Salina, KS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Salina, KS Summary

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

  • There were 1,349 total crimes committed in Salina in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,968.3 total crimes per 100K people in Salina.
  • The overall crime rate in Salina is 40.06% above the national average.
  • Salina ranks #122 safest out of 137 cities in Kansas.
  • Salina ranks #8,552 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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Salina Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Salina is 2,968.3 per 100,000 people. That's 40.06% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 23.93% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,395.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Salina
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,349 2,968.3 2,395.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 37 81.4 30.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 147 323.5 359.9 256.0
Violent Crime 224 492.9 438.7 359.0
Burglary 147 323.5 261.6 229.0
Larceny 906 1,993.5 1,458.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 72 158.4 236.3 259.0
Property Crime 1,125 2,475.4 1,956.4 1,760.0

Salina 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 Salina

224
Violent Crimes
492.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
37.29%
Above The National Average
  • There were 224 violent crimes in Salina in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Salina is 492.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 202.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Salina each year. That compares to a 1 in 227.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 37.29% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 12.34% higher than the Kansas violent crime rate of 438.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Salina

1,125
Property Crimes
2,475.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
40.65%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,125 property crimes in Salina in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Salina is 2,475.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Salina each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 40.65% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 26.53% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 1,956.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Salina

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Frederick, MD 88,428 1,839 2,079.7 1,673.7 406.0
McPherson, KS 13,855 212 1,530.1 1,407.4 122.7
Abilene, KS 6,440 99 1,537.3 1,273.3 264.0
Clay Center, KS 4,061 52 1,280.5 1,157.4 123.1
Lindsborg, KS 3,814 8 209.8 183.5 26.2
Lyons, KS 3,466 37 1,067.5 923.3 144.3
Hesston, KS 3,465 18 519.5 490.6 28.9
Ellsworth, KS 3,155 19 602.2 538.8 63.4

Salina SnackAbility

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