Dodge City, KS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Dodge City, KS Summary

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

  • There were 368 total crimes committed in Dodge City in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,341.1 total crimes per 100K people in Dodge City.
  • The overall crime rate in Dodge City is -36.72% below the national average.
  • Dodge City ranks #71 safest out of 137 cities in Kansas.
  • Dodge City ranks #5,583 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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Dodge City Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dodge City is 1,341.1 per 100,000 people. That's -36.72% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -44.01% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,395.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dodge City
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 368 1,341.1 2,395.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 3 10.9 30.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 56 204.1 359.9 256.0
Violent Crime 69 251.4 438.7 359.0
Burglary 31 113.0 261.6 229.0
Larceny 253 922.0 1,458.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 15 54.7 236.3 259.0
Property Crime 299 1,089.6 1,956.4 1,760.0

Dodge 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 Dodge City

69
Violent Crimes
251.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-29.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 69 violent crimes in Dodge City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dodge City is 251.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 397.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dodge City each year. That compares to a 1 in 227.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -29.96% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -42.69% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 438.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dodge City

299
Property Crimes
1,089.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-38.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 299 property crimes in Dodge City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dodge City is 1,089.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 91.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dodge City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -38.09% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.30% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 1,956.4 per 100,000 people.

Dodge City SnackAbility

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