Kansas Crime Rates & City Safety Scores
Population-adjusted FBI reporting rates; see the city profiles below.
Key facts
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Kansas displays a 55.3-point adjusted-score range in its 2025 source-year cohort: Overland Park, Kansas at 65.65 points out of 100 versus Wichita, Kansas at 10.35.
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Kansas displays 3 jurisdiction profiles from a scoring run containing 215 reportable jurisdictions in its 2025 source-year directory; 3 displayed profiles have scores.
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Kansas has 1 displayed jurisdictions with decreasing reported trajectories versus 0 increasing and 2 stable, comparing weighted 2024 reporting with 2025.
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Wichita, Kansas has a reporting population of 396,488 residents versus 154,776 in Kansas City, Kansas, in the 2025 source-year displayed cohort.
Quick answer
In the Safety Atlas 2026 public safety index, the highest-scoring city in Kansas is Overland Park with an adjusted safety score of 65.65 out of 100, ranked across 3 tracked jurisdictions using 2025 FBI reporting.
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Kansas city safety rankings
Ranked by adjusted Safety Atlas score. The table lists the 3 most populous jurisdictions in this directory; each rank is calculated within this displayed 3-jurisdiction cohort.
| City / Jurisdiction | Cohort Rank | Population | Safety Score | Overall Trend | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overland Park | #1 of 3 | 197,199 | 65.65 | ↓ Decreasing | View Report → |
| Kansas City | #2 of 3 | 154,776 | 19.2 | → Stable | View Report → |
| Wichita | #3 of 3 | 396,488 | 10.35 | → Stable | View Report → |
* Trajectory trends compare weighted year-over-year reporting from 2024 to 2025. Scores describe relative reported rates, not personal risk. Cohort rank covers only the 3 jurisdictions listed above.
Data, definitions and reuse
Violent: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault. Property: burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, arson. Monthly counts are summed over the agencies that reported each month, and agency coverage changes over time.
| Month | Violent | Property | Agencies reporting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1659 | 7106 | 250 |
| Feb | 1537 | 6674 | 243 |
| Mar | 1995 | 7823 | 243 |
| Apr | 2046 | 8272 | 253 |
| May | 2160 | 8477 | 247 |
| Jun | 2209 | 7713 | 237 |
| Jul | 2032 | 8469 | 250 |
| Aug | 2279 | 8439 | 251 |
| Sep | 1777 | 8050 | 239 |
| Oct | 1883 | 8724 | 232 |
| Nov | 1781 | 7217 | 233 |
| Dec | 1729 | 7191 | 226 |
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<img src="https://www.safetyatlas.us/img/charts/kansas-crime-trend-2025.webp" alt="Chart of Kansas crime statistics: Kansas agencies reported 23,087 violent offenses in 2025. Between 226 to 253 agencies reported each month, so the total is not compared with 2024. Shows violent and property offenses per month." width="1200" height="675" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto">
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Kansas in 7 numbers
- Every major offense fell in 2025. Homicide 16% (227 to 264), motor vehicle theft -15%, larceny-theft -14%, robbery -7%, burglary -5%, aggravated assault -1%.
- Almost half of all reports are property crime. 114,750 of 290,999 reports (39.4%); larceny-theft alone is 68,960 (23.7%).
- Clearances skew toward violent crime. 67% of homicides cleared vs 10% of burglaries and 10% of motor vehicle thefts (2025, reports cleared divided by reports received, reporting agencies only).
- Homicides fell by nearly a fifth. 264 reports in 2025 vs 227 in 2024 (16%) across reporting agencies.
- The biggest volume is not violent. Simple assault (46,795) alone outweighs the entire personal-safety total (25,973, 8.9% of reports).
- Watch the monthly shape. Larceny-theft peaked in May (6,397) and troughed in Feb (4,860), a 1.3× swing inside a single year.
- These are reporting-agency sums. 216 of 353 agencies reported homicide in December 2025 (vs 247 in January); totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
Takeaways are computed from summed FBI CDE reported counts (source year 2025, 353 agencies in file). They describe reported data, not forecasts; check the methodology and coverage notes before reuse.
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Kansas monthly trend: reporting-agency sums through December 2025
Annual totals hide timing. The bars below show 2025 reported counts per month summed across reporting agencies for three indicator offenses. Counts only; there is no honest monthly denominator at this grain, so no rates are shown.
Larceny-theft, month by month
↓ Decreasing, 68960 reports vs 80326 in 2024 (down 14% in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 5,181 | 120 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 4,860 | 115 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 5,847 | 114 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 6,096 | 116 | Full |
| May 2025 | 6,397 | 112 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 5,802 | 106 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 5,934 | 114 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 6,116 | 119 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 5,805 | 111 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 6,087 | 108 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 5,467 | 108 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 5,368 | 103 | Full |
Simple assault, month by month
→ Stable, 46795 reports vs 46775 in 2024 (about level in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 3,356 | 99 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 3,151 | 94 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 3,909 | 92 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 4,074 | 96 | Full |
| May 2025 | 4,270 | 94 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 4,079 | 86 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 4,011 | 95 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 4,092 | 97 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 4,105 | 89 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 4,091 | 88 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 3,886 | 88 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 3,771 | 79 | Full |
Vandalism, month by month
↓ Decreasing, 42703 reports vs 48611 in 2024 (down 12% in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 2,777 | 105 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 2,815 | 104 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 3,764 | 97 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 3,696 | 105 | Full |
| May 2025 | 3,975 | 101 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 3,857 | 95 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 4,012 | 103 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 3,895 | 106 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 3,653 | 94 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 3,801 | 94 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 3,351 | 95 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 3,107 | 90 | Full |
Clearances: what got cleared in 2025
67% of homicides cleared vs 10% of burglaries, clearance follows violent crime, not volume.
| Offense | Reported | Cleared | Clearance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 264 | 177 | 67.0% |
| Aggravated Assault | 18,930 | 8,281 | 43.7% |
| Robbery | 1,669 | 601 | 36.0% |
| Burglary | 13,169 | 1,291 | 9.8% |
| Larceny-theft | 68,960 | 12,308 | 17.8% |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 11,349 | 1,179 | 10.4% |
Clearances ÷ reports received; clearances may concern earlier reports, so this is not a solve rate.
Monthly counts summed over reporting agencies, FBI CDE source year 2025. A hyphen (-) means not reported, not zero. Totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
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Kansas city reports
- Overland Park safety report: #1 of 3, population 197,199, score 65.65, and the displayed trajectory is ↓ Decreasing.
- Kansas City safety report: #2 of 3, population 154,776, score 19.2, and the displayed trajectory is → Stable.
- Wichita safety report: #3 of 3, population 396,488, score 10.35, and the displayed trajectory is → Stable.
Reading the comparison
Scores compare reported rates; they do not predict personal risk. Methodology · Coverage
Monthly count comparisons
Kansas reporting agencies recorded 6,397 larceny-theft offenses in May 2025 versus 4,860 in Feb 2025, a difference of 1,537 reports; 112 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 115 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 68,960 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Kansas reporting agencies recorded 4,270 simple assault offenses in May 2025 versus 3,151 in Feb 2025, a difference of 1,119 reports; 94 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 94 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 46,795 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Kansas reporting agencies recorded 4,012 vandalism offenses in Jul 2025 versus 2,777 in Jan 2025, a difference of 1,235 reports; 103 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 105 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 42,703 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Kansas reporting agencies recorded 177 cleared homicide offenses against 264 reports received in 2025 (67.0%), compared with 1,291 cleared burglary offenses against 13,169 reports (9.8%), a 57.2-percentage-point difference between the displayed clearance ratios; clearances can concern earlier reports.
Overland Park, Kansas records 65.65 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 33.92 points above the displayed scored-cohort mean of 31.73; its reporting population of 197,199 residents accounts for 26.3% of the 748,463 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Wichita, Kansas records 10.35 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 21.38 points below the displayed scored-cohort mean of 31.73; its reporting population of 396,488 residents accounts for 53.0% of the 748,463 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Kansas City, Kansas records 19.2 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 12.53 points below the displayed scored-cohort mean of 31.73; its reporting population of 154,776 residents accounts for 20.7% of the 748,463 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Kansas reporting-agency sums contain 68,960 larceny-theft reports in 2025 versus 80,326 in 2024, 11,366 reports (14.1%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 103 to 132 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
Kansas reporting-agency sums contain 46,795 simple assault reports in 2025 versus 46,775 in 2024, 20 reports (0.0%) more across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 79 to 107 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
Kansas reporting-agency sums contain 42,703 vandalism reports in 2025 versus 48,611 in 2024, 5,908 reports (12.2%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 90 to 116 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
How to read the Kansas directory
The scoring run contains 215 reportable jurisdictions in Kansas. This public directory displays the 3 most populous jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set, and each displayed city's rank is calculated within this displayed 3-jurisdiction cohort.
Within the displayed cohort, Overland Park has the highest adjusted score at 65.65, and Wichita has the lowest at 10.35. The public-cohort range is 55.3 points; use the offense-rate tables on each city profile to understand that spread.
Current trajectories in the displayed cohort: 1 decreasing, 2 stable, and 0 increasing. Trends compare weighted 2024 and 2025 reporting and do not forecast future incidents.
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