Owsley County, KY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

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

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$1.03 million

Cost of Crime™ for Owsley County, KY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $721 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Owsley 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 C grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Owsley County against the average US county, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Owsley County sits in the 42nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 42% of counties and behind 58%. The grade covers only Owsley County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Owsley County is 4.053 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 192 in the northwest areas to 1 in 326 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Owsley County, KY report the most violent crime, about 4 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Owsley County, KY

The tangible cost of violent crime in Owsley County is projected at $1,027,203 for 2025, about $274 per resident and $721 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): 42.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.6%

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

Owsley County, KY:	$274
Jefferson County, KY:	$368
Boone County, KY:	$192
Kentucky:	$245
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $274 per resident each year in Owsley County, which is $15 more than the national average and $28 more than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Owsley County:

In Jefferson County, KY, crime costs $368 per person, which is $94 more than in Owsley County.
In Boone County, KY, crime costs $192 per person, which is $82 less than in Owsley County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Owsley County	Cost per Owsley County Resident
Murder	$510,247	$136
Rape/Sexual Assault	$154,094	$41
Robbery	$75,849	$20
Assault	$287,013	$76
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,027,203	$274

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Owsley 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 Owsley County totals $4,230,614 ($1,127 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,257,817 ($1,400 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Owsley 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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Owsley County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.661
Robbery	0.6422
Rape	0.6768
Murder	0.0723
Total Violent Crime	4.053 (C)

Individual Owsley County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lee County, KY	D+	B-	D+
Jackson County, KY	C+	B+	B-
Breathitt County, KY	B	C+	B
Clay County, KY	C	B-	C+
Wolfe County, KY	D+	B+	D
Estill County, KY	C+	B	C
Leslie County, KY	C	C+	C+
Powell County, KY	B	A	B
Perry County, KY	C+	B+	C+
Laurel County, KY	B+	A-	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Owsley County is similar 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
Oliver County, ND	B+	A-	A-
Montgomery County, IA	C	C	C
Montgomery County, MO	C+	C+	C+
Montgomery County, MS	B+	A+	A+
Montmorency County, MI	B+	C+	C+
Moody County, SD	C-	C-	C-
Moore County, TN	C-	D+	D+
Morgan County, UT	B-	A-	A-
Motley County, TX	D-	F	F
Noxubee County, MS	C-	B	B

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

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