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There are a lot of rural areas that are a heck of a lot more dangerous than those cities, but I don't really disagree with the places on the list. I usually feel safe anywhere I go, but I'm not a fool, and even if I don't feel directly endangered I do notice the danger if I'm in a wrong place. West Louisville, Richmond, Hazard, Pikeville, Ashland... I can't disagree with those places being included on the list. My spidey sense is cranked up to "11" when I'm in one of those areas.
Thank you for posting. I often find sites that have the best towns, prettiest towns, safest towns, but rarely have seen a list of the most dangerous towns. It's a good dose of reality and very good to know for people like myself that are not from Kentucky for the purpose future house hunting.
I have noticed a trend though in some or many smaller and medium size towns in becoming safer. Maybe it's just a one or two year trend and time will tell. Danville is a good example where the city in past years has had a fairly moderate crime rate but the latest figures show a significant decrease in crime. I hope these trends continue.
Wowie, good article~! I was surprised by some of the towns, like Florence, but not surprised by seeing Louisville. It use to be so safe you could leave your doors open no matter where you lived, but not anymore. Crime happens in the all areas of towns now, which is sad.
I get these "Onlyinyourstate" articles on my facebook page all the time. I lost confidence in the articles when she made mention of mountain top removal in Monroe County. I think Jenn must have a quota to meet and writes about a lot of stuff she is not qualified to write about. Or, just hard up for content.
But, I'll have to admit she got at least one correct....louisville, louisville is not safe during daylight or after dark, anywhere, and, these thugs do cross those imiginary lines we all hear so much about.
And, why wasn't lexington on the list? They have at least one robery, shooting, home invasion, car jacking, murder and the list goes on....every night, sometimes two or three. Not to mention the petty theft and vadalism. Don't believe me? Turn on your TV every morning like I do and watch the news. And, they don't report all of it either, you can take my word for it.
Shew....for something I don't have any faith in sure got all worked up didn't I....sorry.
I've lived in two of the towns ON this list (one of which being my hometown), and several more not mentioned. I find it incredibly hard to believe they are more dangerous than Lexington or Newport. I'm calling bunk on this article.
I didn't know Lexington was that bad. Now and then the local news here does mention some crime there. How sad we all can't get along nowadays and just talk our differences out.
The article says "Louisville residents and visitors have a 1 in 158 chance of being in a violent crime" but it doesn't say how risky the safer neighborhoods or more dangerous neighborhoods are. I've lived in Louisville for more than a year and have never actually seen a violent crime, nor even a non-violent crime. But that might be because I don't live in a very dangerous neighborhood even though mine is supposedly not as safe as a lot of Louisville. The figures posted in that kind of article have a high probability of being wrong because they come indirectly through different sources and might not always be copied carefully enough from one source to another. You can never be sure what year the original figures were for.
One way violent crimes between strangers happen is when someone catches someone breaking in to his car, and attacks that person, who fights back. To avoid that kind of violent crime, call the police immediately from a distance and take pictures from a distance but avoid getting anywhere near the criminal. The same situation happens with burglars but it's hard to keep your distance from burglars. You can improve your odds with better alarms, better locks, louder pets, etc. Another situation is when you go to a bar or party and get involved in violence between people under the influence of whatever. And of course there is a lot of domestic violence almost everywhere these days. If you and your family members tend to get drunk often, there is a high probability you will be involved in domestic violence at some point. All of those situations add to the crime statistics. And if your neighborhood has street gangs started by teenagers whose parents don't supervise them, your odds of being a crime victim go up, just by being around them.
Versailles is normally a quiet, lovely little town - but there have been at least two particularly lurid murders in Versailles/ Woodford County in the last two or three years. Perhaps this has raised the community's rating...
Thank you for posting. I often find sites that have the best towns, prettiest towns, safest towns, but rarely have seen a list of the most dangerous towns. It's a good dose of reality and very good to know for people like myself that are not from Kentucky for the purpose future house hunting.
I have noticed a trend though in some or many smaller and medium size towns in becoming safer. Maybe it's just a one or two year trend and time will tell. Danville is a good example where the city in past years has had a fairly moderate crime rate but the latest figures show a significant decrease in crime. I hope these trends continue.
That is one of the main reasons I posted it, because if I were going to relocate here, it is one of the most important factors that I would like to consider.
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