Wyandotte National Burying Ground, Eliza Burton Conley Burial Site · Photo: Mark Michalovic · CC BY-SA 3.0Kansas City reports more crime per resident than 91% of U.S. towns
Its 5 neighbors with figures all record less crime per resident. On top of that, that puts it at D for safety, judged on crimes Kansas City’s police reported from 2023 to 2025: #73 of 80 graded towns in Kansas State, and #227 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000. The crimes the grade counts rose 620% per resident from 2023 to 2025. In a usual year, 7.2 violent crimes and 24.0 incidents of property crime are logged per 1,000 inhabitants; in the rest of Kansas State, 4.6 and 22.3.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of KS” is every other Kansas State city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Kansas City
5 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 8 Kansas State towns on Kansas City’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: Basehor (B+), Shawnee (C+), Edwardsville (C−), Roeland Park (C−), Bonner Springs (C−). Lake Quivira, Delaware Township and Fairmount Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Kansas City’s police reported 20 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 9.5 per 100,000 residents a year, 2.0 times the rest of Kansas State (4.7) and 1.7 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 1.7 times the rest of Kansas State
63.8 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (127 reported in 2025), 1.7 times the rest of Kansas State (36.8) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Kansas City reports less crime per resident than 30% (#227). Places like it ↓
Reported crime is rising
Crime reported per resident rose from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Kansas City’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Kansas City property | Rest of Kansas State property | Kansas City violent | Rest of Kansas State violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.5 | 25.8 | 1.2 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 36.1 | 18.9 | 10.5 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 31.1 | 22.1 | 9.7 | 5.1 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident rose from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of Kansas State.
Crime in Kansas City per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 10 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Homicides and robberies
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| Year | Kansas City | Rest of Kansas State | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 12.4 | 3.9 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 12.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Kansas City | Rest of Kansas State | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15.8 | 42.8 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 93.9 | 28.6 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 81.0 | 39.2 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Kansas City’s police reported 20 homicides, 127 robberies and 1,522 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Kansas State and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
6,396 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
1,522 violent and 4,874 property, as reported to the FBI by Kansas City’s police.
113 people died in crashes on Kansas City’s roads in 2019–2023
Kansas City had 108 fatal crashes in five years, in which 113 people died; 25 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 35 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 14.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Kansas State towns of 100,000+ people (7.8, 5 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Kansas City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | D | 7.2 | 24.0 |
| Edwardsville | C− | 4.3 | 15.2 |
| Bonner Springs | C− | 3.9 | 18.6 |
| Lake Quivira | — | — | — |
| Delaware Township | — | — | — |
| Fairmount Township | — | — | — |
| Roeland Park | C− | 2.3 | 23.1 |
| Shawnee | C+ | 2.4 | 15.2 |
| Basehor | B+ | 1.7 | 6.0 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Lake Quivira, Delaware Township and Fairmount Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Kansas State towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | D | 7.2 | 24.0 |
| Olathe | B− | 2.2 | 9.7 |
| Overland Park | C+ | 1.8 | 18.2 |
| Lawrence | C | 3.5 | 16.1 |
| Topeka | D− | 9.0 | 37.3 |
The five graded Kansas State towns closest to Kansas City’s population (157,805), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
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.
- One number for all of Kansas City. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Kansas City’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (156,815 in 2025); our figure for Kansas City is 157,805 (2025 Census estimate).
- 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 Kansas City
Is Kansas City, KS safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Kansas City reports more crime per resident than 91% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #73 of 80 in Kansas State. Its police reported 7.2 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.6 in the rest of Kansas State and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Kansas City?
7.2 violent and 24.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Kansas State reports 4.6 and 22.3; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Kansas City in 2025?
Kansas City’s police reported 20 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 12.8 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Kansas City safer than Edwardsville?
Edwardsville reports less crime per resident than Kansas City: Edwardsville grades C− for safety and Kansas City D. Edwardsville’s police reported 4.3 violent and 15.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Kansas City?
Kansas City’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Kansas City”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, 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.