Kentucky county safety map · 44,938 residents

Crime Map, Crime Rate, and Safety Score for Barren County, Kentucky

Browse neighborhood-by-neighborhood crime scores across the scored Census block groups in Barren County. Areas without coverage remain unscored. Scores are modeled for consistent comparison across real estate, PropTech, and location intelligence workflows.

County Safety Score 19/100 Grade F 38 scored block groups · 0 to 100, higher is safer

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Barren County, Kentucky neighborhood Safety Score map by Census block group

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Barren County, Kentucky local context

The county aggregate Safety Score is 19, with a F grade across 38 scored block groups.

Barren County, Kentucky is a smaller county market, with an estimated 44,938 residents across 18,017 households.

The county housing profile includes both owner and renter context, with owner-occupied homes at 65.2% and renter-occupied homes at 34.8%.

The county profile also includes broad socioeconomic context, including a 19.9% poverty rate, a 4.1% unemployment rate, 18.3% bachelor's degree or higher attainment.

Commute context is included as well, with 5.3% of workers reporting commutes of 60 minutes or more.

CrimeScore pairs this county profile with neighborhood-level safety scores and block group map layers so teams can compare local areas inside Barren County without relying on one broad county-level view.

The county score ranks the county’s median underlying model prediction against other counties nationwide. It is not an average of the ZIP scores or displayed block-group scores. Supporting profile data uses publicly available government estimates.

Population 44,938
Households 18,017
Owner occupied 65.2%
Renter occupied 34.8%
Poverty rate 19.9%
Unemployment 4.1%
60+ min commute 5.3%

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Compare ZIP profiles in Barren County

All 6 ZIP profiles assigned to this county, listed by ZIP code by default. ZIP boundaries can cross county lines; assignment uses the primary county.

Across these ZIP profiles, Safety Scores range from 36 to 62.

ZIP Safety Scores in Barren County
ZIPSafety ScoreGradeScored areas
42123 48 /100 C 3
42127 45 /100 C 10
42130 62 /100 B 1
42131 36 /100 D 2
42141 52 /100 C 34
42156 51 /100 C 2

Higher scores indicate safer modeled conditions. Scored areas are Census block groups, not a coverage percentage.

Each ZIP estimate is population weighted. The county score uses a separate national ranking, so it should not be read as the average of this table.

Local search context

Is Barren County, Kentucky safe?

Barren County has a county Safety Score of 19 out of 100, grade F, higher than 19% of US counties. Higher scores mean lower modeled crime. Its ZIP codes range from 36 to 62, so the answer depends on the neighborhood.

One county-wide number can't describe Barren County. This page starts broad, then points you to the block groups, ZIP profiles, and address-centered views where the local differences actually show.

CrimeScore is modeled neighborhood safety context, not an official agency crime-rate report. Use it for comparison, API workflows, and map exploration, not as a guarantee about a specific person, home, or future event.

How to read the map

Each colored polygon is a Census block group, typically 600 to 3,000 residents. Greener regions score safer, and orange and red indicate lower modeled safety. Click any block group to see its score and grade. Create an account to review API plans for production use.

About the score

The county score provides national county-level context. ZIP estimates and local map scores summarize different geographic areas. These are modeled estimates, not official crime rates, causal explanations, or individual predictions. Prohibited high-impact uses remain out of scope.

Sources & dates

What this profile is based on

Scores describe modeled area conditions. They are not counts of reported incidents or a prediction for an individual address.

Map score release
v2-20260816-refined. A separate county score refresh date is unavailable.
Community statistics
ACS 5-year, 2020–2024. Rolled up from block-group records.
Community profile generated
June 15, 2026. This date applies to the community statistics, not the score.
ZIP comparison export
August 16, 2026 · model 2.0
Crime reporting period
A location-specific reporting period is not supplied with this profile. Export dates do not mean that incidents are current to that day.

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