Emporia, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Emporia:

  • There were 528 total crimes committed in Emporia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,133.6 total crimes per 100K people in Emporia.
  • The overall crime rate in Emporia is -8.20% below the national average.
  • Emporia ranks #122 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Emporia ranks #6,826 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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Emporia Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Emporia is 2,133.6 per 100,000 people. That's -8.20% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -18.69% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Emporia
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 528 2,133.6 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 25 101.0 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 37 149.5 425.0 369.8
Burglary 60 242.5 331.4 269.8
Larceny 410 1,656.8 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 68.7 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 491 1,984.1 2,199.1 1,954.4

Emporia 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 Emporia

37
Violent Crimes
149.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 violent crimes in Emporia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Emporia is 149.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 668.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Emporia each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.57% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -64.82% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Emporia

491
Property Crimes
1,984.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
1.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 491 property crimes in Emporia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Emporia is 1,984.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.4 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 1.52% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -9.78% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 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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