Wellington, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Wellington:

  • There were 218 total crimes committed in Wellington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,853.0 total crimes per 100K people in Wellington.
  • The overall crime rate in Wellington is 22.75% above the national average.
  • Wellington ranks #143 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Wellington ranks #7,951 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.

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 2,853.0 per 100,000 people. That's 22.75% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 8.72% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wellington
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 218 2,853.0 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 13.1 3.4 6.3
Robbery 3 39.3 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 23 301.0 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 33 431.9 425.0 369.8
Burglary 26 340.3 331.4 269.8
Larceny 151 1,976.2 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 104.7 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 185 2,421.1 2,199.1 1,954.4

Wellington 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 Wellington

33
Violent Crimes
431.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
16.79%
Above The National Average
  • There were 33 violent crimes in Wellington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wellington is 431.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 231.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wellington each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 16.79% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 1.61% higher than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wellington

185
Property Crimes
2,421.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
23.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 185 property crimes in Wellington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wellington is 2,421.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.3 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 23.88% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 10.10% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 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 15,842 225 1,420.3 1,287.7 132.6
Bel Aire, KS 8,599 142 1,651.4 1,604.8 46.5
Valley Center, KS 7,463 82 1,098.8 924.6 174.2
Mulvane, KS 6,844 109 1,592.6 1,490.4 102.3
Maize, KS 6,275 185 2,948.2 2,581.7 366.5
Blackwell, OK 6,089 132 2,167.8 1,724.4 443.4
Goddard, KS 5,020 53 1,055.8 896.4 159.4
Rose Hill, KS 3,983 28 703.0 451.9 251.1
Kingman, KS 3,021 15 496.5 364.1 132.4

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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