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Kansas Crime & Safety

Reported crime rates, safety scores, and FBI UCR coverage for all 105 counties.

FBI UCR data

Avg Violent Crime Rate

236.0

per 100K

Avg Property Crime Rate

1046.0

per 100K

Counties with Crime Rates

105/105

100% coverage

County crime atlas

Kansas crime patterns by county

A state-level 2.5D view of reported county crime rates. Heights and color intensity are scaled within Kansas, with extreme outliers capped visually so the county-by-county pattern stays readable without loading the full national explorer.

Counties

105

Coverage

100%

Data year

2022

State crime brief

What stands out in Kansas

The average county-level total crime rate is 1282.0 per 100,000 residents, 45% below the national county benchmark.

Lincoln County reports 0.0 total crimes per 100,000 residents, while Sedgwick County reports 4493.7. That spread is why county-level lookup matters more than a single statewide average.

105 of 105 counties have full or partial FBI UCR coverage in the current build, with 394 reporting agencies represented.

Data coverage

105/105

counties with total crime rates

Reporting agencies

394

represented in the FBI UCR data

Primary year

2022

most common county crime data year

County average vs. national benchmark

Unweighted county averages, shown per 100,000 residents.

Total crime

45% below national benchmark.

1282.0

National 2335.1

Violent crime

38% below national benchmark.

236.0

National 380.7

Property crime

46% below national benchmark.

1046.0

National 1954.4

Safety score distribution

Low reported crime34 counties

32% of counties. Safety score 70 or higher.

Middle range31 counties

30% of counties. Safety score from 40 to 69.

Elevated reported crime40 counties

38% of counties. Safety score below 40.

Pending score0 counties

0% of counties. Safety score unavailable.

Reporting coverage

Partial agency coverage105

100%. Some agencies reported, so rates can understate local conditions.

Lowest reported total crime

  1. Lincoln County

    Rank #1 in this list

    0.0 per 100K

  2. Stanton County

    Rank #2 in this list

    0.0 per 100K

  3. Wallace County

    Rank #3 in this list

    0.0 per 100K

  4. Hodgeman County

    Rank #4 in this list

    56.5 per 100K

  5. Jewell County

    Rank #5 in this list

    68.2 per 100K

Highest reported total crime

  1. Sedgwick County

    Rank #1 in this list

    4493.7 per 100K

  2. Neosho County

    Rank #2 in this list

    4100.8 per 100K

  3. Shawnee County

    Rank #3 in this list

    3740.3 per 100K

  4. Saline County

    Rank #4 in this list

    3478.6 per 100K

  5. Crawford County

    Rank #5 in this list

    3401.5 per 100K

Highest reported violent crime

  1. Sedgwick County

    Rank #1 in this list

    882.3 per 100K

  2. Shawnee County

    Rank #2 in this list

    741.8 per 100K

  3. Edwards County

    Rank #3 in this list

    702.0 per 100K

  4. Geary County

    Rank #4 in this list

    667.6 per 100K

  5. Finney County

    Rank #5 in this list

    536.8 per 100K

All Kansas Counties

CountySafety Score
Lincoln County98/100
Stanton County98/100
Wallace County98/100
Hodgeman County94/100
Jewell County93/100
Ness County93/100
Norton County90/100
Logan County90/100
Nemaha County89/100
Greeley County89/100
Stevens County88/100
Wyandotte County86/100
Phillips County86/100
Stafford County85/100
Wichita County84/100
Sheridan County83/100
Grant County82/100
Chase County82/100
Comanche County82/100
Graham County81/100
Smith County79/100
Scott County78/100
Osborne County76/100
Linn County76/100
Chautauqua County75/100
Coffey County75/100
Trego County74/100
Woodson County74/100
Kiowa County74/100
Rawlins County72/100
Pratt County72/100
Washington County71/100
Haskell County71/100
Meade County71/100
Doniphan County70/100
Decatur County69/100
Kingman County68/100
Gove County67/100
Mitchell County67/100
Osage County65/100
Gray County65/100
Rice County65/100
Wilson County64/100
Ottawa County63/100
Anderson County62/100
Hamilton County61/100
Republic County60/100
Pottawatomie County59/100
Dickinson County59/100
Ellsworth County58/100
Jackson County57/100
Lane County57/100
Marshall County57/100
Barber County56/100
Marion County55/100
Cheyenne County55/100
Rooks County54/100
Edwards County54/100
Harper County53/100
Miami County53/100
Jefferson County48/100
Pawnee County48/100
Elk County47/100
McPherson County46/100
Kearny County42/100
Greenwood County40/100
Seward County39/100
Morris County38/100
Brown County37/100
Clark County37/100
Russell County36/100
Clay County35/100
Morton County34/100
Thomas County34/100
Riley County31/100
Franklin County29/100
Butler County28/100
Rush County26/100
Wabaunsee County24/100
Barton County22/100
Cherokee County22/100
Sumner County22/100
Ellis County22/100
Ford County19/100
Reno County19/100
Bourbon County19/100
Johnson County19/100
Leavenworth County18/100
Lyon County18/100
Atchison County17/100
Harvey County16/100
Douglas County14/100
Cloud County12/100
Cowley County12/100
Geary County11/100
Allen County11/100
Finney County10/100
Montgomery County8/100
Sherman County8/100
Labette County8/100
Crawford County6/100
Saline County5/100
Shawnee County4/100
Neosho County3/100
Sedgwick County2/100

Crime rates per 100K population. — = data pending.

Crime data questions

How to read Kansas crime data

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Kansas county has the lowest reported crime rate?
Lincoln County has the lowest reported total crime rate in the current Kansas county dataset at 0.0 incidents per 100,000 residents. Use this as a reported county-level benchmark, not a neighborhood-level guarantee.
Which Kansas county has the highest reported crime rate?
Sedgwick County has the highest reported total crime rate in the current Kansas county dataset at 4493.7 incidents per 100,000 residents. Per-capita rates can be volatile in small counties, so compare the rate with coverage, agency count, and local law enforcement sources.
How does Kansas compare with the national crime benchmark?
Kansas's unweighted county-average total crime rate is 1282.0 per 100,000 residents, 45% below national benchmark. The national benchmark shown on this page is 2335.1 per 100,000 residents.
Is violent crime or property crime more common in Kansas?
Property crime makes up about 82% of the average reported county crime mix in Kansas, while violent crime makes up about 18%. These shares are based on county-level rates in the available FBI UCR dataset.
How complete is the FBI UCR data for Kansas?
105 of 105 Kansas counties have total crime rates in the current build. The page also lists coverage labels so readers can distinguish full, partial, homicide-only, unavailable, and unlabeled reporting.
Which Kansas county has the highest reported violent crime rate?
Sedgwick County has the highest reported violent crime rate in the current Kansas county dataset at 882.3 incidents per 100,000 residents. Violent crime can be highly localized, so use county comparisons as a starting point for local research.

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Data Sources

Crime data sourced from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (UCR) and County Health Rankings. Safety scores are derived composite metrics.

Data is informational only. Not legal or security advice. Coverage varies by county and reporting year.

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