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Louisville Metro Crime Rate Report (Kentucky)

Louisville Metro crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 20 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Louisville Metro for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Louisville Metro in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 104.64% and the city property crime rate in Louisville Metro was higher than the national property crime rate average by 122.84%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Louisville Metro was higher than the violent crime rate in Kentucky by 216.14% and the city property crime rate in Louisville Metro was higher than the property crime rate in Kentucky by 171.07%.

Property and Violent Crime
Louisville Metro Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Louisville Metro Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Louisville Metro Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault3,616
Arson117
Burglary3,030
Larceny and Theft15,994
Motor Vehicle Theft4,631
Murder and Manslaughter21
Rape265
Robbery735
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)26,908
Property Crime23,655
Violent Crime4,637
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault4,306
Arson109
Burglary2,406
Larceny and Theft13,646
Motor Vehicle Theft5,973
Murder and Manslaughter132
Rape246
Robbery765
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)25,278
Property Crime22,025
Violent Crime5,449

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Louisville Metro Property Crime

Louisville Metro Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Louisville Metro Crime 2025

Louisville Metro Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Louisville Metro Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Louisville Metro Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Louisville Metro, 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 Louisville Metro crime report data for 2026 was projected from 20 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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