Crime Score for ZIP 42171, Smiths Grove, KY
Smiths Grove · Barren County · September 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime
Higher crime than 64.56% of US ZIP codes
National rank
#3,930
of 14,733 scored ZIPs
Kentucky rank
#27
of 122 in state
Score index
76.2
crime intensity
Snapshot
September 2026
updated monthly
ZIP code 42171 covers part of Smiths Grove in Barren County, Kentucky. In September 2026 it scored in the 64.6th percentile for reported crime among 14,733 scored US ZIP codes. That is a Above Average rating, above the national midpoint for reported crime.
Nationally it ranks #3,930, where #1 is the highest-crime ZIP in the country. Within Kentucky it ranks #27 of 122. That is 28.5 points above the Kentucky median of 36.1.
Higher percentile and a lower rank number both mean more reported crime. Levels are fixed cutoffs on the percentile: Low under 25, Below Average to 50, Above Average to 75, High to 90, Very High to 99, Extreme above. Scores reflect incidents reported by police and published by SpotCrime, so they measure reported crime, not every event that happens.
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4 of 6 score lower than 42171. Closest scored ZIPs by distance.
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Questions about 42171
- Is ZIP code 42171 safe?
- CrimeScore does not label places safe or unsafe. ZIP 42171 scores in the 64.6th percentile for reported crime as of September 2026, which is a Above Average rating: above the national midpoint for reported crime.. Scores reflect police reports, so areas with less reporting can look calmer than they are.
- How is the crime score for 42171 calculated?
- SpotCrime collects police incident reports for the area, weights them into a crime intensity index, and ranks that index against every scored US ZIP code to get a percentile. The score is republished monthly and carries a model hash so you can tell which version produced it.
- How does 42171 compare with the rest of Kentucky?
- It ranks #27 of 122 scored ZIP codes in Kentucky, against a state median of the 36.1th percentile. Nationally it ranks #3,930 of 14,733.
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Data: CrimeScore by SpotCrime, September 2026 publication. Scores describe areas, not people, and are not predictions. Terms.