Wellington, KS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Wellington, KS Summary

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

  • There were 210 total crimes committed in Wellington in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,788.8 total crimes per 100K people in Wellington.
  • The overall crime rate in Wellington is 31.60% above the national average.
  • Wellington ranks #119 safest out of 137 cities in Kansas.
  • Wellington ranks #8,380 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.

Additional research about crime in Kansas

Wellington Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wellington is 2,788.8 per 100,000 people. That's 31.60% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 16.44% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,395.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wellington
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 210 2,788.8 2,395.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 2 26.6 30.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 13 172.6 359.9 256.0
Violent Crime 17 225.8 438.7 359.0
Burglary 34 451.5 261.6 229.0
Larceny 142 1,885.8 1,458.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 17 225.8 236.3 259.0
Property Crime 193 2,563.1 1,956.4 1,760.0

Wellington 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 Wellington

17
Violent Crimes
225.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-37.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Wellington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wellington is 225.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 442.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wellington each year. That compares to a 1 in 227.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -37.11% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.54% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 438.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wellington

193
Property Crimes
2,563.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
45.63%
Above The National Average
  • There were 193 property crimes in Wellington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wellington is 2,563.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wellington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 45.63% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 31.01% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 1,956.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wellington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Derby, KS 25,907 625 2,412.5 2,184.7 227.7
Andover, KS 16,108 225 1,396.8 1,322.3 74.5
Bel Aire, KS 9,989 79 790.9 710.8 80.1
Valley Center, KS 7,342 47 640.2 544.8 95.3
Maize, KS 7,168 85 1,185.8 1,046.3 139.5
Mulvane, KS 7,161 50 698.2 628.4 69.8
Blackwell, OK 6,073 157 2,585.2 2,140.6 444.6
Goddard, KS 5,915 68 1,149.6 1,048.2 101.4
Rose Hill, KS 4,381 49 1,118.5 1,004.3 114.1
Kingman, KS 2,906 26 894.7 757.1 137.6

Wellington SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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