Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Lyndon, KY Crime Grade
How Lyndon 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
6/10
vs. Kentucky cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Lyndon, KY was 186.2 per 100,000 residents (21 incidents over a population of 11,276). That puts Lyndon 43% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 6% below the Kentucky statewide rate of 198.5.
That ranks Lyndon #1,952 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 48% of them, and #23 of 41 in Kentucky. Violent crime is up 84% year over year and down 4% over the last five years.
Lyndon, KY crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Kentucky Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 186.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,952 of 3,771
- KY rank
- #23 of 41
- Safer than
- 48% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 84%
- 5-year change
- down 4%
- Population
- 11,276
- Reporting agency
- Lyndon Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Lyndon Police Department (FBI ORI KY0565000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lyndon (red), Kentucky (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lyndon 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 | 193.7(6) | 459.2(13) | 156.4(17) | 101.1(11) | 186.2(21) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 32.3(1) | 35.3(1) | 9.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 129.1(4) | 141.3(4) | 110.4(12) | 36.8(4) | 44.3(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 32.3(1) | 282.6(8) | 36.8(4) | 64.4(7) | 141.9(16) |
| Property crime | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burglary | 774.7(24) | 1130.3(32) | 321.9(35) | 239.0(26) | 257.2(29) |
| Larceny | 1743.1(54) | 6782.1(192) | 1922.2(209) | 1893.9(206) | 1924.4(217) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 613.3(19) | 1589.5(45) | 551.8(60) | 422.9(46) | 381.3(43) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Lyndon, 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 Lyndon 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 Lyndon calculated?
- Lyndon'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 Lyndon 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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