#1Providence
Webster County · 2,872 people4.27 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 0.5, property 2.4
Providence, #1 on this list · Photo: Brian Stansberry (photographer) · CC BY 4.0Kentucky rankings · Safety
Safest towns in Kentucky
Providence reports the least crime per resident of Kentucky’s 115 towns with crime figures for 2023–2025; 30 of the 115 grade A− or better on safety nationally.
Crimes reported by each town’s own police, 2023–2025, per 1,000 residents, violent crimes counted four times. The same measure as the Safety grade. How grades work
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#2Independence
Kenton County · 30,198 people5.26 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 0.5, property 3.3
#3Williamstown
Grant County · 4,030 people5.27 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 0.3, property 3.9
All 115 towns
Weighted crimes per 1,000 residents a year, lowest first, to two decimals (the sort uses the exact rate, so there are no rounding ties). Grade = the national Safety grade.
115 towns ranked. Not here? See towns without their own figures.
#TownWeighted rateViolentPropertyGrade
Per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Last on the list: Louisville, 63.10. The rate counts crimes reported to police, not how safe any one street feels.
Not ranked
27 towns without figures of their own
These towns of 2,500+ are not on the list because there are no police figures for them alone for all of 2023–2025, from the FBI or the state. In 2025 the FBI’s tables list State Police figures for 0 of Kentucky’s counties and county sheriff figures for 117; those cover many towns at once and can’t be split by town, so they aren’t ranked here. Their other grades stand; the overall grade uses the rest.
- Buckner Oldham County · 4,119 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Burlington Boone County · 18,008 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Claryville Campbell County · 3,251 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Crescent Springs Kenton County · 4,708 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Crestview Hills Kenton County · 3,301 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Crestwood Oldham County · 6,582 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Crittenden Grant County · 4,185 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Douglass Hills Jefferson County · 5,575 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Farley McCracken County · 4,458 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Fort Campbell North Christian County · 11,356 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Fort Knox Hardin County · 8,836 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Francisville Boone County · 10,565 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Graymoor-Devondale Jefferson County · 2,832 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Hebron Boone County · 6,407 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Hendron McCracken County · 4,495 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Hurstbourne Jefferson County · 4,787 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Lakeside Park Kenton County · 2,847 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Masonville Daviess County · 2,887 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Massac McCracken County · 4,698 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Middlesborough Bell County · 8,776 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Oakbrook Boone County · 10,211 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Reidland McCracken County · 5,277 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Sorgho Daviess County · 2,960 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Thruston Daviess County · 2,581 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Union Boone County · 7,937 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Walton Boone County · 5,868 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Westwood Boyd County · 4,473 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
Quick answers
Questions people ask
Which is the safest town in Kentucky?
Providence (Webster County) reports the least crime per resident: 4.27 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year over 2023–2025 (0.47 violent and 2.37 property crimes per 1,000), from its police department’s reports to the FBI. Independence (5.26) and Williamstown (5.27) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By crimes reported by each town’s police per 1,000 residents over three years (FBI figures, or the state’s own where the FBI table lacks a year), with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. It is the same measure as the Safety grade on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list needs 2,500+ residents and the town’s own police figures for all three years. 27 Kentucky towns of 2,500+ lack them; they are listed above with the reason. Smaller towns have a Safety grade on their page but no rank.
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