Kansas Crime Rate 1979-2018

Interactive chart of Kansas violent crime rate and statistics by year from 1979 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
  • The Kansas crime rate for 2018 was 439.02 per 100,000 population, a 9.65% increase from 2017.
  • The Kansas crime rate for 2017 was 400.39 per 100,000 population, a 0.19% decline from 2016.
  • The Kansas crime rate for 2016 was 401.17 per 100,000 population, a 1.55% increase from 2015.
  • The Kansas crime rate for 2015 was 395.05 per 100,000 population, a 12.03% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
District Of Columbia 702,455 995.94
Alaska 737,438 884.96
New Mexico 2,095,428 856.58
Tennessee 6,770,010 623.72
Arkansas 3,013,825 543.63
Nevada 3,034,392 541.13
Louisiana 4,659,978 537.53
Alabama 4,887,871 519.63
Missouri 6,126,452 502.05
South Carolina 5,084,127 488.28
Arizona 7,171,646 474.90
Maryland 6,042,718 468.66
Oklahoma 3,943,079 466.13
Michigan 9,995,915 449.36
California 39,557,045 447.41
Kansas 2,911,505 439.02
Delaware 967,171 423.61
Texas 28,701,845 410.87
South Dakota 882,235 404.65
Illinois 12,741,080 404.13
Colorado 5,695,564 397.22
Florida 21,299,325 384.89
Indiana 6,691,878 382.27
North Carolina 10,383,620 377.61
Montana 1,062,305 374.09
New York 19,542,209 350.50
Massachusetts 6,902,149 338.11
Georgia 10,519,475 326.58
Washington State 7,535,591 311.48
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 306.02
Wisconsin 5,813,568 295.45
West Virginia 1,805,832 289.95
Oregon 4,190,713 285.54
Nebraska 1,929,268 284.77
North Dakota 760,077 280.63
Ohio 11,689,442 279.94
Iowa 3,156,145 250.08
Hawaii 1,420,491 248.65
Mississippi 2,986,530 234.35
Utah 3,161,105 233.08
Idaho 1,754,208 227.05
Minnesota 5,611,179 220.43
Rhode Island 1,057,315 219.14
Wyoming 577,737 212.21
Kentucky 4,468,402 211.87
New Jersey 8,908,520 208.08
Connecticut 3,572,665 207.44
Virginia 8,517,685 199.96
New Hampshire 1,356,458 173.17
Vermont 626,299 171.96
Maine 1,338,404 112.15
Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Kansas United States
2018 439.02 380.56
2017 400.39 394.86
2016 401.17 397.52
2015 395.05 373.74
2014 352.63 361.55
2013 342.84 369.13
2012 356.69 387.75
2011 355.67 387.06
2010 370.81 404.50
2009 406.56 431.88
2008 412.33 458.61
2007 458.57 471.77
2006 432.69 479.34
2005 389.39 469.04
2004 377.88 463.16
2003 397.50 475.84
2002 377.21 494.38
2001 403.72 504.52
2000 389.45 506.53
1999 382.77 522.95
1998 417.35 567.59
1997 429.71 610.98
1996 413.76 636.64
1995 420.74 684.46
1994 442.99 713.59
1993 496.40 747.15
1992 510.82 757.67
1991 499.60 758.18
1990 447.74 729.61
1989 400.84 666.90
1988 365.22 640.58
1987 360.74 612.49
1986 368.79 620.14
1985 355.76 558.06
1984 334.17 539.93
1983 326.56 538.12
1982 335.88 570.82
1981 369.42 593.47
1980 389.34 596.64
1979 353.57 548.86