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

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$732.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for Louisville, KY

In 2025, crime will cost $1,304 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of the Louisville area 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 Louisville, 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 the Louisville area's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Louisville sits in the 35th percentile, ahead of 35% of cities and behind 65%. The grade covers only the Louisville area's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in the Louisville area is 29.48 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 20 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 57 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Louisville, KY report the most crime, about 8,597 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 2,238 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Louisville, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Louisville for 2025 is $732,173,586, about $520 per resident and $1,304 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.7%

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

Louisville, KY:	$520
Notre Dame, IN:	$1359
Roanoke, IN:	$181
Kentucky:	$402
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Louisville is $520 per year, which is $56 more than the national average and $117 more than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Louisville:

In Notre Dame, IN, crime costs $1,359 per person, which is $840 more than in Louisville.
In Roanoke, IN, crime costs $181 per person, which is $339 less than in Louisville

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Louisville	Cost per Louisville Resident
Murder	$263.1 million	$187
Rape/Sexual Assault	$51.6 million	$37
Robbery	$19.4 million	$14
Assault	$70.8 million	$50
Kidnapping	$25.6 million	$18
Vehicle Theft	$94.0 million	$67
Burglary	$32.8 million	$23
Theft	$66.1 million	$47
Arson	$2.78 million	$2
Vandalism	$33.4 million	$24
Animal Cruelty	$813,816	$1
Drug Crimes	$68.0 million	$48
Identity Theft	$3.82 million	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$732,173,586	$520

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Louisville, 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 Louisville totals $2,015,430,182 ($1,431 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,747,603,768 ($1,950 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 northwest part of the city holds more 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, of which the Louisville area has 8, do the same, and of the Louisville area's 1,408,706 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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Louisville 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 Louisville residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.749
Robbery	0.4377
Rape	0.6041
Murder	0.0994
Total Violent Crime	2.890 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.055
Vehicle Theft	4.308
Burglary	2.568
Arson	0.0816
Total Property Crime	16.01 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2997
Drug Crimes	6.528
Vandalism	3.323
Identity Theft	0.3506
Animal Cruelty	0.0781
Total "Other" Rate	10.58 (C-)

Individual Louisville Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Watterson Park, KY	F	D+	F
Lynnview, KY	D-	D+	D
Audubon Park, KY	C-	B-	C-
West Buechel, KY	D-	C-	D-
Strathmoor Village, KY	C-	A-	C
Parkway Village, KY	C	B	C
Kingsley, KY	C-	A-	C
Seneca Gardens, KY	C	A	C
Meadowview Estates, KY	D-	B	D-
Houston Acres, KY	D+	A-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Louisville 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
Richmond, VA	D+	C+	C+
Memphis, TN	F	F	F
New Orleans, LA	D-	D-	D-
Salt Lake City, UT	D-	C	C
Raleigh, NC	C-	C+	C+
Hartford, CT	C+	A	A
Oklahoma City, OK	D	D	D
Birmingham, AL	D+	C-	C-
Buffalo, NY	C+	D	D
Virginia Beach, VA	D+	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, the Louisville area is less safe than the Kentucky state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Louisville, KY average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Louisville schools on SchoolGrade

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