Lenexa, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lenexa, KS Summary

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

  • There were 1,031 total crimes committed in Lenexa the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,738.9 total crimes per 100K people in Lenexa.
  • The overall crime rate in Lenexa is -25.18% below the national average.
  • Lenexa ranks #105 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Lenexa ranks #5,945 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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Lenexa Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lenexa is 1,738.9 per 100,000 people. That's -25.18% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -33.73% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lenexa
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,031 1,738.9 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 2 3.4 3.4 6.3
Robbery 9 15.2 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 99 167.0 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 131 221.0 425.0 369.8
Burglary 99 167.0 331.4 269.8
Larceny 675 1,138.5 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 126 212.5 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 900 1,518.0 2,199.1 1,954.4

Lenexa 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 Lenexa

131
Violent Crimes
221.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 131 violent crimes in Lenexa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lenexa is 221.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 452.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lenexa each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -48.02% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lenexa

900
Property Crimes
1,518.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-22.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 900 property crimes in Lenexa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lenexa is 1,518.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 65.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lenexa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -22.33% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.97% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lenexa

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Overland Park, KS 196,626 5,145 2,616.6 2,394.4 222.2
Olathe, KS 144,646 2,071 1,431.8 1,207.8 224.0
Shawnee, KS 67,617 1,120 1,656.4 1,406.5 249.9
Leawood, KS 33,596 699 2,080.6 1,952.6 128.0
Gardner, KS 24,497 228 930.7 775.6 155.1
Merriam, KS 10,928 693 6,341.5 5,655.2 686.3
Mission, KS 9,787 528 5,394.9 4,924.9 470.0
Spring Hill, KS 9,024 116 1,285.5 1,141.4 144.1
Parkville, MO 8,412 131 1,557.3 1,462.2 95.1
Bonner Springs, KS 7,731 202 2,612.9 2,121.3 491.5

Lenexa SnackAbility

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