Herington, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Herington, KS Summary

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

  • There were 62 total crimes committed in Herington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,722.9 total crimes per 100K people in Herington.
  • The overall crime rate in Herington is 17.15% above the national average.
  • Herington ranks #140 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Herington ranks #7,782 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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Herington Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Herington is 2,722.9 per 100,000 people. That's 17.15% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 3.76% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Herington
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 62 2,722.9 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 307.4 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 7 307.4 425.0 369.8
Burglary 11 483.1 331.4 269.8
Larceny 40 1,756.7 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 87.8 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 55 2,415.5 2,199.1 1,954.4

Herington 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 Herington

7
Violent Crimes
307.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-16.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Herington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Herington is 307.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 325.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Herington each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -16.87% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -27.67% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Herington

55
Property Crimes
2,415.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
23.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 55 property crimes in Herington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Herington is 2,415.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Herington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 23.59% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 9.84% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Herington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Salina, KS 46,161 1,702 3,687.1 3,247.3 439.8
Emporia, KS 24,747 528 2,133.6 1,984.1 149.5
Abilene, KS 6,489 94 1,448.6 1,232.9 215.7
Wamego, KS 4,808 86 1,788.7 1,497.5 291.2
Clay Center, KS 4,105 99 2,411.7 1,924.5 487.2
Lindsborg, KS 3,273 19 580.5 458.3 122.2

Herington SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
5
Education
6
Commute
6
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