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

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$101,364

Cost of Crime™ for Prestonville, KY

In 2025, crime will cost $857 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Prestonville 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 Prestonville, 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 Prestonville's combined rate is lower than the norm. Prestonville sits in the 73rd percentile, ahead of 73% of cities and behind 27%. The grade covers only Prestonville's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Prestonville is 17.23 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 45 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 69 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Prestonville, KY report the most crime, about 2 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Prestonville, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Prestonville for 2025 is $101,364, about $337 per resident and $857 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): 53.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.3%

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

Prestonville, KY:	$337
Shively, KY:	$844
Ekron, KY:	$233
Kentucky:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Prestonville is $337 per year, which is $127 less than the national average and $113 less than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Prestonville:

In Shively, KY, crime costs $844 per person, which is $508 more than in Prestonville.
In Ekron, KY, crime costs $233 per person, which is $103 less than in Prestonville

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Prestonville	Cost per Prestonville Resident
Murder	$30,991	$103
Rape/Sexual Assault	$10,962	$36
Robbery	$2,110	$7
Assault	$19,713	$65
Kidnapping	$4,989	$17
Vehicle Theft	$3,585	$12
Burglary	$6,263	$21
Theft	$2,419	$8
Arson	$557	$2
Vandalism	$14,366	$48
Animal Cruelty	$79	$0
Drug Crimes	$5,192	$17
Identity Theft	$135	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$101,364	$337

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Prestonville, 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 Prestonville totals $263,676 ($876 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $365,039 ($1,213 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 Prestonville's 301 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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Prestonville 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 Prestonville residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.280
Robbery	0.2228
Rape	0.6007
Murder	0.0548
Total Violent Crime	3.159 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	1.552
Vehicle Theft	0.7692
Burglary	2.294
Arson	0.0767
Total Property Crime	4.692 (A+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2734
Drug Crimes	2.332
Vandalism	6.681
Identity Theft	0.0580
Animal Cruelty	0.0355
Total "Other" Rate	9.380 (C)

Individual Prestonville Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Easterday, KY	C+	D-	A-
Carrollton, KY	D+	B-	C-
Monitor, KY	B-	B-	B+
English, KY	C	D-	B
Brooksburg, IN	C+	B	C+
Bedford, KY	C+	B	C+
Mount Pleasant, KY	C-	B	D+
Milton, KY	C	B+	B+
Worthville, KY	D+	C	D+
Campbellsburg, KY	B	B-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Prestonville is similar 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
West Batavia, NY	A	B-	B-
Ceres, NY	A-	C-	C-
Cerrogordo, FL	A+	B	B
Chambers, NY	A+	A+	A+
Chatham, NH	B	A	A
Chest Springs, PA	B+	A	A
Chichester, NY	D	F	F
China Grove, AL	D+	D	D
Chipmunk, NY	B	C	C
Clarkson, NY	A+	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Prestonville 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 Prestonville, KY average SchoolGrade of F, with 15% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Prestonville schools on SchoolGrade

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