$124,175
Cost of Crime™ for Seco, KY
In 2025, violent crime will cost $705 per household.
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On the map, green marks the parts of Seco 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 Seco against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Seco sits in the 40th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 40% of cities and behind 60%. The grade covers only Seco's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.
The violent crime rate in Seco is 3.408 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 222 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 427 in the southeast.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Seco, KY report the most violent crime, about 0 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.
The Cost of Crime™ in Seco, KY
The tangible cost of violent crime in Seco is projected at $124,175 for 2025, about $264 per resident and $705 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): 40.9%
- Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.5%
- Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.5%
How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Seco Compared to Other Cities?
| Seco, KY: |
$264
|
| Shively, KY: |
$523
|
| Russell, KY: |
$133
|
| Kentucky: |
$245
|
| USA: |
$258
|
The tangible cost of violent crime is $264 per resident each year in Seco, which is $6 more than the national average and $19 more than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Seco:
- In Shively, KY, crime costs $523 per person, which is $259 more than in Seco.
- In Russell, KY, crime costs $133 per person, which is $131 less than in Seco
2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type
The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Seco, with the projected cost per resident.
Crime |
Cost to Seco |
Cost per Seco Resident |
Murder |
$68,706 |
$146 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$18,835 |
$40 |
Robbery |
$6,993 |
$15 |
Assault |
$29,640 |
$63 |
Total Cost of Violent Crime |
$124,175 |
$264 |
The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Seco, 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 Seco totals $556,150 ($1,183 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $680,324 ($1,447 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from
property crime in Seco, 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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Seco Violent Crime Breakdown
The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Seco residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
Assault |
2.196 |
Robbery |
0.4730 |
Rape |
0.6609 |
Murder |
0.0778 |
Total Violent Crime |
3.408 (C) |
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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Seco is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Seco.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|
| D | D+ | D |
| D | D+ | D |
| D+ | C- | D+ |
| C+ | B | C |
| C- | B- | C |
| C- | C | C- |
| D+ | D+ | D+ |
| D | D+ | D |
| C | B- | C |
| B- | B- | B |
Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations
Seco is similar 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 |
|---|
| A- | B+ | B+ |
| B- | D+ | D+ |
| B+ | B+ | B+ |
| D | C- | C- |
| B | A | A |
| D- | F | F |
| A+ | A | A |
| A- | B | B |
| A- | A | A |
| B- | A | A |
Considering only the violent crime rate, Seco is less safe than the Kentucky state average and safer than the national average.
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