Independence, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Independence, KS Summary

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

  • There were 316 total crimes committed in Independence the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,761.0 total crimes per 100K people in Independence.
  • The overall crime rate in Independence is 61.82% above the national average.
  • Independence ranks #157 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Independence ranks #8,793 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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Independence Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Independence is 3,761.0 per 100,000 people. That's 61.82% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 43.32% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Independence
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 316 3,761.0 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 3 35.7 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 36 428.5 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 47 559.4 425.0 369.8
Burglary 51 607.0 331.4 269.8
Larceny 205 2,439.9 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 13 154.7 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 269 3,201.6 2,199.1 1,954.4

Independence 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 Independence

47
Violent Crimes
559.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
51.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 47 violent crimes in Independence in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Independence is 559.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 178.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Independence each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 51.27% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 31.61% higher than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Independence

269
Property Crimes
3,201.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
63.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 269 property crimes in Independence in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Independence is 3,201.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Independence each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 63.82% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 45.59% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Independence

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bartlesville, OK 37,479 1,109 2,959.0 2,657.5 301.5
Parsons, KS 9,369 425 4,536.2 3,831.8 704.5
Coffeyville, KS 8,788 357 4,062.4 3,470.6 591.7
Columbus, KS 2,857 65 2,275.1 2,100.1 175.0
Neodesha, KS 2,233 30 1,343.5 985.2 358.3
Cherryvale, KS 2,146 47 2,190.1 1,770.7 419.4

Independence SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
10
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