Idle Hour, Lexington, KY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

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$4.38 million

Cost of Crime™ for Idle Hour, Lexington, KY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $809 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Idle Hour 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 Idle Hour against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Idle Hour sits in the 87th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 87% of neighborhoods and behind 13%. The grade covers only Idle Hour's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Idle Hour is 2.265 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 388 in the south areas to 1 in 560 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Idle Hour, Lexington, KY report the most violent crime, about 8 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Idle Hour, Lexington, KY

The tangible cost of violent crime in Idle Hour is projected at $4,375,191 for 2025, about $370 per resident and $809 per household. That equals 1.3% 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): 36.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 50.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Idle Hour Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Idle Hour, Lexington, KY:	$370
Pleasure Ridge Park, Louisvill:	$454
Blueberry Hill-Brigadoon-Stone:	$295
Kentucky:	$245
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $370 per resident each year in Idle Hour, which is $111 more than the national average and $124 more than Lexington's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Idle Hour:

In Pleasure Ridge Park, Louisvill, crime costs $454 per person, which is $84 more than in Idle Hour.
In Blueberry Hill-Brigadoon-Stone, crime costs $295 per person, which is $75 less than in Idle Hour

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Idle Hour	Cost per Idle Hour Resident
Murder	$3.39 million	$287
Rape/Sexual Assault	$485,256	$41
Robbery	$133,530	$11
Assault	$366,173	$31
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$4,375,191	$370

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Idle Hour, Lexington, 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 Idle Hour totals $24,896,209 ($2,104 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $29,271,400 ($2,474 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Idle Hour, Lexington, 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 neighborhood 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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Idle Hour Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.078
Robbery	0.3588
Rape	0.6763
Murder	0.1525
Total Violent Crime	2.265 (A)

Individual Idle Hour Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Idle Hour is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Idle Hour.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Reservorir, Lexington, KY	B-	A+	B
Liberty Area, Lexington, KY	B-	A+	B-
Chevy Chase-Ashland Park, Lexington, KY	B	A+	B+
Fairway-Liberty Heights, Lexington, KY	C-	A	C-
Eastland Park-Dixie Plantation, Lexington, KY	C-	B+	C
Mount Vernon-Hollywood-Montclair, Lexington, KY	C+	A-	B-
Brookhaven-Lansdowne, Lexington, KY	C	A	C
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY	B+	B+	A
Southeastern Hills, Lexington, KY	B	A+	A-
Downtown Lexington, Lexington, KY	D-	B	D

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Idle Hour is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Edison Historic District, Pomona, CA	B	C+	C+
North Los Altos, Los Altos, CA	C	B	B
New City, Chicago, IL	C	C-	C-
Wakefield Park, Annandale, VA	A+	A+	A+
Huffman-O'Malley, Anchorage, AK	A+	B	B
Jackson Park, Milwaukee, WI	B-	B	B
Schiller Park, Buffalo, NY	B-	D-	D-
Southgate, Portland, OR	F	C-	C-
Norteast Citizens Action, Grand Rapids, MI	B+	C-	C-
Sun City Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV	B-	B	B

Considering only the violent crime rate, Idle Hour is as safe as the Kentucky state average and safer than the national average.

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