How has crime changed in Kansas since 1985?

Police in Kansas reported about 476 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 519 in 1992, and 1,922 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 5,177 in 1991. There's no figure for 1993–1999, when police departments covering fewer than 3 in 4 of its people reported a full year. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Kansas and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Kansas Violent, U.S. Property, Kansas Property, U.S.
1985 357.1 570.3 4,062.6 4,780.0
1986 380.2 633.6 4,612.5 5,015.3
1987 353.4 624.9 4,440.7 5,090.1
1988 365.2 630.2 4,545.2 5,045.9
1989 400.9 680.5 4,612.0 5,211.5
1990 447.7 749.8 4,768.7 5,227.0
1991 513.4 798.1 5,177.4 5,388.4
1992 518.9 785.4 4,895.8 5,089.3
1993 – 764.1 – 4,814.1
1994 – 740.4 – 4,752.4
1995 – 720.6 – 4,796.6
1996 – 658.8 – 4,553.0
1997 – 644.9 – 4,494.7
1998 – 603.8 – 4,212.6
1999 – 545.8 – 3,872.6
2000 354.5 534.4 3,748.4 3,751.7
2001 383.1 529.5 3,960.1 3,801.5
2002 366.3 512.9 3,776.1 3,737.7
2003 351.9 493.7 3,814.6 3,704.0
2004 378.8 478.6 4,039.0 3,599.4
2005 385.1 483.0 3,748.7 3,518.3
2006 434.6 486.9 3,827.7 3,397.1
2007 459.1 477.9 3,749.9 3,316.1
2008 412.3 463.7 3,408.3 3,252.3
2009 399.6 436.8 3,187.7 3,076.7
2010 376.6 408.1 3,181.8 2,963.4
2011 360.2 390.1 3,141.2 2,925.7
2012 362.8 390.7 3,213.1 2,881.3
2013 344.0 378.2 3,005.2 2,759.3
2014 349.8 373.7 2,740.6 2,591.8
2015 404.6 384.6 2,824.7 2,495.2
2016 388.6 399.5 2,742.2 2,469.1
2017 408.9 397.5 2,791.9 2,372.4
2018 444.3 384.8 2,722.5 2,206.8
2019 430.8 381.0 2,412.5 2,109.0
2020 447.7 399.3 2,330.5 1,955.3
2021 463.1 360.9 2,326.4 1,762.2
2022 448.6 398.2 2,174.2 1,998.5
2023 435.8 385.6 2,083.5 1,950.5
2024 474.7 363.4 2,174.4 1,766.8
2025 475.7 329.3 1,922.1 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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