Atchison, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Atchison, KS Summary

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

  • There were 317 total crimes committed in Atchison the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,976.5 total crimes per 100K people in Atchison.
  • The overall crime rate in Atchison is 28.07% above the national average.
  • Atchison ranks #146 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Atchison ranks #8,105 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Atchison Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Atchison is 2,976.5 per 100,000 people. That's 28.07% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 13.43% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Atchison
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 317 2,976.5 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 2 18.8 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 28 262.9 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 34 319.2 425.0 369.8
Burglary 38 356.8 331.4 269.8
Larceny 233 2,187.8 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 112.7 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 283 2,657.3 2,199.1 1,954.4

Atchison Crime Compared To Kansas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Kansas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Atchison

34
Violent Crimes
319.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-13.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 violent crimes in Atchison in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Atchison is 319.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 313.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Atchison each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -13.67% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -24.89% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Atchison

283
Property Crimes
2,657.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
35.96%
Above The National Average
  • There were 283 property crimes in Atchison in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Atchison is 2,657.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Atchison each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 35.96% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 20.84% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Atchison

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Olathe, KS 144,646 2,071 1,431.8 1,207.8 224.0
Lenexa, KS 59,289 1,031 1,738.9 1,518.0 221.0
Kearney, MO 11,041 166 1,503.5 1,331.4 172.1
Smithville, MO 10,654 73 685.2 563.2 122.0
Parkville, MO 8,412 131 1,557.3 1,462.2 95.1
King, NC 7,213 137 1,899.3 1,830.0 69.3
Savannah, MO 5,032 24 476.9 377.6 99.4
Fairway, KS 4,171 57 1,366.6 1,318.6 48.0
Mission Hills, KS 3,540 97 2,740.1 2,655.4 84.7

Atchison SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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