Crime in Kansas: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in Kansas since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

457.2 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,796.5 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
142murders2025: 4.8 per 100,000.

Kansas since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, Kansas 0134268402536 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, Kansas 01322264339655287 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
202513,613457.214293911,23553,4851,796.57,1936,414
202413,685460.711699111,18062,6402,108.78,4077,632
202313,831468.61561,10211,09768,9822,337.29,9178,342
202213,125446.914092010,55762,3222,121.98,5897,044
202113,071444.914297910,46666,0202,247.29,7707,869
202012,385425.010092810,09464,0772,199.19,6557,229
201911,811405.5951,1579,05966,3062,276.59,9966,890
201812,861441.81221,4209,65577,4492,660.212,7927,931
201711,654400.41341,6338,38379,3872,727.413,1027,394
201611,665401.21321,7578,15882,2932,830.114,7597,415
201511,483395.01261,8237,85080,0592,754.315,6197,005
201410,235352.6921,3617,29980,0292,757.215,9216,939
20139,928342.81171,3397,17785,7042,959.617,4766,671
201210,292356.7851,4937,60991,0663,156.118,8746,779
201110,209355.71111,4487,52888,6553,088.618,7126,684
201010,602370.8971,5387,82189,1093,116.619,3156,020
200911,460406.61251,7868,37090,9303,225.919,4735,958
200811,554412.31131,6818,53494,8823,386.119,6517,405
200712,730458.61062,0229,315102,9613,709.020,4618,600
200611,960432.71251,8788,678104,2603,772.020,0868,724
200510,701389.41011,7957,707104,5883,805.719,0289,338
200410,330377.91221,8127,254109,7714,015.520,1468,510
200310,831397.51252,2477,374109,2764,010.421,9737,832
200210,229377.2782,1656,951100,7683,716.019,6797,212
200110,909403.7922,4237,449105,5373,905.720,5147,985
200010,470389.41692,0487,231108,0574,019.421,4846,496
199910,159382.81602,0476,887107,6444,055.821,8746,048
199810,972417.31732,2877,384117,1144,454.724,9846,801
199711,151429.71502,5357,287122,5534,722.724,2926,438
199610,642413.81702,4766,900109,7724,268.025,2396,388
199510,792420.71592,7756,920114,5584,466.227,4048,299
199411,314443.01702,9407,149112,4774,404.028,6358,383
199312,564496.41613,1288,259113,3604,478.928,6558,167
199212,888510.81513,2778,418121,3344,809.132,6398,169
199112,465499.61533,4537,741125,6165,034.732,6018,757
199011,093447.7982,9147,079117,5714,745.428,9018,309
198910,073400.81382,5086,510115,1464,582.029,8717,473
19889,083365.2852,1366,083112,2804,514.729,3216,032
19878,932360.71102,0325,982112,4884,543.128,1776,268
19869,076368.81081,9586,200109,6074,453.829,2296,349
19858,716355.81211,9295,94798,4744,019.325,7405,301
19848,147334.2891,7455,64497,6464,005.225,5775,041
19837,919326.61372,0385,117101,9284,203.228,3184,875
19828,088335.91382,0955,259111,1564,616.132,3825,358
19818,796369.41512,6115,301119,8805,034.936,7686,073
19809,168389.31632,6645,599117,4924,989.535,8266,398
19798,376353.61302,4235,197107,6054,542.231,5046,479

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes. FBI notes: 1996: The state UCR Program was unable to provide complete 1996 offense figures in accordance with UCR guidelines. The Kansas state estimate was extrapolated from 1996 January-June state totals provided by the Kansas State UCR Program. 1997: The state UCR Program was unable to provide complete 1997 offense figures in accordance with UCR guidelines. The Kansas state estimate was extrapolated from 1996 January-June state totals provided by the Kansas State UCR Program. 1998: The state UCR Program was unable to provide complete 1998 offense figures in accordance with UCR guidelines. To arrive at 1998 estimates, 1997 state totals supplied by the Kansas State UCR Program were updated using 1998 crime trends for the West North Central Division. 1999: The state UCR Program was unable to provide complete 1999 offense figures in accordance with UCR guidelines. To arrive at the 1999 estimate for Kansas, the 1998 state total supplied by the state UCR Program was updated using 1999 crime trends for the division in which Kansas is located. 2000: The state UCR Program was unable to provide complete 2000 offense figures in accordance with UCR guidelines. To arrive at the 2000 estimate for Kansas, the 1999 state estimate was updated using 2000 crime trends for the West North Central Division.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Allen County2019341.22,071.55
Anderson County2025132.4469.55
Atchison County2025160.3795.32
Barber County2019181.1792.23
Barton County2025297.7945.36
Bourbon County2025366.2834.13
Brown County2022267.6878.04
Butler County2020178.61,733.49
Chase County2017113.4113.41
Cherokee County2025342.2887.87
Cheyenne County2024113.7341.23
Clark County2025379.0649.71
Clay County2021249.61,547.33
Cloud County2025184.8657.24
Coffey County2017131.0738.25
Comanche County2021178.6714.33
Cowley County2019374.02,918.56
Decatur County2024330.4587.42
Dickinson County2017128.01,564.37
Doniphan County201878.3665.25
Douglas County2025383.01,591.34
Edwards County202590.7294.93
Elk County2019121.91,015.42
Ellis County2020287.71,789.24
Ellsworth County2020198.51,488.85
Finney County2025432.91,543.93
Ford County2024245.3952.24
Franklin County2025282.1716.15
Geary County2025458.41,221.53
Gove County2021104.5417.83
Graham County2019202.1323.42
Grant County2025113.742.62
Gray County2025126.7253.44
Greeley County202555.7334.12
Greenwood County2024238.6647.53
Hamilton County2025281.6764.31
Harper County2024221.3368.84
Haskell County2025101.7237.23
Hodgeman County202356.7396.61
Jackson County2025189.3560.55
Jewell County202569.20.01
Johnson County2020220.81,774.019
Kearny County2025132.7981.71
Kingman County2023106.5825.23
Kiowa County2024295.2674.82
Labette County2017475.42,586.37
Lane County2024196.0391.91
Leavenworth County2025285.6964.26
Lincoln County20240.0272.21
Logan County2021397.91,591.51
Lyon County2019162.11,765.13
Meade County202050.4353.02
Miami County2025249.7536.84
Mitchell County2024128.81,063.03
Montgomery County2024418.42,762.15
Morris County2022258.31,033.23
Morton County202265.11,269.93
Nemaha County202091.7956.52
Neosho County2024343.91,537.73
Ness County202425.5280.12
Norton County2020244.51,335.62
Osborne County2018158.9749.33
Ottawa County202017.7672.63
Pawnee County2025352.9941.22
Phillips County202481.254.23
Pottawatomie County2019179.11,286.26
Pratt County2024284.1994.42
Rawlins County2021316.8792.12
Reno County2019295.62,361.57
Republic County202587.1848.72
Riley County2025162.4652.62
Rooks County2024177.0547.23
Rush County202575.51,485.82
Russell County2024235.1617.22
Saline County2024469.62,248.43
Scott County2025226.4226.42
Seward County2025260.4838.02
Shawnee County2018479.44,203.75
Sheridan County201979.1356.02
Sherman County2025208.1815.12
Smith County202056.4225.62
Stafford County2018168.21,297.54
Stanton County2025193.50.01
Thomas County2024292.1761.92
Trego County2021364.0509.62
Wallace County202444.0131.92
Washington County2024113.3169.93
Wichita County202548.7194.91
Wilson County2025287.5802.73
Woodson County2024349.1603.02
Wyandotte County2025956.23,053.12

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in Kansas?
In 2025, 457.2 violent and 1,796.5 property crimes per 100,000 residents in Kansas (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in Kansas?
142 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 4.8 per 100,000.

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