Boyle County, KY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	B+

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$6.47 million

Cost of Crime™ for Boyle County, KY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $485 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Boyle County 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 A grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Boyle County against the average US county, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Boyle County sits in the 92nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 92% of counties and behind 8%. The grade covers only Boyle County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Boyle County is 2.001 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 426 in the north areas to 1 in 682 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Boyle County, KY report the most violent crime, about 14 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Boyle County, KY

The tangible cost of violent crime in Boyle County is projected at $6,472,939 for 2025, about $207 per resident and $485 per household. That equals 0.6% 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): 40.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.9%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Boyle County Compared to Other Counties?

Boyle County, KY:	$207
Jefferson County, KY:	$368
Boone County, KY:	$192
Kentucky:	$245
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $207 per resident each year in Boyle County, which is $52 less than the national average and $39 less than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Boyle County:

In Jefferson County, KY, crime costs $368 per person, which is $161 more than in Boyle County.
In Boone County, KY, crime costs $192 per person, which is $15 less than in Boyle County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Boyle County	Cost per Boyle County Resident
Murder	$4.09 million	$131
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.19 million	$38
Robbery	$297,407	$10
Assault	$903,769	$29
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$6,472,939	$207

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Boyle County, 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 Boyle County totals $33,096,689 ($1,057 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $39,569,628 ($1,264 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Boyle County, 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 county 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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Boyle County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.005
Robbery	0.3020
Rape	0.6247
Murder	0.0695
Total Violent Crime	2.001 (A)

Individual Boyle County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Boyle County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Boyle County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mercer County, KY	A-	A+	A
Garrard County, KY	A-	A	B+
Lincoln County, KY	B	A	B-
Jessamine County, KY	A-	A+	A
Washington County, KY	A	A+	A+
Casey County, KY	C	B	C
Marion County, KY	A-	A	B+
Anderson County, KY	A-	A	B
Madison County, KY	B+	A	B+
Woodford County, KY	B+	A+	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Boyle County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Alexander County, NC	B-	B+	B+
Marion County, AL	C-	C+	C+
Mille Lacs County, MN	B+	B-	B-
Milam County, TX	C+	B-	B-
Miami County, KS	B-	B-	B-
Miami County, IN	A-	B+	B+
Mecklenburg County, VA	D+	C	C
McLeod County, MN	A	A	A
McCurtain County, OK	D+	C-	C-
Matagorda County, TX	D+	D-	D-

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

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