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

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$214,316

Cost of Crime™ for Vento, KY

In 2025, crime will cost $985 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Vento 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 Vento, 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 Vento's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Vento sits in the 60th percentile, ahead of 60% of cities and behind 40%. The grade covers only Vento's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Vento is 20.85 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 43 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 57 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Vento, KY report the most crime, about 3 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Vento, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Vento for 2025 is $214,316, about $325 per resident and $985 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

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

Vento, KY:	$325
Shively, KY:	$844
Ekron, KY:	$233
Kentucky:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Vento is $325 per year, which is $139 less than the national average and $125 less than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Vento:

In Shively, KY, crime costs $844 per person, which is $519 more than in Vento.
In Ekron, KY, crime costs $233 per person, which is $92 less than in Vento

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Vento	Cost per Vento Resident
Murder	$57,915	$88
Rape/Sexual Assault	$28,206	$43
Robbery	$5,957	$9
Assault	$27,301	$41
Kidnapping	$6,213	$9
Vehicle Theft	$11,026	$17
Burglary	$14,461	$22
Theft	$20,541	$31
Arson	$1,167	$2
Vandalism	$17,758	$27
Animal Cruelty	$321	$0
Drug Crimes	$20,124	$31
Identity Theft	$3,326	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$214,316	$325

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Vento, 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 Vento totals $528,680 ($802 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $742,996 ($1,127 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 Vento's 659 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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Vento 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 Vento residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.443
Robbery	0.2874
Rape	0.7059
Murder	0.0468
Total Violent Crime	2.483 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	6.018
Vehicle Theft	1.080
Burglary	2.419
Arson	0.0733
Total Property Crime	9.592 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1555
Drug Crimes	4.128
Vandalism	3.772
Identity Theft	0.6521
Animal Cruelty	0.0659
Total "Other" Rate	8.774 (C)

Individual Vento Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Upton, KY	B	A-	B
Leitchfield Crossing, KY	C+	C+	C+
Millerstown, KY	B	B	B+
Sonora, KY	A	A-	A-
Bonnieville, KY	C+	C+	B-
Nolin, KY	B+	A-	B
White Mills, KY	B	A	C+
Lacon, KY	B-	A	C
Tanner, KY	B+	A	B
Star Mills, KY	C	A	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Vento 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
Washington Park, NC	C+	B-	B-
Caneadea, NY	B	C	C
Alder Creek, NY	A-	B-	B-
Terrill, KY	A	A+	A+
Calvin, WV	A-	B-	B-
Annapolis, MO	C-	B	B
Viola, WV	B-	C-	C-
Vertrees, KY	B-	B-	B-
Bakersfield, MO	D	B-	B-
Bakertown, IN	A-	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Vento 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 Vento, KY average SchoolGrade of D+, with 28% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Vento schools on SchoolGrade

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