Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Louisville Metro, KY Crime Grade
How Louisville Metro 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Kentucky
10/10
vs. Kentucky cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Louisville Metro, KY was 760.3 per 100,000 residents (5,146 incidents over a population of 676,843). That puts Louisville Metro 108% above the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 237% above the Kentucky statewide rate of 225.5.
That ranks Louisville Metro #3,573 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 5% of them, and #41 of 41 in Kentucky. Violent crime is down 3% year over year and down 20% over the last five years.
Louisville Metro, KY crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Kentucky Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 760.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,573 of 3,771
- KY rank
- #41 of 41
- Safer than
- 5% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 3%
- 5-year change
- down 20%
- Population
- 676,843
- Reporting agency
- Louisville Metro Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Louisville Metro Police Department (FBI ORI KY0568000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Louisville Metro (red), Kentucky (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Louisville Metro vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 944.6(6,364) | 985.8(6,686) | 696.2(4,717) | 781.5(5,232) | 760.3(5,146) |
| Murder | 24.8(167) | 27.9(189) | 24.4(165) | 22.6(151) | 21.7(147) |
| Rape | 26.0(175) | 37.6(255) | 33.4(226) | 37.5(251) | 44.6(302) |
| Robbery | 183.8(1,238) | 188.6(1,279) | 136.4(924) | 148.6(995) | 134.0(907) |
| Aggravated assault | 710.1(4,784) | 731.8(4,963) | 502.1(3,402) | 572.8(3,835) | 560.0(3,790) |
| Property crime | 3787.3(25,516) | 3363.1(22,810) | 2949.3(19,983) | 3655.6(24,473) | 3525.0(23,859) |
| Burglary | 730.9(4,924) | 599.5(4,066) | 522.3(3,539) | 502.5(3,364) | 487.0(3,296) |
| Larceny | 2348.7(15,824) | 2125.8(14,418) | 1840.3(12,469) | 2120.0(14,193) | 2200.2(14,892) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 682.5(4,598) | 612.3(4,153) | 571.0(3,869) | 1014.5(6,792) | 813.3(5,505) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Louisville Metro, 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 Louisville Metro 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 Louisville Metro calculated?
- Louisville Metro'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 Louisville Metro 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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