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Kansas City, KS Crime and Crime Rate

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The Kansas City crime rate is much higher than the Kansas average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #216

Kansas City, KS	3,398.94
Kansas	1,670.49
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Kansas City, KS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Kansas City, KS	Count	25	233	254	548	1,663	4,697	956	61
	Kansas City, KS	Per 100,000	16.8	156.3	170.4	367.5	1,115.3	3,150.2	641.2	40.9	3,324
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.1	37.0	46.9	250.0	545.0	1,952.4	237.8	NA	1,432
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Kansas City, KS	Count	28	83	238	382	1,617	4,566	1,045	56
	Kansas City, KS	Per 100,000	19.0	56.2	161.2	258.8	1,095.4	3,093.1	707.9	37.9	2,743
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.9	28.9	46.6	248.1	600.4	2,117.0	229.5	NA	1,465
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Kansas City, KS	Count	15	85	277	500	1,772	4,558	1,208	69
	Kansas City, KS	Per 100,000	10.2	57.7	188.2	339.7	1,203.8	3,096.4	820.6	46.9	2,852
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.9	36.5	52.0	263.2	650.3	2,258.0	234.9	NA	1,574
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Kansas City, KS	Count	27	95	291	534	1,827	4,792	1,264	NA
	Kansas City, KS	Per 100,000	18.4	64.8	198.3	364.0	1,245.3	3,266.3	861.6	NA	3,131
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.8	37.8	50.8	261.5	654.4	2,193.2	232.5	NA	1,576
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Kansas City, KS	Count	25	62	289	447	1,922	4,684	1,129	NA
	Kansas City, KS	Per 100,000	17.4	43.1	200.9	310.7	1,336.0	3,255.8	784.8	NA	2,962
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.5	38.8	54.1	272.7	680.1	2,229.2	210.6	NA	1,603
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Kansas City, KS	Count	35	80	318	507	1,918	4,744	1,080	NA
	Kansas City, KS	Per 100,000	24.6	56.3	223.8	356.8	1,349.7	3,338.4	760.0	NA	3,233
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.2	38.9	63.4	293.6	690.7	2,305.9	211.2	NA	1,674
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2007	Kansas City, KS	Count	20	91	489	549	2,269	5,431	2,017	NA
	Kansas City, KS	Per 100,000	13.9	63.5	341.1	382.9	1,582.6	3,788.1	1,406.8	NA	3,863
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.9	44.3	72.6	331.8	729.9	2,640.2	308.5	NA	1,900
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Kansas City, KS	Count	45	91	439	670	2,265	5,691	2,325	NA
	Kansas City, KS	Per 100,000	31.0	62.7	302.3	461.3	1,559.6	3,918.6	1,600.9	NA	4,253
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.6	44.8	67.9	307.7	723.3	2,712.0	314.9	NA	1,900
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Kansas City, KS	Count	37	100	416	613	1,842	5,924	2,912	60
	Kansas City, KS	Per 100,000	25.4	68.7	285.9	421.3	1,266.1	4,071.7	2,001.5	41.2	4,229
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.7	38.4	65.3	280.0	689.2	2,758.1	339.6	NA	1,830
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Kansas City, KS	2.50
Kansas	37.89
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Kansas City, KS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Kansas City, KS	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Kansas City, KS	Per 100,000	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.6	1.5	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Kansas City, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kansas City, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.4	1.4	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.1	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Kansas City, KS	2.61
Kansas	3.31
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Kansas City, KS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Kansas City, KS	Count	467	377	90
	Kansas City, KS	Per 100,000	316.4	255.4	61.0	2.86
	Kansas	Per 100,000	396.1	264.4	131.7	3.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Kansas City, KS	Count	433	353	80
	Kansas City, KS	Per 100,000	294.2	239.8	54.3	2.67
	Kansas	Per 100,000	402.3	268.4	133.9	3.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2010	Kansas City, KS	Count	494	370	124
	Kansas City, KS	Per 100,000	343.4	257.2	86.2	3.00
	Kansas	Per 100,000	406.3	269.1	137.2	3.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2007	Kansas City, KS	Count	470	361	109
	Kansas City, KS	Per 100,000	327.8	251.8	76.0	2.90
	Kansas	Per 100,000	391.3	268.3	123.0	3.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Kansas City, KS	Count	472	357	115
2005	Kansas City, KS	Count	475	354	121