Central City, KY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Central City, KY Summary

Crime in Central City research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Central City over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Central City:

  • There were 62 total crimes committed in Central City in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,067.5 total crimes per 100K people in Central City.
  • The overall crime rate in Central City is -49.63% below the national average.
  • Central City ranks #162 safest out of 232 cities in Kentucky.
  • Central City ranks #4,653 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Central City Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Central City is 1,067.5 per 100,000 people. That's -49.63% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -31.70% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 1,563.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Central City
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 62 1,067.5 1,563.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 35.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 4 68.9 139.5 256.0
Violent Crime 5 86.1 213.1 359.0
Burglary 3 51.7 193.6 229.0
Larceny 50 860.9 930.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 68.9 226.2 259.0
Property Crime 57 981.4 1,349.9 1,760.0

Central City Crime Compared To Kentucky Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Kentucky.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Central City

5
Violent Crimes
86.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Central City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Central City is 86.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,161.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Central City each year. That compares to a 1 in 469.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.02% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.61% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 213.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Central City

57
Property Crimes
981.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-44.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 57 property crimes in Central City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Central City is 981.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 101.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Central City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -44.24% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -27.30% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,349.9 per 100,000 people.

Central City SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
8
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