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

Crime per Capita in Franklinton

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

 

Franklinton, KY Map of Crime Rates
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B-

Overall Crime Grade™

B+
B
Other Crime Grade
C

$112,210

Cost of Crime™ for Franklinton, KY

In 2025, crime will cost $881 per household.

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

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Franklinton's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Franklinton sits in the 60th percentile, ahead of 60% of cities and behind 40%. The grade covers only Franklinton's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Franklinton is 20.86 per 1,000 residents in a typical year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Franklinton, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Franklinton for 2025 is $112,210, about $380 per resident and $881 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.1%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.9%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

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

Franklinton, KY: $380
Shively, KY: $844
Ekron, KY: $233
Kentucky: $450
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Franklinton is $380 per year, which is $84 less than the national average and $69 less than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Franklinton:
  • In Shively, KY, crime costs $844 per person, which is $464 more than in Franklinton.
  • In Ekron, KY, crime costs $233 per person, which is $147 less than in Franklinton

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Franklinton for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Franklinton
Cost per Franklinton Resident
Murder
$41,683
$141
Rape/Sexual Assault
$13,338
$45
Robbery
$4,223
$14
Assault
$7,816
$26
Kidnapping
$4,072
$14
Vehicle Theft
$5,135
$17
Burglary
$8,369
$28
Theft
$8,293
$28
Arson
$602
$2
Vandalism
$7,379
$25
Animal Cruelty
$167
$1
Drug Crimes
$10,749
$36
Identity Theft
$385
$1
Total Cost of Crime
$112,210
$380

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Franklinton, 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 Franklinton totals $343,991 ($1,166 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $456,202 ($1,546 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 Franklinton's 295 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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Franklinton 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 Franklinton residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
0.9226
Robbery
0.4551
Rape
0.7457
Murder
0.0752
Total Violent Crime
2.199 (B+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
5.428
Vehicle Theft
1.124
Burglary
3.128
Arson
0.0845
Total Property Crime
9.764 (B)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.2276
Drug Crimes
4.926
Vandalism
3.501
Identity Theft
0.1684
Animal Cruelty
0.0764
Total "Other" Rate
8.900 (C)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Franklinton 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
D-
D-
D-
D
B-
B-
B+
C-
C-
A-
C+
C+
C+
C-
C-
F
F
F
A
C-
C-
D
D
D
D-
D-
D-
D-
D
D

Considering only the crime rate, Franklinton 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 Franklinton, KY average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Franklinton schools on SchoolGrade

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