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Safety in Matfield Township · Not graded

Crime reported in Matfield Township, KS

Matfield Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on.

Nearest with figures

The nearest Kansas towns with a Safety Grade

Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

TownGradeDistanceViolentProperty
EmporiaC−25 mi3.422.4
El DoradoC+30 mi2.713.6
AugustaC−40 mi2.622.0
BurlingtonB−41 mi2.411.1
HillsboroB−41 mi2.18.4
NewtonD47 mi6.916.9

Straight-line distance from the center of Matfield Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Matfield Township.

On the roads

Four people died in crashes on Matfield Township’s roads in 2019–2023

Matfield Township had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died. Most of these deaths (3 of 4) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.

That is more than is typical for Kansas towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (6.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Matfield Township’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Matfield Township’s own rate (1176.5) is context, not a ranking.

4
people died in crashes, 2019–2023
0
pedestrians among them
0
cyclists among them
1176.5
per 100,000 a year · Kansas towns of 2,500–5,000: 6.2

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.

Next door

Matfield Township and its neighbors

How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.

Bazaar Township: not gradedHomestead Township: not gradedSalem Township: not gradedCenter Township: not gradedSycamore Township: not gradedMadison Township: not gradedBazaar TownshipHomestead TownshipSalem TownshipCenter TownshipSycamore TownshipMadison TownshipMatfield Township
A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentProperty
Center Township———

Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Center Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.

How to read these numbers

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 Matfield Township

Is Matfield Township, KS safe?

There is no Safety Grade for Matfield Township. Matfield Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Kansas towns with a grade are Emporia (C−, 25 mi), El Dorado (C+, 30 mi), Augusta (C−, 40 mi).

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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.