NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HOME AND SECURITY

News release

Danville has been named as one of the top safest cities in Kentucky in 2018 by the National Council for Home Safety and Security, which is a trade association comprised of home security professionals across the United States. The council advocates for safe communities and home safety with a strong focus on community involvement.

The top 10 cities are:

1. Fort Thomas

2. Independence

3. Lawrenceburg

4. Shelbyville

5. Mount Washington

6. Erlanger

7. Versailles

8. Elizabethtown

9. Madisonville

10. Danville

To identify the safest cities, the organization reviewed the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report statistics along with its own population data and internal research. The organization eliminated any cities that failed to submit a complete crime report to the FBI and removed cities with populations under 10,000.

The cities were ranked based on the number of reported violent crimes (aggravated assault, murder, rape and robbery) and property crimes (burglary, arson, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft) per 1,000 people. These variables were then weighted, with violent crimes assigned a value 1.5 times (due to their severity) that of property crimes.

The report was formally released on Feb. 5.

The National Council for Home Safety and Security is a trade association comprised of home security professionals across the United States. The council advocates for safe communities and home safety with a strong focus on community involvement.

For more information: https://www.alarms.org/safest-cities-in-kentucky-2018