Emporia, KS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Emporia, KS Summary

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

  • There were 644 total crimes committed in Emporia in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,671.2 total crimes per 100K people in Emporia.
  • The overall crime rate in Emporia is 26.05% above the national average.
  • Emporia ranks #118 safest out of 137 cities in Kansas.
  • Emporia ranks #8,252 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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Emporia Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Emporia is 2,671.2 per 100,000 people. That's 26.05% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 11.53% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,395.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Emporia
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 644 2,671.2 2,395.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 4 16.6 30.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 69 286.2 359.9 256.0
Violent Crime 89 369.2 438.7 359.0
Burglary 104 431.4 261.6 229.0
Larceny 432 1,791.9 1,458.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 19 78.8 236.3 259.0
Property Crime 555 2,302.0 1,956.4 1,760.0

Emporia 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 Emporia

89
Violent Crimes
369.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
2.83%
Above The National Average
  • There were 89 violent crimes in Emporia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Emporia is 369.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 270.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Emporia each year. That compares to a 1 in 227.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 2.83% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -15.86% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 438.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Emporia

555
Property Crimes
2,302.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
30.80%
Above The National Average
  • There were 555 property crimes in Emporia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Emporia is 2,302.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Emporia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 30.80% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.67% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 1,956.4 per 100,000 people.

Emporia SnackAbility

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