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Safety · Kentucky

Safest Counties in Kentucky 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in Kentucky

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Owsley County, KY
94.3
2Robertson County, KY
93.9
3Letcher County, KY
93
4Magoffin County, KY
92.8
5Casey County, KY
92.4
6McCreary County, KY
92.3
7Martin County, KY
91.7
8Leslie County, KY
91.6
9Clinton County, KY
91.4
10Trimble County, KY
91.3

All Kentucky Counties — Safety Rankings

120 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Owsley County, KY
94.3
68.8
2Robertson County, KY
93.9
67.1
3Letcher County, KY
93
62.3
4Magoffin County, KY
92.8
64.8
5Casey County, KY
92.4
67.4
6McCreary County, KY
92.3
69
7Martin County, KY
91.7
67.3
8Leslie County, KY
91.6
70.1
9Clinton County, KY
91.4
70
10Trimble County, KY
91.3
63.7
11Lewis County, KY
90.9
64.8
12Knott County, KY
90.3
67.8
13Monroe County, KY
90.3
66.2
14Cumberland County, KY
89.6
70.5
15Adair County, KY
88.9
65.7
16Johnson County, KY
88.5
67.4
17Floyd County, KY
88.1
61.3
18Hancock County, KY
87.7
68.7
19Rockcastle County, KY
87.6
72.7
20Elliott County, KY
87.4
72.6
21Wolfe County, KY
87.4
71
22Hickman County, KY
87.1
67.9
23Harlan County, KY
87
58.1
24Menifee County, KY
87
68.8
25Bracken County, KY
86.8
61.3
26Edmonson County, KY
86.1
65.6
27Perry County, KY
86.1
60.6
28Carlisle County, KY
86
62.6
29McLean County, KY
85.5
69.7
30Greenup County, KY
85.3
58.8
31Breathitt County, KY
84.9
59.8
32Hart County, KY
84.9
63.6
33Lee County, KY
84.9
61.7
34Washington County, KY
84.6
65.8
35Lincoln County, KY
84.5
63.5
36Powell County, KY
84.3
60.1
37Spencer County, KY
84.2
59.3
38Whitley County, KY
84.2
64.4
39Butler County, KY
84.1
67.9
40Morgan County, KY
84.1
62.4
41Nicholas County, KY
83.8
65.3
42Anderson County, KY
83.6
59.6
43Pike County, KY
83.4
56.7
44Estill County, KY
82.7
58.7
45Green County, KY
82.2
68.3
46Russell County, KY
82.2
65.5
47Breckinridge County, KY
82.1
65
48Gallatin County, KY
81.8
59.1
49Owen County, KY
81.2
62.1
50Fleming County, KY
80.5
65.1
51Jackson County, KY
80.2
62.7
52Larue County, KY
80.1
61.6
53Lyon County, KY
80
63.7
54Webster County, KY
79.5
51.6
55Metcalfe County, KY
79.2
64
56Bath County, KY
77.9
56.2
57Meade County, KY
77.9
58
58Henry County, KY
77.4
51.7
59Carter County, KY
76.5
66.3
60Pendleton County, KY
76.1
59.5
61Harrison County, KY
76
60.5
62Lawrence County, KY
75.8
61.4
63Crittenden County, KY
75.3
63.7
64Clay County, KY
75.2
56.3
65Mercer County, KY
74.8
60.1
66Grant County, KY
73.6
59.4
67Union County, KY
73.2
60.1
68Ballard County, KY
73
56.1
69Trigg County, KY
72.8
60
70Carroll County, KY
71.4
59.7
71Marion County, KY
71.4
62.5
72Grayson County, KY
71
62.1
73Allen County, KY
70.5
64.3
74Wayne County, KY
69.4
63
75Livingston County, KY
66.4
59
76Ohio County, KY
66
56.7
77Todd County, KY
65.9
56.7
78Muhlenberg County, KY
65.1
57.9
79Pulaski County, KY
64.9
57.1
80Oldham County, KY
64.4
57.1
81Nelson County, KY
63.8
54.7
82Hopkins County, KY
61.5
50.9
83Rowan County, KY
61.2
58.7
84Garrard County, KY
58.8
54.2
85Marshall County, KY
58.1
56.8
86Kenton County, KY
57.5
49.8
87Shelby County, KY
57.3
48.4
88Caldwell County, KY
57
63.9
89Bullitt County, KY
55.9
49.5
90Hardin County, KY
55.1
48.1
91Logan County, KY
55
56.2
92Knox County, KY
53.5
56.5
93Woodford County, KY
53.2
56.3
94Barren County, KY
52.9
53.3
95Bourbon County, KY
52.9
51.3
96Laurel County, KY
49.9
51.1
97Boyle County, KY
49.6
55.2
98Graves County, KY
48.9
56
99Taylor County, KY
45.3
60
100Campbell County, KY
45.2
50.3
101Scott County, KY
43.1
49.4
102Calloway County, KY
39.9
55
103Madison County, KY
37.1
47.7
104Jessamine County, KY
34.1
47.5
105Franklin County, KY
31.2
46
106Boyd County, KY
31
45.1
107Boone County, KY
30.2
47.3
108McCracken County, KY
29.8
46.1
109Mason County, KY
27.9
51.8
110Montgomery County, KY
27.1
44.2
111Henderson County, KY
26.9
46.2
112Simpson County, KY
24.9
48.2
113Bell County, KY
21.2
53
114Fulton County, KY
17.8
50.5
115Christian County, KY
15.4
38.9
116Clark County, KY
15.3
47.5
117Daviess County, KY
12.5
41.9
118Warren County, KY
9.8
41.9
119Fayette County, KY
6.2
37.5
120Jefferson County, KY
4.6
34.3

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