Leavenworth, KS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Leavenworth, KS Summary

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

  • There were 1,139 total crimes committed in Leavenworth in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,083.5 total crimes per 100K people in Leavenworth.
  • The overall crime rate in Leavenworth is 45.50% above the national average.
  • Leavenworth ranks #125 safest out of 137 cities in Kansas.
  • Leavenworth ranks #8,659 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.

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Leavenworth Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Leavenworth is 3,083.5 per 100,000 people. That's 45.50% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 28.74% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,395.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Leavenworth
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,139 3,083.5 2,395.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 19 51.4 30.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 147 398.0 359.9 256.0
Violent Crime 183 495.4 438.7 359.0
Burglary 165 446.7 261.6 229.0
Larceny 728 1,970.8 1,458.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 63 170.6 236.3 259.0
Property Crime 956 2,588.1 1,956.4 1,760.0

Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth

183
Violent Crimes
495.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
38.00%
Above The National Average
  • There were 183 violent crimes in Leavenworth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Leavenworth is 495.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 201.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Leavenworth each year. That compares to a 1 in 227.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 38.00% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 12.92% higher than the Kansas violent crime rate of 438.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Leavenworth

956
Property Crimes
2,588.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
47.05%
Above The National Average
  • There were 956 property crimes in Leavenworth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Leavenworth is 2,588.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Leavenworth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 47.05% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 32.29% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 1,956.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Leavenworth

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lansing, KS 11,216 84 748.9 597.4 151.6
Smithville, MO 10,888 97 890.9 707.2 183.7
Parkville, MO 9,377 80 853.2 735.8 117.3
Basehor, KS 8,000 59 737.5 587.5 150.0
Bonner Springs, KS 7,631 152 1,991.9 1,585.6 406.2
Tonganoxie, KS 6,282 23 366.1 175.1 191.0
Edwardsville, KS 4,666 83 1,778.8 1,435.9 342.9

Leavenworth SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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