Who polices Beaver, and what they report
Beaver has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Barton County. The Barton County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Beaver alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Beaver
Policed by the county
Beaver is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Barton County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Barton County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Beaver. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Kansas towns with their own police figures are Hoisington (B+, 10 mi), Great Bend (C, 21 mi), Ellsworth (A−, 25 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Beaver. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Barton County Sheriff’s Office reports
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Barton County without police of their own, which include Beaver.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Barton County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
The nearest Kansas towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoisington | B+ | 10 mi | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| Great Bend | C | 21 mi | 3.6 | 14.8 |
| Ellsworth | A− | 25 mi | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| Lyons | C | 33 mi | 2.8 | 18.8 |
| Sterling | A | 39 mi | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| Larned | C | 39 mi | 4.1 | 12.6 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Beaver. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Beaver.
Beaver and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
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Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Beaver
Is Beaver, KS safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Beaver. Beaver has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Barton County. The Barton County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Beaver alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest Kansas towns with a grade are Hoisington (B+, 10 mi), Great Bend (C, 21 mi), Ellsworth (A−, 25 mi).
Who polices Beaver?
The Barton County Sheriff’s Office. Beaver is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Barton County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.