English, KY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$142,641

Cost of Crime™ for English, KY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $954 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of English 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 D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in English against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. English sits in the 12th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 12% of cities and behind 88%. The grade covers only English's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in English is 6.246 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 143 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 278 in the northeast.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in English, KY

The tangible cost of violent crime in English is projected at $142,641 for 2025, about $309 per resident and $954 per household. That equals 1.0% 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): 42.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

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

English, KY:	$309
Shively, KY:	$523
Russell, KY:	$133
Kentucky:	$245
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $309 per resident each year in English, which is $51 more than the national average and $64 more than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to English:

In Shively, KY, crime costs $523 per person, which is $214 more than in English.
In Russell, KY, crime costs $133 per person, which is $176 less than in English

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to English	Cost per English Resident
Murder	$51,588	$112
Rape/Sexual Assault	$16,767	$36
Robbery	$3,734	$8
Assault	$70,552	$153
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$142,641	$309

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in English, 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 English totals $441,550 ($958 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $584,191 ($1,267 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in English, 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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English Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.329
Robbery	0.2575
Rape	0.5999
Murder	0.0595
Total Violent Crime	6.246 (D-)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Easterday, KY	C+	D-	A-
Carrollton, KY	D+	B-	C-
Worthville, KY	D+	C	D+
Prestonville, KY	B+	C	A+
Turners Station, KY	C	B	C-
Campbellsburg, KY	B	B-	B-
Monitor, KY	B-	B-	B+
Wheatley, KY	D+	B+	D
Ghent, KY	C-	B	C+
Perry Park, KY	C-	B	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

English is higher 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
Blanco, OK	B	C+	C+
Bouton, IA	A	A	A
Boulder, UT	F	D	D
Bonita, LA	F	F	F
Sugar Grove, AR	D+	D+	D+
Wishkah, WA	D+	B-	B-
Wolf Lake, IL	C	D+	D+
Bluebank, KY	D-	B	B
Bloomington, PA	A+	A	A
Bloomery, WV	A	B	B

Considering only the violent crime rate, English is less safe than the Kentucky state average and less safe than the national average.

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