Oil Springs, KY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Violent Crime per Capita in Oil Springs

Violent crime covers assault, robbery, rape, and murder, offenses that threaten people directly. Nationally it is rarer than property crime but carries far heavier consequences. The map below shows the violent crime rate per 1,000 Oil Springs residents.

 

Oil Springs, KY Map of Violent Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade
B+
C+
Other Crime Grade
C

$217,224

Cost of Crime™ for Oil Springs, KY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $505 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Oil Springs 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 Oil Springs against the average US city, where the rate is lower than the norm. Oil Springs sits in the 72nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 72% of cities and behind 28%. The grade covers only Oil Springs's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Oil Springs is 2.147 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 363 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 620 in the west.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Oil Springs, KY

The tangible cost of violent crime in Oil Springs is projected at $217,224 for 2025, about $189 per resident and $505 per household. That equals 0.9% 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:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 42.7%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.6%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.6%

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

Oil Springs, KY: $189
Shively, KY: $523
Russell, KY: $133
Kentucky: $245
USA: $258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $189 per resident each year in Oil Springs, which is $70 less than the national average and $57 less than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Oil Springs:
  • In Shively, KY, crime costs $523 per person, which is $335 more than in Oil Springs.
  • In Russell, KY, crime costs $133 per person, which is $55 less than in Oil Springs

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Oil Springs, with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Oil Springs
Cost per Oil Springs Resident
Murder
$120,571
$105
Rape/Sexual Assault
$49,592
$43
Robbery
$15,658
$14
Assault
$31,403
$27
Total Cost of Violent Crime
$217,224
$189

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Oil Springs, 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 Oil Springs totals $1,052,329 ($913 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,269,553 ($1,102 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Oil Springs, 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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Oil Springs Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
0.9492
Robbery
0.4321
Rape
0.7100
Murder
0.0557
Total Violent Crime
2.147 (B+)

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B-
A-
C+
C
B-
D+
C+
B
C
D
B
D
D+
C+
D
C
B-
C-
C+
A-
C
B-
B
B-
C+
B+
C
C
D-
C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Oil Springs 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
B
B
B
F
F
F
B+
A-
A-
A-
B
B
C-
B-
B-
A-
C+
C+
D+
C
C
B
C-
C-
A
B
B
C
B-
B-

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

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