Mission, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mission, KS Summary

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

  • There were 528 total crimes committed in Mission the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,394.9 total crimes per 100K people in Mission.
  • The overall crime rate in Mission is 132.12% above the national average.
  • Mission ranks #167 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Mission ranks #9,495 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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Mission Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mission is 5,394.9 per 100,000 people. That's 132.12% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 105.59% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mission
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 528 5,394.9 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 2 20.4 3.4 6.3
Robbery 10 102.2 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 32 327.0 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 46 470.0 425.0 369.8
Burglary 25 255.4 331.4 269.8
Larceny 356 3,637.5 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 101 1,032.0 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 482 4,924.9 2,199.1 1,954.4

Mission 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 Mission

46
Violent Crimes
470.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
27.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 46 violent crimes in Mission in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mission is 470.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 212.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mission each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 27.10% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 10.58% higher than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mission

482
Property Crimes
4,924.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
151.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 482 property crimes in Mission in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mission is 4,924.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 20.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mission each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 151.99% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 123.95% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mission

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Olathe, KS 144,646 2,071 1,431.8 1,207.8 224.0
Lee's Summit, MO 103,976 2,325 2,236.1 2,097.6 138.5
Shawnee, KS 67,617 1,120 1,656.4 1,406.5 249.9
Lenexa, KS 59,289 1,031 1,738.9 1,518.0 221.0
Leawood, KS 33,596 699 2,080.6 1,952.6 128.0
Raymore, MO 25,351 397 1,566.0 1,447.7 118.3
Merriam, KS 10,928 693 6,341.5 5,655.2 686.3
Parkville, MO 8,412 131 1,557.3 1,462.2 95.1
Roeland Park, KS 6,762 290 4,288.7 3,948.5 340.1
Fairway, KS 4,171 57 1,366.6 1,318.6 48.0

Mission SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
9.5
Commute
8.5
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