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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$227,000

Cost of Crime™ for Grays Knob, KY

In 2025, crime will cost $1,508 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Grays Knob 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 Grays Knob, KY Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Grays Knob's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Grays Knob sits in the 4th percentile, ahead of 4% of cities and behind 96%. The grade covers only Grays Knob's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Grays Knob is 66.77 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 15 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 15 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Grays Knob, KY report the most crime, about 16 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Grays Knob, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Grays Knob for 2025 is $227,000, about $777 per resident and $1,508 per household. That equals 4.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Grays Knob Compared to Other Cities?

Grays Knob, KY:	$777
Shively, KY:	$844
Ekron, KY:	$233
Kentucky:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Grays Knob is $777 per year, which is $313 more than the national average and $328 more than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Grays Knob:

In Shively, KY, crime costs $844 per person, which is $67 more than in Grays Knob.
In Ekron, KY, crime costs $233 per person, which is $544 less than in Grays Knob

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Grays Knob	Cost per Grays Knob Resident
Murder	$64,106	$220
Rape/Sexual Assault	$11,468	$39
Robbery	$6,536	$22
Assault	$30,700	$105
Kidnapping	$5,005	$17
Vehicle Theft	$3,076	$11
Burglary	$9,612	$33
Theft	$62,403	$214
Arson	$713	$2
Vandalism	$15,446	$53
Animal Cruelty	$242	$1
Drug Crimes	$15,845	$54
Identity Theft	$1,848	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$227,000	$777

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Grays Knob, 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 Grays Knob totals $490,351 ($1,679 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $717,350 ($2,457 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 Grays Knob's 292 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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Grays Knob 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 Grays Knob residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.661
Robbery	0.7116
Rape	0.6477
Murder	0.1168
Total Violent Crime	5.137 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	41.26
Vehicle Theft	0.6803
Burglary	3.629
Arson	0.1011
Total Property Crime	45.68 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2827
Drug Crimes	7.336
Vandalism	7.404
Identity Theft	0.8175
Animal Cruelty	0.1122
Total "Other" Rate	15.95 (D-)

Individual Grays Knob Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lenarue, KY	F	D	F
Harlan, KY	D+	C+	D+
Mary Alice, KY	F	D	F
Gulston, KY	F	D	F
Coalgood, KY	C-	C+	C
Loyall, KY	D+	B-	D
Liggett, KY	F	D	F
Dayhoit, KY	C	B-	C
Baxter, KY	C	A-	C-
Three Point, KY	F	D-	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Grays Knob 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
Capulin, CO	F	F	F
Trap Corner, ME	A-	A+	A+
Torreon, NM	D	D	D
Tom, OK	C+	D-	D-
Tolna, ND	D+	B+	B+
Timberlinks, TN	D	C-	C-
Thurston, GA	B-	B-	B-
Thompsontown, MD	C+	B-	B-
Taftsville, VT	C	A	A
Chimney Rock, NC	C+	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Grays Knob is less safe than the Kentucky state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Grays Knob, KY average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Grays Knob schools on SchoolGrade

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