State crime profile · 2024

Kansas Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities

Crime data for 125 cities and 69 counties in Kansas (KS), ranked safest to most dangerous from 413 reporting agencies.

456.2
Violent / 100K
2,090
Property / 100K
125
Cities
69
Counties

The verdict

Kansas's 456.2 violent crimes per 100,000 runs 30% above the U.S. average, making it among the highest-crime states in the country.

456.2
violent crimes per 100K
+30%
vs. the U.S. average
42nd
safest of 51 states & DC
2,090
property crimes per 100K

How safe is Kansas? FBI UCR data snapshot

Kansas (KS) reported 13,553 violent crimes and 62,085 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 413 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 456.2 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 2090 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 2,970,606. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 125 Kansas cities and 69 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.

Within the statewide violent crime total, aggravated assault accounted for 0 incidents, robbery 0, murder and non-negligent manslaughter 0, and rape 0. Property crime splits across larceny-theft (0), burglary (0), motor vehicle theft (0), and arson (0).

Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 334.7 to 456.2 per 100,000, a rise of 36.3%. City-level detail pages within Kansas include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.

State figures roll up the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) submissions from local and county agencies across the state, then express them per 100,000 residents so one state can be compared with another. Statewide averages hide a great deal of variation: a handful of large cities often account for much of a state's reported violent crime, while most of its land area and population live with markedly lower rates. Reporting completeness also differs between states, so a year-over-year change can reflect which agencies filed data as much as any real shift on the ground. Read a state number as the broad backdrop, then drill into the city and county pages for the local detail that actually shapes day-to-day decisions.

Violent Crime Rate
456.2/100K
Property Crime Rate
2090/100K
Population
2,970,606
Data Year
2024

How Kansas ranks nationally

Kansas vs. every U.S. state

Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.

456 18th percentile lower than 18% of 51 U.S. states

0–100: 0 U.S. states (0%). Below this entry. 100–200: 6 U.S. states (12%). Below this entry. 200–300: 18 U.S. states (35%). Below this entry. 300–400: 10 U.S. states (20%). Below this entry. 400–500: 12 U.S. states (24%). This entry sits in this band. 500–600: 1 U.S. states (2%). Above this entry. 600–700: 2 U.S. states (4%). Above this entry. 700–800: 1 U.S. states (2%). Above this entry. 800–900: 0 U.S. states (0%). Above this entry. 900–1,000: 0 U.S. states (0%). Above this entry. 1,000–1,100: 1 U.S. states (2%). Above this entry. 1,100+: 0 U.S. states (0%). Above this entry. KS 0 1,100+ every state & DC, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band of values; taller bars hold more U.S. states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024

Safest Cities

Top 50 by lowest violent crime rate

Most Dangerous Cities

Top 50 by highest violent crime rate

Crime Trends

Multi-year charts & analysis

Crime Trends

Year Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
2024 2,970,606 13,553 456.2 62,085 2090
2023 2,940,546 12,176 414.1 58,198 1979.2
2022 2,937,150 12,188 415 59,027 2009.7
2021 2,934,582 12,331 420.2 61,943 2110.8
2020 2,913,805 11,540 396 60,097 2062.5
2019 2,913,314 11,061 379.7 61,940 2126.1
2018 2,911,505 11,249 386.4 68,900 2366.5
2017 2,913,123 10,436 358.2 71,262 2446.2
2016 2,907,289 9,879 339.8 69,708 2397.7
2015 2,911,641 10,857 372.9 75,788 2602.9
2014 2,904,021 9,721 334.7 76,105 2620.7

Cities in Kansas

Safest cities in Kansas

Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Leawood is the safest sizeable city in Kansas, at 58.8 violent crimes per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

Highest violent-crime cities in Kansas

Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Kansas City reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Kansas, at 1,047.2 per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
Kansas's largest cities — violent vs. property crime. X axis violent crime per 100K, Y axis property crime per 100K, split by the national averages. 14 cities; the anchor city is ringed. Kansas's largest cities — violent vs. property crime SAFEST HIGHEST CRIME 53 1,131 Violent crime per 100K → 847 3,934 Property crime per 100K → Wichita: 539 violent · 2,303 property per 100K · grade D Wichita Overland Park: 184 violent · 1,762 property per 100K · grade B Overland Park Kansas City: 1,047 violent · 3,607 property per 100K · grade F Kansas City Olathe: 196 violent · 941 property per 100K · grade B Olathe Topeka: 857 violent · 3,643 property per 100K · grade F Lawrence: 462 violent · 2,157 property per 100K · grade D Shawnee: 277 violent · 1,772 property per 100K · grade C Lenexa: 184 violent · 1,347 property per 100K · grade B Salina: 493 violent · 2,475 property per 100K · grade D Hutchinson: 367 violent · 2,230 property per 100K · grade C Leavenworth: 495 violent · 2,588 property per 100K · grade D Leawood: 59 violent · 1,520 property per 100K · grade A Dodge City: 251 violent · 1,090 property per 100K · grade B Garden City: 512 violent · 2,081 property per 100K · grade D Safety grade A / B C D / F
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are Kansas's statewide averages · the four largest cities are labeled
City Population Violent / 100K Grade
Wichita 395,486 538.6 D
Overland Park 196,875 184.4 B
Kansas City 153,363 1,047.2 F
Olathe 149,473 196 B
Topeka 125,156 856.5 F
Lawrence 96,636 461.5 D
Shawnee 70,089 276.8 C
Lenexa 58,871 183.5 B
Salina 45,447 492.9 D
Hutchinson 39,548 366.6 C
Leavenworth 36,939 495.4 D
Leawood 34,010 58.8 A
Dodge City 27,441 251.4 B
Garden City 27,156 511.9 D
Gardner 26,071 138.1 A
Emporia 24,109 369.2 C
Prairie Village 22,878 61.2 A
Junction City 21,504 776.6 F
Hays 21,011 233.2 B
Pittsburg 20,465 366.5 D
Liberal 18,760 255.9 B
Newton 18,147 617.2 F
Andover 16,108 74.5 A
Great Bend 14,265 315.5 C
McPherson 13,855 122.7 A
El Dorado 12,941 270.5 B
Ottawa 12,702 149.6 A
Arkansas City 11,700 401.7 C
Winfield 11,636 283.6 C
Haysville 11,265 221.9 B
Lansing 11,216 151.6 A
Merriam 10,794 435.4 D
Atchison 10,604 150.9 B
Spring Hill 10,283 204.2 B
Mission 10,037 338.7 D
Bel Aire 9,989 80.1 A
Parsons 9,286 1,238.4 F
Augusta 9,247 281.2 C
Park City 8,950 201.1 C
Coffeyville 8,494 529.8 D
Chanute 8,378 525.2 D
Independence 8,237 522 F
Basehor 8,000 150 A
Bonner Springs 7,631 406.2 C
Fort Scott 7,573 290.5 C
Wellington 7,530 225.8 C
Maize 7,168 139.5 A
Mulvane 7,161 69.8 A
Roeland Park 6,661 180.2 B
Eudora 6,485 15.4 A+
Abilene 6,440 264 B
Tonganoxie 6,282 191 A
Goddard 5,915 101.4 A
Paola 5,788 172.8 B
Colby 5,578 233.1 B
Ulysses 5,565 89.8 A+
Iola 5,292 529.1 D
Louisburg 5,236 191 A
Concordia 4,977 522.4 D
Baldwin City 4,966 161.1 B
Edwardsville 4,666 342.9 C
Goodland 4,390 227.8 B
Rose Hill 4,381 114.1 A
Fairway 4,154 144.4 A
Clay Center 4,061 123.1 A
Scott City 3,875 283.9 B
Baxter Springs 3,813 236 B
Larned 3,644 384.2 C
Hugoton 3,570 112 A
Mission Hills 3,504 57.1 A
Lyons 3,466 144.3 A
Hesston 3,465 28.9 A+
Marysville 3,394 324.1 B
Holton 3,376 118.5 B
Frontenac 3,368 89.1 A
Beloit 3,346 179.3 B
Garnett 3,183 188.5 B
Hiawatha 3,166 568.5 D
Ellsworth 3,155 63.4 A
Columbus 2,856 245.1 B
Osage City 2,801 214.2 B
Galena 2,750 690.9 D
Hillsboro 2,674 261.8 B
Clearwater 2,636 37.9 A+
Hoisington 2,593 38.6 A+
Burlington 2,579 232.6 B
Girard 2,458 366.2 C
Sterling 2,285 87.5 A
Cheney 2,153 92.9 A
Cherryvale 2,110 426.5 C
Anthony 2,061 582.2 D
Fredonia 2,051 292.5 C
Belleville 1,983 201.7 B
Minneapolis 1,935 155 A
Wellsville 1,924 104 A
North Newton 1,779 0 A+
Westwood 1,712 175.2 C
Medicine Lodge 1,689 0 A+
Grandview Plaza 1,607 311.1 B
Oberlin 1,596 501.3 C
Showing the 100 largest of 125 reporting cities. Browse all 125 cities → Or see the safest and most dangerous rankings.

Counties in Kansas

Largest counties in Kansas, violent crime per 100K

Top 8 counties by population, violent crime per 100,000 residents. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
Allen
Anderson
Atchison
Barber
Barton
Bourbon
Brown
Butler
Chase
Cherokee
Cheyenne
Clark
Clay
Coffey
Cowley
Crawford
Dickinson
Douglas
Edwards
Ellis
Ellsworth
Finney
Ford
Franklin
Geary
Gove
Gray
Greeley
Greenwood
Hamilton
Harper
Harvey
Haskell
Jackson
Jefferson
Johnson
Kearny
Kiowa
Labette
Leavenworth
Linn
Marion
Marshall
Miami
Montgomery
Morris
Nemaha
Neosho
Norton
Osage
Pawnee
Pottawatomie
Reno
Rice
Rooks
Rush
Russell
Saline
Scott
Sedgwick
Shawnee
Sheridan
Sumner
Thomas
Wabaunsee
Washington
Wilson
Woodson
Wyandotte

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Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.

Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Using PlainCrime rankings responsibly

Crime rankings are most useful when they sit alongside other community-quality signals, school performance, housing affordability, employment, and access to healthcare. A safer-than-average violent-crime rate in a small commuter suburb does not by itself make a city a better place to live; it is one data point among many. Likewise, a higher-than-average rate in a dense urban center may reflect that residents and visitors interact with police more often, not that the city is necessarily unsafe for its residents. We provide cross-links from each city profile to neighboring jurisdictions, state averages, and national benchmarks so you can read each number in context rather than in isolation.

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