Crime · Kentucky
Crime in Kentucky
Crime (FBI UCR) data for ZIP codes in Kentucky. Pick a ZIP below to dive into the crime summary.
Last verified 2026-05-13 · methodology
What lands here
Pages show per-100k rates (never raw counts) for major offense categories, the reporting agency, and whether reporting was complete for the year.
Source & refresh
FBI UCR. Refreshed weekly rolling uploads. Primary source →
Kentucky top concern
Mining-affected water, flood (Ohio + tributaries)
Kentucky's Appalachian eastern counties face mining-affected water systems with elevated EPA SDWIS compliance risk. Ohio River + tributary FEMA AE zones expose Louisville, Owensboro, and Newport. Radon risk varies by karst geology.
See Kentucky state page for the full state-level rollup across all 12 dimensions.
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Data staleness — when to re-check zipradar before making a decision
Federal data refreshes on different cadences. Here's when zipradar's snapshot is fresh enough for your decision and when you need to verify with the primary source.