Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Paducah, KY Crime Grade
How Paducah 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 Paducah, KY was 274.4 per 100,000 residents (73 incidents over a population of 26,608). That puts Paducah 16% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 38% above the Kentucky statewide rate of 198.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Paducah (red), Kentucky (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Paducah 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 | 329.7(82) | 284.1(74) | 333.4(89) | 281.7(75) | 274.4(73) |
| Murder | 16.1(4) | 23.0(6) | 3.7(1) | 3.8(1) | 3.8(1) |
| Rape | 112.6(28) | 99.8(26) | 101.2(27) | 82.6(22) | 63.9(17) |
| Robbery | 36.2(9) | 38.4(10) | 37.5(10) | 41.3(11) | 26.3(7) |
| Aggravated assault | 164.8(41) | 122.8(32) | 191.1(51) | 154.0(41) | 180.4(48) |
| Property crime | 3256.5(810) | 3113.2(811) | 2933.5(783) | 2854.6(760) | 2315.1(616) |
| Burglary | 297.5(74) | 261.0(68) | 247.3(66) | 232.9(62) | 169.1(45) |
| Larceny | 2617.3(651) | 2552.8(665) | 2472.7(660) | 2272.4(605) | 1856.6(494) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 321.6(80) | 280.2(73) | 202.3(54) | 319.3(85) | 266.8(71) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Paducah's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Kentucky cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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