Shawnee, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Shawnee, KS Summary

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

  • There were 1,120 total crimes committed in Shawnee the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,656.4 total crimes per 100K people in Shawnee.
  • The overall crime rate in Shawnee is -28.73% below the national average.
  • Shawnee ranks #100 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Shawnee ranks #5,752 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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Shawnee Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shawnee is 1,656.4 per 100,000 people. That's -28.73% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -36.88% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shawnee
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,120 1,656.4 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 3 4.4 3.4 6.3
Robbery 10 14.8 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 135 199.7 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 169 249.9 425.0 369.8
Burglary 73 108.0 331.4 269.8
Larceny 722 1,067.8 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 156 230.7 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 951 1,406.5 2,199.1 1,954.4

Shawnee 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 Shawnee

169
Violent Crimes
249.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-32.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 169 violent crimes in Shawnee in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shawnee is 249.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 400.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shawnee each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -32.41% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -41.20% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shawnee

951
Property Crimes
1,406.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-28.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 951 property crimes in Shawnee in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shawnee is 1,406.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 71.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Shawnee each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -28.04% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.04% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Shawnee

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
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
Gladstone, MO 26,953 822 3,049.8 2,734.4 315.4
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

Shawnee SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
8.5
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