Great Bend, KS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Great Bend, KS Summary

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

  • There were 267 total crimes committed in Great Bend in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,871.7 total crimes per 100K people in Great Bend.
  • The overall crime rate in Great Bend is -11.68% below the national average.
  • Great Bend ranks #98 safest out of 137 cities in Kansas.
  • Great Bend ranks #6,954 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.

Additional research about crime in Kansas

Great Bend Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Great Bend is 1,871.7 per 100,000 people. That's -11.68% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -21.85% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,395.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Great Bend
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 267 1,871.7 2,395.1 2,119.2
Murder 1 7.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 1 7.0 30.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 31 217.3 359.9 256.0
Violent Crime 45 315.5 438.7 359.0
Burglary 55 385.6 261.6 229.0
Larceny 155 1,086.6 1,458.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 12 84.1 236.3 259.0
Property Crime 222 1,556.3 1,956.4 1,760.0

Great Bend 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 Great Bend

45
Violent Crimes
315.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-12.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 violent crimes in Great Bend in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Great Bend is 315.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 317.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Great Bend each year. That compares to a 1 in 227.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -12.13% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.10% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 438.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Great Bend

222
Property Crimes
1,556.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 222 property crimes in Great Bend in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Great Bend is 1,556.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Great Bend each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -11.58% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -20.45% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 1,956.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Great Bend

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Frederick, MD 88,428 1,839 2,079.7 1,673.7 406.0
Hays, KS 21,011 356 1,694.4 1,461.1 233.2
Pratt, KS 6,506 97 1,490.9 1,306.5 184.4
Russell, KS 4,334 42 969.1 669.1 300.0
Larned, KS 3,644 52 1,427.0 1,042.8 384.2
Lyons, KS 3,466 37 1,067.5 923.3 144.3
Ellsworth, KS 3,155 19 602.2 538.8 63.4

Great Bend SnackAbility

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