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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$335,733

Cost of Crime™ for Houston Acres, KY

In 2025, crime will cost $936 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Houston Acres 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 Houston Acres, KY Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Houston Acres's combined rate is higher than the norm. Houston Acres sits in the 26th percentile, ahead of 26% of cities and behind 74%. The grade covers only Houston Acres's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Houston Acres is 34.03 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 29 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 30 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Houston Acres, KY report the most crime, about 4 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Houston Acres, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Houston Acres for 2025 is $335,733, about $523 per resident and $936 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Houston Acres Compared to Other Cities?

Houston Acres, KY:	$523
Shively, KY:	$844
Ekron, KY:	$233
Kentucky:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Houston Acres is $523 per year, which is $59 more than the national average and $73 more than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Houston Acres:

In Shively, KY, crime costs $844 per person, which is $321 more than in Houston Acres.
In Ekron, KY, crime costs $233 per person, which is $290 less than in Houston Acres

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Houston Acres	Cost per Houston Acres Resident
Murder	$91,385	$142
Rape/Sexual Assault	$23,747	$37
Robbery	$6,457	$10
Assault	$15,594	$24
Kidnapping	$12,884	$20
Vehicle Theft	$85,266	$133
Burglary	$7,340	$11
Theft	$27,618	$43
Arson	$1,032	$2
Vandalism	$11,158	$17
Animal Cruelty	$400	$1
Drug Crimes	$52,297	$81
Identity Theft	$555	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$335,733	$523

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Houston Acres, 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 Houston Acres totals $725,596 ($1,130 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,061,330 ($1,653 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 Houston Acres's 642 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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Houston Acres 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 Houston Acres residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.8457
Robbery	0.3198
Rape	0.6100
Murder	0.0757
Total Violent Crime	1.851 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.306
Vehicle Theft	8.577
Burglary	1.261
Arson	0.0666
Total Property Crime	18.21 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.3310
Drug Crimes	11.01
Vandalism	2.433
Identity Theft	0.1117
Animal Cruelty	0.0843
Total "Other" Rate	13.97 (D)

Individual Houston Acres Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
St. Regis Park, KY	C-	A	C+
Hurstbourne Acres, KY	D+	A	D+
Meadowview Estates, KY	D-	B	D-
Jeffersontown, KY	C-	B+	C
Hurstbourne, KY	D+	A	D+
Norwood, KY	D+	A-	C-
Bellemeade, KY	C	A	C
St. Matthews, KY	D+	A-	C-
Beechwood Village, KY	C-	A-	C-
Richlawn, KY	D	A-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Houston Acres 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
Summit, NY	A+	A	A
Eastabuchie, MS	B+	A+	A+
Elmwood, LA	C-	C-	C-
Eminence, IN	C	B+	B+
Eureka Springs, MS	A	A+	A+
Extension, LA	A-	C-	C-
Staves, AR	C+	D-	D-
Stephensport, KY	C+	B-	B-
Stitzer, WI	A-	A	A
Stottville, NY	A-	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, Houston Acres 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 Houston Acres, KY average SchoolGrade of F, with 16% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Houston Acres schools on SchoolGrade

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