County crime profile · 2024 · large county · property-led
Riley County, KS
At 71,959 residents, Riley County is a large county in Kansas. FBI UCR county totals below are read before any per-100,000 rate (Census denominator when matched).
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Data updated 2026-07-13
1,007
Property offenses
198
Violent offenses
1,205
Total · 2024
Riley County, KS reported 275 violent crimes per 100,000 in FBI UCR 2024
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Riley County, KS agencies reported 198 violent and 1,007 property offenses. That equals about 275 violent and 1399 property crimes per 100,000 using a verified Census population join. Table 10 coverage is a voluntary subset of U.S. counties.
2024 UCR year
198 violent offenses
275/100K violent rate
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Riley County, KS
Position in the state cohort
Riley County reported a higher violent-crime rate than most comparable Kansas counties
At 275.2 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Riley County ranks 5 of 70 — above 65 of the 69 other Kansas counties whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test and carries a matched Census denominator. That is +273.7% against the cohort median of 73.6. Counties that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
Share of the state cohort
Riley County carries a large share of the reporting cohort’s total offenses
The 1,205 Part I offenses reported here are 18.6% of the 6,478 reported across all 70 comparable Kansas counties in 2024. A county this large moves the statewide total on its own, so state-level changes should be read against its population of 71,959 rather than as a uniform shift.
Offense mix
The reported mix leans further toward property offenses than the state cohort
Violent offenses are 16.4% of the 1,205 Part I offenses reported in Riley County for 2024, against a median of 25.0% across comparable Kansas counties — a gap of 8.6 points. Offense mix is shaped by which agencies report and how incidents are classified as well as by the underlying offenses, so it describes the reported record rather than a settled difference in conditions.
Property-offense composition
Larceny-theft dominates the property total more than it does across the cohort
Larceny-theft is 81.1% of reported property offenses in Riley County, against a cohort median of 62.4%. The remainder is burglary (119) and motor vehicle theft (71). Composition differences of this size usually track what kinds of places and property are present in a jurisdiction.
On a large county row, county figures aggregate every participating agency inside the county. Participation is voluntary. Per-100,000 rates use a separately matched 2020 U.S. Census county population, never a Table 10 field; unmatched counties stay count-only. A large county line encloses very different communities.
Property Crime
1,007
Violent Crime
198
Data Year
2024
Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · large county
Category
Count
Property Crime
1,007
Burglary
119
Larceny-Theft
817
Motor Vehicle Theft
71
Arson
12
Violent Crime
198
Murder
1
Rape
34
Robbery
6
Aggravated Assault
157
Reporting Agency
Riley County Police Department NIBRS-participating
Riley County's crime figures on this page originate from Riley County Police Department's submission to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
This agency reports via NIBRS, the incident-based system that captures more detail per offense (multiple crimes per incident, victim/offender data) than the older summary counts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the crime rate in Riley County, KS?▼
In 2024, Riley County reported 198 violent crimes and 1,007 property crimes. The most common violent crime was aggravated assault, and the most common property crime was larceny-theft.
Is Riley County safe?▼
Riley County reported 1,205 total crimes in 2024.Property crime accounts for the majority of offenses. Compare with other counties in Kansas on our state page for context.
Similar-Size Counties in Kansas
A per-capita rate is easiest to read against places of similar scale, so these are the Kansas counties closest to Riley County in population. Their populations run from 38,972 to 81,881, against 71,959 here. Or launch the
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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 10.
FBI Table 10 supplies county offense counts but no resident population. Where this page shows a per-100,000 rate, the denominator is a separately matched 2020 U.S. Census Bureau county population; unmatched county rows remain count-only. Statewide comparisons draw on the state UCR program. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.