Safest Cities in Kansas
Top 35 cities (≥10,000 pop) by lowest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Leawood at 58.8/100K.
FBI UCR Safest-Cities Snapshot: Kansas
Kansas lists 35 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Leawood at 58.8/100K violent down to Kansas City at 1047.2/100K on this cut. That is a 988.4/100K spread inside the safest cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 338.9 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.
Leawood reported 20 violent and 517 property offenses on a 34,010 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 1520.1/100K sits beside the 58.8/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Leawood, Prairie Village, Andover, McPherson, Gardner.
Leawood offense desk
Leawood's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (85% of 20 Part I violent offenses; mix index 7,350).
Leawood's violent rate fell 41.8% vs 2023 (101.1 → 58.8 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Kansas list.
Leawood violent offense mix (2024)
Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.
| # | City | Grade | Population | Violent Crime Rate | Property Crime Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leawood | A | 34,010 | 58.8/100K | 1520.1/100K |
| 2 | Prairie Village | A | 22,878 | 61.2/100K | 1079.6/100K |
| 3 | Andover | A | 16,108 | 74.5/100K | 1322.3/100K |
| 4 | McPherson | A | 13,855 | 122.7/100K | 1407.4/100K |
| 5 | Gardner | A | 26,071 | 138.1/100K | 878.4/100K |
| 6 | Ottawa | A | 12,702 | 149.6/100K | 1110.1/100K |
| 7 | Atchison | B | 10,604 | 150.9/100K | 1329.7/100K |
| 8 | Lansing | A | 11,216 | 151.6/100K | 597.4/100K |
| 9 | Lenexa | B | 58,871 | 183.5/100K | 1347/100K |
| 10 | Overland Park | B | 196,875 | 184.4/100K | 1761.5/100K |
| 11 | Olathe | B | 149,473 | 196/100K | 941.3/100K |
| 12 | Spring Hill | B | 10,283 | 204.2/100K | 622.4/100K |
| 13 | Haysville | B | 11,265 | 221.9/100K | 1340.4/100K |
| 14 | Hays | B | 21,011 | 233.2/100K | 1461.1/100K |
| 15 | Dodge City | B | 27,441 | 251.4/100K | 1089.6/100K |
| 16 | Liberal | B | 18,760 | 255.9/100K | 1140.7/100K |
| 17 | El Dorado | B | 12,941 | 270.5/100K | 1421.8/100K |
| 18 | Shawnee | C | 70,089 | 276.8/100K | 1772/100K |
| 19 | Winfield | C | 11,636 | 283.6/100K | 2913.4/100K |
| 20 | Great Bend | C | 14,265 | 315.5/100K | 1556.3/100K |
| 21 | Mission | D | 10,037 | 338.7/100K | 4573.1/100K |
| 22 | Pittsburg | D | 20,465 | 366.5/100K | 3493.8/100K |
| 23 | Hutchinson | C | 39,548 | 366.6/100K | 2230.2/100K |
| 24 | Emporia | C | 24,109 | 369.2/100K | 2302/100K |
| 25 | Arkansas City | C | 11,700 | 401.7/100K | 2170.9/100K |
| 26 | Merriam | D | 10,794 | 435.4/100K | 5586.4/100K |
| 27 | Lawrence | D | 96,636 | 461.5/100K | 2156.5/100K |
| 28 | Salina | D | 45,447 | 492.9/100K | 2475.4/100K |
| 29 | Leavenworth | D | 36,939 | 495.4/100K | 2588.1/100K |
| 30 | Garden City | D | 27,156 | 511.9/100K | 2080.6/100K |
| 31 | Wichita | D | 395,486 | 538.6/100K | 2303/100K |
| 32 | Newton | F | 18,147 | 617.2/100K | 1669.7/100K |
| 33 | Junction City | F | 21,504 | 776.6/100K | 2306.5/100K |
| 34 | Topeka | F | 125,156 | 856.5/100K | 3642.7/100K |
| 35 | Kansas City | F | 153,363 | 1047.2/100K | 3606.5/100K |
Kansas overview · Most dangerous cities · National safest cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.