Madison County, KY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

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

Which crimes are included?

$19.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for Madison County, KY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $484 per household.

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

The violent crime rate in Madison County is 2.001 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 360 in the central areas to 1 in 696 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Madison County, KY report the most violent crime, about 36 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 8 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Madison County, KY

The tangible cost of violent crime in Madison County is projected at $19,109,600 for 2025, about $198 per resident and $484 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): 13.8%

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

Madison County, KY:	$198
Jefferson County, KY:	$368
Boone County, KY:	$192
Kentucky:	$245
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $198 per resident each year in Madison County, which is $60 less than the national average and $47 less than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Madison County:

In Jefferson County, KY, crime costs $368 per person, which is $169 more than in Madison County.
In Boone County, KY, crime costs $192 per person, which is $7 less than in Madison County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Madison County	Cost per Madison County Resident
Murder	$11.9 million	$123
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3.44 million	$36
Robbery	$866,273	$9
Assault	$2.93 million	$30
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$19,109,600	$198

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Madison 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 Madison County totals $96,223,180 ($999 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $115,332,780 ($1,198 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Madison 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 central part of the county has more 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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Madison County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.060
Robbery	0.2860
Rape	0.5894
Murder	0.0656
Total Violent Crime	2.001 (A)

Individual Madison County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Estill County, KY	C+	B	C
Garrard County, KY	A-	A	B+
Clark County, KY	B+	A+	B-
Jessamine County, KY	A-	A+	A
Rockcastle County, KY	B-	B+	B
Powell County, KY	B	A	B
Fayette County, KY	C	A	C
Lincoln County, KY	B	A	B-
Jackson County, KY	C+	B+	B-
Boyle County, KY	B+	A	B

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Madison 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
St. Croix County, WI	A	B	B
Cleveland County, NC	C-	C	C
Columbiana County, OH	B	B-	B-
Walton County, GA	A	B+	B+
Craven County, NC	C	C	C
Dallas County, IA	A+	C+	C+
DeKalb County, IL	A	A-	A-
Dubuque County, IA	B	B+	B+
Steuben County, NY	A+	B	B
Twin Falls County, ID	B+	B+	B+

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

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