Baxter Springs, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Baxter Springs, KS Summary

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

  • There were 72 total crimes committed in Baxter Springs the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,881.9 total crimes per 100K people in Baxter Springs.
  • The overall crime rate in Baxter Springs is -19.03% below the national average.
  • Baxter Springs ranks #111 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Baxter Springs ranks #6,285 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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Baxter Springs Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Baxter Springs is 1,881.9 per 100,000 people. That's -19.03% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -28.29% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Baxter Springs
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 72 1,881.9 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 104.5 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 7 183.0 425.0 369.8
Burglary 13 339.8 331.4 269.8
Larceny 48 1,254.6 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 104.5 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 65 1,698.9 2,199.1 1,954.4

Baxter Springs 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 Baxter Springs

7
Violent Crimes
183.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-50.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Baxter Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Baxter Springs is 183.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 546.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Baxter Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -50.52% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -56.96% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Baxter Springs

65
Property Crimes
1,698.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-13.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 65 property crimes in Baxter Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Baxter Springs is 1,698.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Baxter Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -13.07% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.74% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Baxter Springs

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Joplin, MO 51,989 3,425 6,587.9 6,101.3 486.6
Miami, OK 12,904 514 3,983.3 3,479.5 503.7
Carl Junction, MO 8,355 100 1,196.9 1,017.4 179.5
Columbus, KS 2,857 65 2,275.1 2,100.1 175.0
Galena, KS 2,737 46 1,680.7 1,388.4 292.3
Commerce, OK 2,285 51 2,231.9 1,838.1 393.9

Baxter Springs SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9
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