Colby, KS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Colby, KS Summary

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

  • There were 61 total crimes committed in Colby in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,093.6 total crimes per 100K people in Colby.
  • The overall crime rate in Colby is -48.40% below the national average.
  • Colby ranks #60 safest out of 137 cities in Kansas.
  • Colby ranks #4,745 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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Colby Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Colby is 1,093.6 per 100,000 people. That's -48.40% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -54.34% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,395.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Colby
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 61 1,093.6 2,395.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 1 17.9 30.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 11 197.2 359.9 256.0
Violent Crime 13 233.1 438.7 359.0
Burglary 5 89.6 261.6 229.0
Larceny 39 699.2 1,458.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 71.7 236.3 259.0
Property Crime 48 860.5 1,956.4 1,760.0

Colby 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 Colby

13
Violent Crimes
233.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-35.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Colby in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Colby is 233.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 429.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Colby each year. That compares to a 1 in 227.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -35.08% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.88% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 438.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Colby

48
Property Crimes
860.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-51.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 48 property crimes in Colby in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Colby is 860.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 116.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Colby each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -51.11% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.01% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 1,956.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Colby

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Goodland, KS 4,390 76 1,731.2 1,503.4 227.8

Colby SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
9
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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