Arkansas City, KS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Arkansas City, KS Summary

Crime in Arkansas City research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Arkansas City 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 Arkansas City:

  • There were 301 total crimes committed in Arkansas City in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,572.6 total crimes per 100K people in Arkansas City.
  • The overall crime rate in Arkansas City is 21.40% above the national average.
  • Arkansas City ranks #113 safest out of 137 cities in Kansas.
  • Arkansas City ranks #8,142 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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Arkansas City Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Arkansas City is 2,572.6 per 100,000 people. That's 21.40% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 7.41% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,395.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Arkansas City
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 301 2,572.6 2,395.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 3 25.6 30.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 39 333.3 359.9 256.0
Violent Crime 47 401.7 438.7 359.0
Burglary 47 401.7 261.6 229.0
Larceny 191 1,632.5 1,458.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 16 136.8 236.3 259.0
Property Crime 254 2,170.9 1,956.4 1,760.0

Arkansas City 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 Arkansas City

47
Violent Crimes
401.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
11.90%
Above The National Average
  • There were 47 violent crimes in Arkansas City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Arkansas City is 401.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 248.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Arkansas City each year. That compares to a 1 in 227.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 11.90% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.44% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 438.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Arkansas City

254
Property Crimes
2,170.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
23.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 254 property crimes in Arkansas City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Arkansas City is 2,170.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Arkansas City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 23.35% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 10.97% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 1,956.4 per 100,000 people.

Arkansas City SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
9
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