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Safest towns in Kansas

Ranked by crime reported to police per 1,000 residents, averaged over 2023–2025, with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. Lower is safer. 76 towns with 2,500+ residents whose police reported every year.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Ulysses 1 Ulysses 5.6 Violent 1.3 per 1,000 Eudora 2 Eudora 6.9 Violent 0.9 per 1,000 Map of Ellsworth 3 Ellsworth 7.3 Violent 0.6 per 1,000
#TownWeighted crime rateViolentProperty
1 Map of Ulysses Ulysses5,476 people 5.6 1.3 per 1,000 0.5 per 1,000
2 Eudora Eudora6,119 people 6.9 0.9 per 1,000 3.4 per 1,000
3 Map of Ellsworth Ellsworth3,108 people 7.3 0.6 per 1,000 4.8 per 1,000
4 Map of Clearwater Clearwater2,716 people 7.8 1.0 per 1,000 3.8 per 1,000
5 Tonganoxie Tonganoxie5,891 people 8.6 1.5 per 1,000 2.6 per 1,000
6 Map of Hoisington Hoisington2,643 people 10.4 1.7 per 1,000 3.7 per 1,000
7 Louisburg Louisburg5,094 people 10.6 1.5 per 1,000 4.7 per 1,000
8 Lansing Lansing11,246 people 12.0 1.5 per 1,000 5.8 per 1,000
9 Map of Bel Aire Bel Aire9,043 people 12.3 1.1 per 1,000 7.9 per 1,000
10 Hesston Hesston3,582 people 12.3 0.4 per 1,000 10.8 per 1,000
11 Map of Mulvane Mulvane6,171 people 12.5 0.6 per 1,000 10.3 per 1,000
12 Spring Hill Spring Hill9,120 people 12.6 1.6 per 1,000 6.3 per 1,000
13 Map of Prairie Village Prairie Village22,874 people 12.9 0.8 per 1,000 9.6 per 1,000
14 Basehor Basehor7,491 people 12.9 1.7 per 1,000 6.0 per 1,000
15 Rose Hill4,246 people 14.3 1.3 per 1,000 9.1 per 1,000
16 Map of Beloit Beloit3,029 people 14.3 2.5 per 1,000 4.5 per 1,000
17 Baldwin City Baldwin City4,911 people 15.4 1.8 per 1,000 8.2 per 1,000
18 Map of Scott City Scott City3,800 people 15.5 3.0 per 1,000 3.5 per 1,000
19 Gardner Gardner24,526 people 16.6 1.8 per 1,000 9.6 per 1,000
20 Map of Frontenac Frontenac3,392 people 16.8 1.8 per 1,000 9.7 per 1,000
21 Hillsboro Hillsboro2,700 people 16.9 2.1 per 1,000 8.4 per 1,000
22 Mission Hills Mission Hills3,548 people 17.3 1.0 per 1,000 13.5 per 1,000
23 Map of Leawood Leawood33,809 people 17.6 0.8 per 1,000 14.6 per 1,000
24 Olathe145,057 people 18.5 2.2 per 1,000 9.7 per 1,000
25 Holton Holton3,387 people 18.6 1.9 per 1,000 11.1 per 1,000
26 Garnett Garnett3,202 people 20.2 1.9 per 1,000 12.7 per 1,000
27 Lenexa Lenexa58,384 people 20.5 1.9 per 1,000 12.9 per 1,000
28 Burlington Burlington2,605 people 20.9 2.5 per 1,000 11.1 per 1,000
29 Concordia Concordia5,015 people 21.5 2.7 per 1,000 10.7 per 1,000
30 Liberal Liberal19,316 people 21.7 2.8 per 1,000 10.4 per 1,000
31 Dodge City Dodge City27,613 people 21.7 2.7 per 1,000 11.0 per 1,000
32 Map of Clay Center Clay Center4,132 people 22.1 2.4 per 1,000 12.6 per 1,000
33 Ottawa Ottawa12,678 people 22.2 2.0 per 1,000 14.1 per 1,000
34 Map of Atchison Atchison10,785 people 22.2 1.7 per 1,000 15.3 per 1,000
35 Map of Goodland Goodland4,121 people 22.3 2.7 per 1,000 11.4 per 1,000
36 Map of McPherson McPherson13,995 people 22.7 2.1 per 1,000 14.2 per 1,000
37 Abilene Abilene6,449 people 22.9 2.6 per 1,000 12.3 per 1,000
38 Girard Girard2,777 people 23.3 2.3 per 1,000 14.2 per 1,000
39 Map of Maize Maize6,824 people 24.1 2.2 per 1,000 15.4 per 1,000
40 Marysville Marysville3,422 people 24.2 3.5 per 1,000 10.1 per 1,000
41 Map of El Dorado El Dorado12,769 people 24.4 2.7 per 1,000 13.6 per 1,000
42 Map of Baxter Springs Baxter Springs3,855 people 24.4 2.4 per 1,000 14.7 per 1,000
43 Shawnee Shawnee68,542 people 24.7 2.4 per 1,000 15.2 per 1,000
44 Map of Overland Park Overland Park200,306 people 25.5 1.8 per 1,000 18.2 per 1,000
45 Columbus Columbus2,881 people 27.4 2.7 per 1,000 16.7 per 1,000
46 Great Bend Great Bend14,479 people 29.1 3.6 per 1,000 14.8 per 1,000
47 Larned Larned3,423 people 29.1 4.1 per 1,000 12.6 per 1,000
48 Lyons3,553 people 29.9 2.8 per 1,000 18.8 per 1,000
49 Lawrence Lawrence96,051 people 30.2 3.5 per 1,000 16.1 per 1,000
50 Fort Scott Fort Scott7,555 people 32.5 3.3 per 1,000 19.1 per 1,000
51 Map of Roeland Park Roeland Park6,763 people 32.5 2.4 per 1,000 23.1 per 1,000
52 Map of Edwardsville Edwardsville4,724 people 32.5 4.3 per 1,000 15.2 per 1,000
53 Map of Augusta Augusta9,216 people 32.5 2.6 per 1,000 22.1 per 1,000
54 Galena Galena2,754 people 33.1 6.4 per 1,000 7.5 per 1,000
55 Map of Bonner Springs Bonner Springs7,839 people 34.4 4.0 per 1,000 18.6 per 1,000
56 Emporia Emporia24,131 people 36.0 3.4 per 1,000 22.4 per 1,000
57 Paola Paola5,770 people 37.9 3.1 per 1,000 25.5 per 1,000
58 Hutchinson Hutchinson39,709 people 40.3 4.6 per 1,000 21.9 per 1,000
59 Winfield11,711 people 40.3 2.9 per 1,000 28.7 per 1,000
60 Map of Park City Park City7,673 people 40.9 3.3 per 1,000 27.8 per 1,000
61 Garden City Garden City27,819 people 42.0 5.2 per 1,000 21.1 per 1,000
62 Map of Hiawatha Hiawatha3,197 people 42.5 4.8 per 1,000 23.5 per 1,000
63 Chanute Chanute8,598 people 42.5 5.4 per 1,000 21.1 per 1,000
64 Arkansas City Arkansas City11,884 people 43.6 4.8 per 1,000 24.6 per 1,000
65 Leavenworth Leavenworth37,195 people 43.8 5.5 per 1,000 21.9 per 1,000
66 Map of Wellington Wellington7,615 people 44.3 4.0 per 1,000 28.4 per 1,000
67 Newton Newton18,397 people 44.4 6.9 per 1,000 16.9 per 1,000
68 Salina46,307 people 44.9 4.9 per 1,000 25.4 per 1,000
69 Coffeyville Coffeyville8,662 people 48.4 5.6 per 1,000 25.9 per 1,000
70 Map of Pittsburg Pittsburg20,637 people 48.8 3.6 per 1,000 34.5 per 1,000
71 Iola Iola5,348 people 50.1 5.8 per 1,000 26.9 per 1,000
72 Junction City Junction City22,331 people 52.3 7.1 per 1,000 24.0 per 1,000
73 Map of Mission Mission9,915 people 61.7 3.5 per 1,000 47.7 per 1,000
74 Merriam11,085 people 70.8 4.5 per 1,000 52.7 per 1,000
75 Parsons Parsons9,425 people 74.7 10.3 per 1,000 33.6 per 1,000
76 Map of Wichita Wichita397,945 people 77.1 9.6 per 1,000 38.8 per 1,000

How this ranking works

For each town we add up the violent and property crimes its police reported to the FBI over 2023–2025 and divide by the population they served, giving a rate per 1,000 residents. Violent crimes (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) count four times as much as property crimes (burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson), because they weigh more on how safe a place feels. The lowest weighted rate ranks #1.

These are crimes reported to police, not convictions, and towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center also count incidents involving visitors. A town is ranked only if its police department reported a full year in every one of these years; towns patrolled by a county sheriff or state police don't have their own figures. There is no “most dangerous” list, on purpose.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, offenses known to law enforcement by city. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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