Abilene, KS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Abilene, KS Summary

Crime in Abilene research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Abilene over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Abilene:

  • There were 99 total crimes committed in Abilene in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,537.3 total crimes per 100K people in Abilene.
  • The overall crime rate in Abilene is -27.46% below the national average.
  • Abilene ranks #83 safest out of 137 cities in Kansas.
  • Abilene ranks #6,132 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Abilene Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Abilene is 1,537.3 per 100,000 people. That's -27.46% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -35.82% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,395.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Abilene
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 99 1,537.3 2,395.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 30.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 16 248.4 359.9 256.0
Violent Crime 17 264.0 438.7 359.0
Burglary 12 186.3 261.6 229.0
Larceny 63 978.3 1,458.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 7 108.7 236.3 259.0
Property Crime 82 1,273.3 1,956.4 1,760.0

Abilene Crime Compared To Kansas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Kansas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Abilene

17
Violent Crimes
264.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-26.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Abilene in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Abilene is 264.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 378.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Abilene each year. That compares to a 1 in 227.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -26.47% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.83% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 438.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Abilene

82
Property Crimes
1,273.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-27.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 82 property crimes in Abilene in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Abilene is 1,273.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 78.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Abilene each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -27.65% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -34.92% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 1,956.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Abilene

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Salina, KS 45,447 1,349 2,968.3 2,475.4 492.9
McPherson, KS 13,855 212 1,530.1 1,407.4 122.7
Concordia, KS 4,977 79 1,587.3 1,064.9 522.4
Clay Center, KS 4,061 52 1,280.5 1,157.4 123.1
Lindsborg, KS 3,814 8 209.8 183.5 26.2

Abilene SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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