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Kentucky
Lexington
Lexington crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Lexington for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.
The city violent crime rate for Lexington in 2025 was lower than the
national violent crime rate
average by 30.93% and the city property crime rate in Lexington was higher than the
national property crime rate
average by 34.48%.
In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Lexington was higher than the
violent crime rate in Kentucky
by 6.7% and the city property crime rate in Lexington was higher than the
property crime rate in Kentucky
by 63.59%.
Property and Violent Crime
Lexington Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
369
Arson
9
Burglary
670
Larceny and Theft
5,416
Motor Vehicle Theft
746
Murder and Manslaughter
14
Rape
173
Robbery
193
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
8,745
Property Crime
6,832
Violent Crime
749
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
440
Arson
6
Burglary
449
Larceny and Theft
4,807
Motor Vehicle Theft
909
Murder and Manslaughter
17
Rape
162
Robbery
117
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
8,077
Property Crime
6,164
Violent Crime
736
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this Lexington, Kentucky crime rate report is the
FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The
projected
crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Lexington crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.
The
FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data
solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.
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