Augusta, KS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Augusta, KS Summary

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

  • There were 189 total crimes committed in Augusta in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,043.9 total crimes per 100K people in Augusta.
  • The overall crime rate in Augusta is -3.55% below the national average.
  • Augusta ranks #106 safest out of 137 cities in Kansas.
  • Augusta ranks #7,309 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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Augusta Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Augusta is 2,043.9 per 100,000 people. That's -3.55% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -14.66% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,395.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Augusta
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 189 2,043.9 2,395.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 1 10.8 30.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 21 227.1 359.9 256.0
Violent Crime 26 281.2 438.7 359.0
Burglary 22 237.9 261.6 229.0
Larceny 130 1,405.9 1,458.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 11 119.0 236.3 259.0
Property Crime 163 1,762.7 1,956.4 1,760.0

Augusta 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 Augusta

26
Violent Crimes
281.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-21.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Augusta in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Augusta is 281.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 355.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Augusta each year. That compares to a 1 in 227.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -21.68% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -35.91% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 438.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Augusta

163
Property Crimes
1,762.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
0.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 163 property crimes in Augusta in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Augusta is 1,762.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Augusta each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 0.16% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -9.90% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 1,956.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Augusta

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Derby, KS 25,907 625 2,412.5 2,184.7 227.7
Andover, KS 16,108 225 1,396.8 1,322.3 74.5
El Dorado, KS 12,941 219 1,692.3 1,421.8 270.5
Bel Aire, KS 9,989 79 790.9 710.8 80.1
Rose Hill, KS 4,381 49 1,118.5 1,004.3 114.1

Augusta SnackAbility

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