Wamego, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wamego, KS Summary

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

  • There were 86 total crimes committed in Wamego the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,788.7 total crimes per 100K people in Wamego.
  • The overall crime rate in Wamego is -23.04% below the national average.
  • Wamego ranks #106 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Wamego ranks #6,059 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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Wamego Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wamego is 1,788.7 per 100,000 people. That's -23.04% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -31.84% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wamego
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 86 1,788.7 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 2 41.6 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 228.8 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 14 291.2 425.0 369.8
Burglary 5 104.0 331.4 269.8
Larceny 57 1,185.5 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 166.4 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 72 1,497.5 2,199.1 1,954.4

Wamego 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 Wamego

14
Violent Crimes
291.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-21.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Wamego in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wamego is 291.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 343.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wamego each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -21.26% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -31.49% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wamego

72
Property Crimes
1,497.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-23.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 72 property crimes in Wamego in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wamego is 1,497.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 66.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wamego each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -23.38% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -31.90% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wamego

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Topeka, KS 125,658 5,870 4,671.4 3,707.7 963.7
Clay Center, KS 4,105 99 2,411.7 1,924.5 487.2
Marysville, KS 3,405 71 2,085.2 1,674.0 411.2
Holton, KS 3,317 35 1,055.2 964.7 90.4
St. Marys, KS 2,649 24 906.0 792.8 113.3
St. George, KS 1,049 10 953.3 858.0 95.3

Wamego SnackAbility

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