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United States / Kentucky / Lexington-Fayette Metro Area / Fayette County / Lexington / Zip Codes
Lexington-Fayette, KY is a relatively safe place when compared to the national average. The rate of violent crime in Lexington-Fayette is 22 which is slightly below the US average of 22.7. Property crime in Lexington-Fayette is quite low as well, with a rate of 55.8 compared to the US average of 35.4. This shows that Lexington-Fayette does not experience high rates of either violent or property crime, making it an overall safe place to live and visit.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Lexington violent crime is 22.0. (The US average is 22.7)
Lexington property crime is 55.8. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Lexington, KY Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000758.94.446.2240.8467.54730.9869.93552.3308.7
2001604.19.245.8275.12744369.1960.13112.1296.9
2002541.75.744.4237.3254.44204.6924.53034246
2003468.36.846195.3220.24360.51015.73065279.8
2004486.28.952.1213.7211.53798.7827.92683287.8
2005550.55.654.8214.5275.63844.5810.12756.6277.9
2006633.73.347.4186.93963863808.42794.4260.2
2007656.15.940.7201.64083426.9774.92427.7224.3
2008632.44.348.7187.9391.53454.7802.62443.6208.5
2009593.84.436.1195358.33415.6818.82413.6183.2
2010574.5629197.6341.93673.8892.82567.4213.6
2011455.94.735.3166.5249.54173.6914.63033.8225.3
2012352.6433.7200.4114.44431.99443188.9299
2013306.45.843.4151.3105.94031.9833.82928.9269.2
2014333.86.443177.7106.83891767.42827296.6
2015332.44.851.9162.71133949.7797.62834318.1
2016339.57.662.9180.988.14108.2766.12977.8364.3
2017350.9962169.7110.13782.1647.52739.7394.9
2018301.66.874.6129.690.63172.5467.82381.9322.8
2019296.6853.7111123.92998.1471.42248.9277.9

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Nicholasville, KY150.72,430.428,889102019
Versailles, KY86.41,231.99,105132019
Wilmore, KY0.01,171.26,124142019
Georgetown, KY116.82,845.731,280142019
Winchester, KY236.54,423.516,583172019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Cincinnati, OH844.64,302.5309,104772019
Fort Wayne, IN361.62,760.9257,0092152019
Toledo, OH952.13,462.5291,0662562019
Cleveland, OH1,516.64,467.2397,1062822019
Greensboro, NC818.73,689.0232,7612902019

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

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Joy · Lexington-Fayette, KY
Lexington is a great place to live
Over 3 years ago

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Jesse · Georgetown, KY
SEXYLEXI
Over 3 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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Thurston · Lexington-Fayette, KY
You aint from around here
Over 4 years ago

I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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