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CrimeScore

Crime Score for Jefferson County, KY

County FIPS 21111 · Kentucky · July 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime

79.2thcrime percentileSafeExtreme
High Crime

Higher crime than 79.21% of US counties

National rank

#2,262

of 735 scored counties

Kentucky rank

#103

in state

Score index

116.2

crime intensity

Scored ZIPs

32

in this county

Jefferson County in Kentucky scored in the 79.2th percentile for reported crime among US counties in July 2026. That is a High Crime rating, in the top quarter of scored counties for reported crime. It ranks #2,262 nationally and #103 in Kentucky. It fell 2.88 percentile points between June 2026 and July 2026, from 82.09 to 79.21.

Within the county, 32 ZIP codes have published scores. Their median is the 78.3th percentile; the highest is 40209 at 97.28 and the lowest is 40245 at 9.87. A county score summarises the whole area, so a ZIP inside it can sit well above or below it.

ZIP codes in Jefferson County, ranked

  1. 140209LouisvilleVery High Crime97.28
  2. 240202LouisvilleVery High Crime96.51
  3. 340203LouisvilleVery High Crime94.82
  4. 440213Audubon ParkVery High Crime94.61
  5. 540208LouisvilleVery High Crime94.58
  6. 640217LouisvilleVery High Crime94.06
  7. 740212LouisvilleVery High Crime93.78
  8. 840211LouisvilleVery High Crime92.71
  9. 940214LouisvilleVery High Crime92.59
  10. 1040210LouisvilleVery High Crime92.09
  11. 1140204LouisvilleVery High Crime92.03
  12. 1240206LouisvilleHigh Crime89.27
  13. 1340216LouisvilleHigh Crime86.62
  14. 1440215LouisvilleHigh Crime85.91
  15. 1540258Louisville/Jefferson County metro governmentHigh Crime78.76
  16. 1640219Louisville/Jefferson County metro governmentHigh Crime78.32
  17. 1740118HollyvillaHigh Crime75.30
  18. 1840205KingsleyAbove Average71.36
  19. 1940218LouisvilleAbove Average69.68
  20. 2040228Hollow CreekAbove Average64.57
  21. 2140291JeffersontownBelow Average48.83
  22. 2240220CambridgeBelow Average43.89
  23. 2340207Beechwood VillageBelow Average41.36
  24. 2440242BancroftBelow Average29.64
  25. 2540241BarbourmeadeBelow Average27.51
  26. 2640222BancroftBelow Average26.11
  27. 2740014BucknerLow Crime24.03
  28. 2840023Elk CreekLow Crime22.66
  29. 2940223AnchorageLow Crime18.16
  30. 3040059Louisville/Jefferson County metro governmentLow Crime17.27
  31. 3140243Douglass HillsLow Crime13.19
  32. 3240245ColdstreamLow Crime9.87

Monthly history

MonthPercentileNational rankState rank
July 202679.21#2,262#103
June 202682.09#2,171#112

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