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The Ottawa crime rate is about the same as the Kansas average crime rate and is about the same as the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #177

Ottawa, KS	1,627.27
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.

Ottawa, KS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Ottawa, KS	Count	0	5	0	28	66	286	29	4
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	40.2	0.0	225.1	530.6	2,299.2	233.1	32.2	1,384
	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	Ottawa, KS	Count	0	8	2	20	82	223	18	2
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	63.8	15.9	159.4	653.6	1,777.5	143.5	15.9	1,346
	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	Ottawa, KS	Count	0	9	2	26	52	244	8	5
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	71.0	15.8	205.0	410.0	1,923.7	63.1	39.4	1,303
	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	Ottawa, KS	Count	0	5	2	22	94	229	8	3
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	39.3	15.7	172.8	738.5	1,799.0	62.8	23.6	1,244
	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	Ottawa, KS	Count	1	7	1	28	62	289	15	4
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	7.6	53.5	7.6	214.2	474.3	2,210.7	114.7	30.6	1,457
	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
2008	Ottawa, KS	Count	0	10	2	30	57	245	13	2
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	77.3	15.5	231.9	440.6	1,893.8	100.5	15.5	1,386
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.0	42.5	60.1	304.0	699.9	2,413.4	263.9	NA	1,752
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Ottawa, KS	Count	0	15	3	46	62	335	9	10
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	116.3	23.3	356.6	480.6	2,596.7	69.8	77.5	1,901
	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	Ottawa, KS	Count	0	11	1	42	86	377	22	3
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	86.7	7.9	331.1	677.9	2,971.8	173.4	23.6	1,946
	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	Ottawa, KS	Count	0	11	6	60	95	592	32	6
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	87.7	47.8	478.4	757.5	4,720.5	255.2	47.8	2,678
	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

Ottawa, KS	25.89
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.

Ottawa, KS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Ottawa, KS	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.0	0.0	80
	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	Ottawa, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ottawa, 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
2012	Ottawa, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.6	2.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.2	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Ottawa, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.8	1.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Ottawa, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.6	1.4	0.1	0.7	0.4	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Ottawa, KS	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	7.7	0.0	7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	77
	Kansas	Per 100,000	5.6	2.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.0	55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Ottawa, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.9	3.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	48
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Ottawa, KS	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	7.8	7.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	77
	Kansas	Per 100,000	5.1	2.9	0.6	0.9	0.7	0.0	51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Ottawa, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	5.1	3.0	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.0	51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Ottawa, KS	2.10
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.

Ottawa, KS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Ottawa, KS	Count	30	25	5
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	241.2	201.0	40.2	2.21
	Kansas	Per 100,000	391.9	260.2	131.7	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Ottawa, KS	Count	31	26	5
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	247.1	207.2	39.9	2.27
	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	Ottawa, KS	Count	31	27	4
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	244.4	212.9	31.5	2.29
	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
2011	Ottawa, KS	Count	31	27	4
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	243.5	212.1	31.4	2.28
	Kansas	Per 100,000	395.8	259.5	136.3	3.28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Ottawa, KS	Count	32	28	4
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	244.8	214.2	30.6	2.29
	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
2009	Ottawa, KS	Count	29	24	5
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	223.9	185.3	38.6	2.05
	Kansas	Per 100,000	409.4	270.6	138.7	3.40
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Ottawa, KS	Count	31	26	5
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	239.6	201.0	38.6	2.20
	Kansas	Per 100,000	403.2	267.0	136.2	3.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Ottawa, KS	Count	31	26	5
	Ottawa, KS	Per 100,000	240.3	201.5	38.8	2.21
	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	Ottawa, KS	Count	34	27	7
2005	Ottawa, KS	Count	34	28	6