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

Crime Index, #214

Wichita, KS	3,008.76
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.

Wichita, KS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Wichita, KS	Count	15	244	468	2,338	3,933	14,885	1,984	113
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	3.9	63.1	121.1	604.9	1,017.6	3,851.4	513.3	29.2	2,890
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	23	228	495	2,123	3,919	15,331	1,820	134
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	6.0	59.0	128.1	549.4	1,014.2	3,967.6	471.0	34.7	2,862
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	25	238	490	2,197	4,005	13,550	1,901	139
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	6.5	61.9	127.3	571.0	1,040.8	3,521.3	494.0	36.1	2,818
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	16	246	481	2,283	4,241	12,472	1,528	129
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	4.2	65.3	127.6	605.8	1,125.3	3,309.3	405.4	34.2	2,782
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	25	254	527	2,439	4,045	13,886	1,666	180
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	6.8	69.1	143.3	663.4	1,100.3	3,777.1	453.2	49.0	3,049
	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
2008	Wichita, KS	Count	30	278	482	2,301	4,077	14,097	1,860	187
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	8.3	76.7	132.9	634.6	1,124.4	3,887.7	513.0	51.6	3,135
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	41	269	557	2,519	4,357	14,263	2,136	189
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	11.4	75.1	155.5	703.1	1,216.0	3,980.8	596.2	52.7	3,387
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	26	240	520	2,533	3,800	13,786	1,976	156
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	7.3	67.2	145.5	708.8	1,063.3	3,857.6	552.9	43.7	3,147
	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

Hate Crime Index

Wichita, KS	56.22
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.

Wichita, KS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Wichita, KS	Count	14	7	1	4	2	0
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	3.6	1.8	0.3	1.0	0.5	0.0	36
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	14	10	0	3	1	0
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	3.6	2.6	0.0	0.8	0.3	0.0	36
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	25	10	4	4	7	0
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	6.5	2.6	1.0	1.0	1.8	0.0	64
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	18	7	3	3	5	0
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	4.7	1.8	0.8	0.8	1.3	0.0	46
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	20	8	1	7	4	0
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	5.3	2.1	0.3	1.9	1.1	0.0	53
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	28	18	2	5	3	0
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	7.6	4.9	0.5	1.4	0.8	0.0	76
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	24	15	0	4	5	0
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	6.6	4.1	0.0	1.1	1.4	0.0	66
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	25	16	1	5	3	0
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	7.0	4.5	0.3	1.4	0.8	0.0	69
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	22	18	1	2	1	0
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	6.2	5.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	61
	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

Wichita, KS	1.79
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.

Wichita, KS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Wichita, KS	Count	771	598	173
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	199.0	154.3	44.6	1.77
	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
2012	Wichita, KS	Count	821	642	179
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	212.5	166.1	46.3	1.89
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	841	646	195
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	218.6	167.9	50.7	1.93
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	802	630	172
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	212.8	167.2	45.6	1.90
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	825	643	182
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	224.4	174.9	49.5	2.00
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	815	629	186
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	224.8	173.5	51.3	1.99
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	836	645	191
	Wichita, KS	Per 100,000	233.3	180.0	53.3	2.07
	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	Wichita, KS	Count	830	640	190
2005	Wichita, KS	Count	802	634	168