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State of KS · Pop. 2,940,546

Kansas

All eight FBI Part I offenses

Offense Count Per 100k YoY 5-year trend
Homicide 111 3.8 -6.7%
Rape 1,026 34.9 -25.2%
Robbery 800 27.2 -16.6%
Aggravated assault 9,263 315.0 -17.0%
Burglary 6,918 235.3 -18.3%
Larceny 32,681 1111.4 -25.6%
Motor vehicle theft 4,986 169.6 -31.0%
Arson 347 11.8 -16.2%

Crime trends since 2023

Each offense is rescaled so it equals 100 in January 2023. A line above 100 means more offenses reported now than then; below 100 means fewer. Trailing 12-month totals are used to smooth out seasonality. Hover the chart to inspect any month.

Indexed to January 2023 to exclude the 2020–2022 period when many U.S. law enforcement agencies were still transitioning to the FBI's NIBRS reporting standard. Including those years would conflate more agencies reporting with more crime occurring.

60708090100110120130140150Jan 23Oct 23Aug 24Jun 25Apr 26Aggravated assault93Robbery91Homicide81Burglary81Motor vehicle theft77Larceny74Arson73Rape72

How to read this chart

A declining line can mean several things: fewer crimes occurred (effective policing, courts, or deterrence at work), fewer crimes were reported (agencies dropped out of NIBRS), or crimes were reclassified into different categories. A rising line carries the same ambiguity in reverse. FBI data captures only what agencies submit — see The Gap to verify which agencies in Kansas are still reporting.

What this data says

Kansas reported 111 homicides in the trailing 12 months — a rate of 3.8 per 100,000 residents. That's a 6.7% decrease compared to the prior 12-month window.

Kansas's rate sits near the national median. It ranks #18 of 51 states by homicides per capita (1 = highest). The national median across all states is 3.2 per 100,000.

Other notable year-over-year shifts: rape is down 25.2%, robbery is down 16.6%, aggravated assault is down 17.0%.

All figures are pulled directly from the FBI's Crime Data Explorer, which aggregates monthly submissions from local law enforcement agencies. Numbers reflect offenses reported to police — not all crime, and not crime that was solved. Rate calculations use 2024 U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.