Wichita, KS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Wichita, KS Summary

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

  • There were 11,238 total crimes committed in Wichita in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,841.6 total crimes per 100K people in Wichita.
  • The overall crime rate in Wichita is 34.08% above the national average.
  • Wichita ranks #120 safest out of 137 cities in Kansas.
  • Wichita ranks #8,440 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

Wichita Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wichita is 2,841.6 per 100,000 people. That's 34.08% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 18.64% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,395.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wichita
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 11,238 2,841.6 2,395.1 2,119.2
Murder 33 8.3 3.8 5.0
Robbery 197 49.8 30.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 1,769 447.3 359.9 256.0
Violent Crime 2,130 538.6 438.7 359.0
Burglary 1,039 262.7 261.6 229.0
Larceny 7,083 1,791.0 1,458.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 986 249.3 236.3 259.0
Property Crime 9,108 2,303.0 1,956.4 1,760.0

Wichita 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 Wichita

2,130
Violent Crimes
538.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
50.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,130 violent crimes in Wichita in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wichita is 538.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 185.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wichita each year. That compares to a 1 in 227.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 50.02% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.76% higher than the Kansas violent crime rate of 438.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wichita

9,108
Property Crimes
2,303.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
30.85%
Above The National Average
  • There were 9,108 property crimes in Wichita in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wichita is 2,303.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wichita each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 30.85% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.72% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 1,956.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wichita

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
Haysville, KS 11,265 176 1,562.4 1,340.4 221.9
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
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

Wichita SnackAbility

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