Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Independence, KY Crime Grade
How Independence 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Kentucky
1/10
vs. Kentucky cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Independence, KY was 49.1 per 100,000 residents (15 incidents over a population of 30,559). That puts Independence 85% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 75% below the Kentucky statewide rate of 198.5.
That ranks Independence #488 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 87% of them, and #4 of 41 in Kentucky. Violent crime is up 46% year over year and down 45% over the last five years.
Independence, KY crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Kentucky Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 49.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #488 of 3,771
- KY rank
- #4 of 41
- Safer than
- 87% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 46%
- 5-year change
- down 45%
- Population
- 30,559
- Reporting agency
- Independence Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Independence Police Department (FBI ORI KY0591900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Independence, KY
History
Former incorporated city of Ridgeview Heights merged with Independence on December 31, 1983.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Independence (red), Kentucky (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Independence 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 | 88.6(26) | 68.5(20) | 74.3(22) | 33.6(10) | 49.1(15) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 3.4(1) | 3.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 6.5(2) |
| Rape | 40.9(12) | 34.2(10) | 23.6(7) | 23.5(7) | 22.9(7) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 3.4(1) | 3.4(1) | 3.4(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 47.7(14) | 27.4(8) | 43.9(13) | 6.7(2) | 19.6(6) |
| Property crime | 317.0(93) | 366.3(107) | 341.2(101) | 329.4(98) | 346.9(106) |
| Burglary | 40.9(12) | 44.5(13) | 27.0(8) | 23.5(7) | 36.0(11) |
| Larceny | 238.6(70) | 260.2(76) | 246.6(73) | 248.8(74) | 265.1(81) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 34.1(10) | 61.6(18) | 64.2(19) | 53.8(16) | 45.8(14) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Independence, 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 Independence 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 Independence calculated?
- Independence'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 Independence 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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