Big Clifty, KY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C+

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

Which crimes are included?

$449,828

Cost of Crime™ for Big Clifty, KY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $516 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Big Clifty with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Big Clifty against the average US city, where the rate is lower than the norm. Big Clifty sits in the 74th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 74% of cities and behind 26%. The grade covers only Big Clifty's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Big Clifty is 2.089 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 440 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 545 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Big Clifty, KY report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Big Clifty, KY

The tangible cost of violent crime in Big Clifty is projected at $449,828 for 2025, about $186 per resident and $516 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 41.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Big Clifty Compared to Other Cities?

Big Clifty, KY:	$186
Shively, KY:	$523
Russell, KY:	$133
Kentucky:	$245
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $186 per resident each year in Big Clifty, which is $72 less than the national average and $59 less than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Big Clifty:

In Shively, KY, crime costs $523 per person, which is $337 more than in Big Clifty.
In Russell, KY, crime costs $133 per person, which is $52 less than in Big Clifty

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Big Clifty, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Big Clifty	Cost per Big Clifty Resident
Murder	$257,998	$107
Rape/Sexual Assault	$90,967	$38
Robbery	$31,349	$13
Assault	$69,513	$29
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$449,828	$186

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Big Clifty, KY

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Big Clifty totals $2,178,208 ($900 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,628,036 ($1,086 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Big Clifty, KY, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the city has few retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Big Clifty Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Big Clifty residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.000
Robbery	0.4118
Rape	0.6200
Murder	0.0567
Total Violent Crime	2.089 (B+)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
East View, KY	B-	B+	C+
Lacon, KY	B-	A	C
Clarkson, KY	B	B+	B-
Stephensburg, KY	B+	A-	A-
White Mills, KY	B	A	C+
Tar Hill, KY	B	A-	B+
Hardin Springs, KY	B	A-	B
Millerstown, KY	B	B	B+
Star Mills, KY	C	A	D
Constantine, KY	B	B	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Big Clifty is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Padgett, NC	D	F	F
Ider, AL	C	B-	B-
Keysville, VA	B-	B	B
Kuttawa, KY	C+	A-	A-
Lacon, IL	B	B	B
Manhattan, IN	B-	D+	D+
Mc Henry, MS	A+	A+	A+
McIntosh, AL	F	D-	D-
Millville, UT	A	B	B
New Berlin, NY	C	D	D

Considering only the violent crime rate, Big Clifty is safer than the Kentucky state average and safer than the national average.

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