Mitchell, KY	C-	A	C
Crescent Springs, KY	D+	A	C-
Villa Hills, KY	C	A+	B-
Florence, KY	C+	B+	B
Fort Wright, KY	D	B+	D
Independence, KY	A-	A+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Erlanger 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
Batavia, NY	B	C+	C+
Bainbridge, GA	D+	D+	D+
Athens, TX	D	D+	D+
Greenfield, CA	B	D+	D+
Ashland, MA	A-	B-	B-
Wexford, PA	A	A+	A+
White Oak, OH	D+	C	C
Angier, NC	B-	B	B
Winthrop Town, MA	C-	C-	C-
Ammon, ID	B-	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Erlanger 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 Erlanger, KY average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Erlanger schools on SchoolGrade

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