Parsons, KS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Parsons, KS Summary

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

  • There were 403 total crimes committed in Parsons in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,339.9 total crimes per 100K people in Parsons.
  • The overall crime rate in Parsons is 104.78% above the national average.
  • Parsons ranks #132 safest out of 137 cities in Kansas.
  • Parsons ranks #9,397 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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Parsons Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Parsons is 4,339.9 per 100,000 people. That's 104.78% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 81.20% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,395.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Parsons
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 403 4,339.9 2,395.1 2,119.2
Murder 1 10.8 3.8 5.0
Robbery 8 86.2 30.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 98 1,055.4 359.9 256.0
Violent Crime 115 1,238.4 438.7 359.0
Burglary 51 549.2 261.6 229.0
Larceny 227 2,444.5 1,458.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 10 107.7 236.3 259.0
Property Crime 288 3,101.4 1,956.4 1,760.0

Parsons 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 Parsons

115
Violent Crimes
1,238.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
244.96%
Above The National Average
  • There were 115 violent crimes in Parsons in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Parsons is 1,238.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 80.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Parsons each year. That compares to a 1 in 227.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 244.96% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 182.27% higher than the Kansas violent crime rate of 438.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Parsons

288
Property Crimes
3,101.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
76.22%
Above The National Average
  • There were 288 property crimes in Parsons in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Parsons is 3,101.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Parsons each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 76.22% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 58.53% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 1,956.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Parsons

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Joplin, MO 53,533 2,506 4,681.2 4,120.8 560.4
Miami, OK 12,836 434 3,381.1 2,866.9 514.2
Carl Junction, MO 8,446 77 911.7 639.4 272.3
Independence, KS 8,237 340 4,127.7 3,605.7 522.0
Vinita, OK 5,349 111 2,075.2 1,906.9 168.3
Iola, KS 5,292 132 2,494.3 1,965.2 529.1
Baxter Springs, KS 3,813 76 1,993.2 1,757.1 236.0
Frontenac, KS 3,368 34 1,009.5 920.4 89.1

Parsons SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
10
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