Liberal, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Liberal, KS Summary

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

  • There were 282 total crimes committed in Liberal the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,441.9 total crimes per 100K people in Liberal.
  • The overall crime rate in Liberal is -37.96% below the national average.
  • Liberal ranks #90 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Liberal ranks #5,148 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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Liberal Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Liberal is 1,441.9 per 100,000 people. That's -37.96% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -45.05% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Liberal
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 282 1,441.9 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 7 35.8 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 57 291.5 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 71 363.0 425.0 369.8
Burglary 29 148.3 331.4 269.8
Larceny 161 823.2 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 21 107.4 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 211 1,078.9 2,199.1 1,954.4

Liberal 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 Liberal

71
Violent Crimes
363.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-1.83%
Below The National Average
  • There were 71 violent crimes in Liberal in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Liberal is 363.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 275.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Liberal each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -1.83% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -14.59% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Liberal

211
Property Crimes
1,078.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-44.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 211 property crimes in Liberal in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Liberal is 1,078.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 92.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Liberal each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -44.80% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.94% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Liberal

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Guymon, OK 12,292 156 1,269.1 1,073.9 195.2
Ulysses, KS 5,764 19 329.6 138.8 190.8
Hugoton, KS 3,795 14 368.9 316.2 52.7
Hooker, OK 1,705 9 527.9 234.6 293.3
Beaver, OK 1,225 13 1,061.2 979.6 81.6

Liberal SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
3
Commute
9.5
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