Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Glasgow, KY Crime Grade
How Glasgow grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Kentucky — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Kentucky
7/10
vs. Kentucky cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Glasgow, KY was 200.2 per 100,000 residents (31 incidents over a population of 15,482). That puts Glasgow 38% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 1% above the Kentucky statewide rate of 198.5.
That ranks Glasgow #2,050 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 46% of them, and #26 of 41 in Kentucky. Violent crime is up 10% year over year and down 17% over the last five years.
Glasgow, KY crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Kentucky Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 200.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,050 of 3,771
- KY rank
- #26 of 41
- Safer than
- 46% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 10%
- 5-year change
- down 17%
- Population
- 15,482
- Reporting agency
- Glasgow Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Glasgow Police Department (FBI ORI KY0050100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Glasgow (red), Kentucky (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Glasgow vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 242.2(35) | 204.0(31) | 188.1(29) | 181.7(28) | 200.2(31) |
| Murder | 20.8(3) | 6.6(1) | 6.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 6.5(1) |
| Rape | 55.4(8) | 72.4(11) | 64.9(10) | 45.4(7) | 45.2(7) |
| Robbery | 34.6(5) | 19.7(3) | 13.0(2) | 0.0(0) | 12.9(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 131.5(19) | 105.3(16) | 103.8(16) | 136.2(21) | 135.6(21) |
| Property crime | 2477.2(358) | 1921.8(292) | 3139.4(484) | 2134.6(329) | 1621.2(251) |
| Burglary | 484.4(70) | 302.8(46) | 493.0(76) | 214.1(33) | 161.5(25) |
| Larceny | 1771.4(256) | 1415.0(215) | 2380.5(367) | 1771.2(273) | 1343.5(208) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 214.5(31) | 190.9(29) | 259.5(40) | 136.2(21) | 96.9(15) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Glasgow, KY Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Glasgow Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Glasgow calculated?
- Glasgow's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Kentucky state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Kentucky cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Glasgow Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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