Garnett, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Garnett, KS Summary

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

  • There were 40 total crimes committed in Garnett the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,269.8 total crimes per 100K people in Garnett.
  • The overall crime rate in Garnett is -45.36% below the national average.
  • Garnett ranks #79 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Garnett ranks #4,614 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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Garnett Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Garnett is 1,269.8 per 100,000 people. That's -45.36% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -51.61% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Garnett
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 40 1,269.8 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 444.4 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 16 507.9 425.0 369.8
Burglary 5 158.7 331.4 269.8
Larceny 10 317.5 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 285.7 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 24 761.9 2,199.1 1,954.4

Garnett 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 Garnett

16
Violent Crimes
507.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
37.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Garnett in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Garnett is 507.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 196.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Garnett each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 37.35% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 19.50% higher than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Garnett

24
Property Crimes
761.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-61.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 24 property crimes in Garnett in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Garnett is 761.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 131.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Garnett each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -61.02% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.35% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Garnett

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Olathe, KS 144,646 2,071 1,431.8 1,207.8 224.0
Lawrence, KS 95,580 2,546 2,663.7 2,195.0 468.7
Gardner, KS 24,497 228 930.7 775.6 155.1
Ottawa, KS 12,586 287 2,280.3 1,891.0 389.3
Spring Hill, KS 9,024 116 1,285.5 1,141.4 144.1
Eudora, KS 6,480 33 509.3 432.1 77.2
Paola, KS 5,808 88 1,515.2 1,325.8 189.4
Iola, KS 5,302 252 4,752.9 3,923.0 829.9
Louisburg, KS 5,023 83 1,652.4 1,413.5 238.9

Garnett SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
7
Education
7
Commute
8
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