These Are Kentucky's Top 10 Safest Cities According to New Study

You may or may not be surprised by these ten Kentucky cities that were recently ranked as the safest in the entire state for 2026.

When you think of Kentucky overall, you don't really associate it with crime. Sure, criminal acts happen all of the time, but that's not typically the stereotype that goes with the Bluegrass State. That being said, we still see so much on the news about crime, and the increasing amounts of criminal activity across the state. It makes you stop and take a look at your area and wonder how safe it actually is. Well, as it turns out, if you live in one of these Kentucky cities, you are in luck when it comes to safety because they rank among the safest in the entire state.

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A recent study from Safewise highlights the 10 safest cities in Kentucky in 2026. Safewise used the most recent FBI-reported violent and property crime data, and adjusted for population so that they could compare cities of different sizes fairly. 116 Kentucky cities met the criteria for ranking this year.

Before we get into the list, some interesting facts about this year's list from Safewise include:

Kentucky's 10 safest cities consist of small towns scattered throughout the state and suburbs of large cities like Cincinnati and Lexington.
Each of the safest cities reported less than 1 violent crime per 1,000 people.
No murders were reported in Kentucky's safest cities.
Only one robbery was reported in Kentucky's safest cities.

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The 10 Safest Cities in Kentucky

Here are the ten Kentucky cities and towns that Safewise picked as our safest:

Does this list surprise you at all? The report also has more in-depth information on crime in Kentucky as a whole, which is pretty interesting. You can learn more about this list and crime in Kentucky for 2026 by clicking here.