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

Crime per Capita in Westview

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Westview. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Westview, KY Map of Crime Rates
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C+

Overall Crime Grade™

C+
B-
Other Crime Grade
D+

$181,613

Cost of Crime™ for Westview, KY

In 2025, crime will cost $1,143 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Westview 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 Westview, 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 Westview's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Westview sits in the 46th percentile, ahead of 46% of cities and behind 54%. The grade covers only Westview's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Westview is 25.21 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 39 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 44 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Westview, KY report the most crime, about 4 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Westview, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Westview for 2025 is $181,613, about $394 per resident and $1,143 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.5%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.5%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.9%

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

Westview, KY: $394
Shively, KY: $844
Ekron, KY: $233
Kentucky: $450
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Westview is $394 per year, which is $70 less than the national average and $56 less than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Westview:
  • In Shively, KY, crime costs $844 per person, which is $450 more than in Westview.
  • In Ekron, KY, crime costs $233 per person, which is $161 less than in Westview

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Westview for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Westview
Cost per Westview Resident
Murder
$55,738
$121
Rape/Sexual Assault
$19,100
$41
Robbery
$7,298
$16
Assault
$21,969
$48
Kidnapping
$8,462
$18
Vehicle Theft
$3,505
$8
Burglary
$5,398
$12
Theft
$21,162
$46
Arson
$1,025
$2
Vandalism
$13,528
$29
Animal Cruelty
$327
$1
Drug Crimes
$22,819
$49
Identity Theft
$1,282
$3
Total Cost of Crime
$181,613
$394

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Westview, 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 Westview totals $470,028 ($1,020 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $651,641 ($1,414 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 Westview's 461 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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Westview 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 Westview residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.659
Robbery
0.5033
Rape
0.6833
Murder
0.0643
Total Violent Crime
2.910 (C+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
8.863
Vehicle Theft
0.4910
Burglary
1.291
Arson
0.0921
Total Property Crime
10.74 (B-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.3027
Drug Crimes
6.692
Vandalism
4.108
Identity Theft
0.3593
Animal Cruelty
0.0959
Total "Other" Rate
11.56 (D+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B-
B+
B
C-
B-
C-
B-
B+
B-
C
D+
C
C
B
C
C
A-
C+
B-
C+
C+
B-
A
B-
C-
B+
C
B-
A-
C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Westview 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
D+
C
C
C
C+
C+
C-
D
D
F
D+
D+
C+
C
C
B+
A+
A+
D-
D+
D+
A
C
C
D
F
F
C
C
C

Considering only the crime rate, Westview 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 Westview, KY average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Westview schools on SchoolGrade

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