Overland Theater · Photo: Dlong417 · CC BY-SA 3.0Recorded crime per resident in Overland Park fell 34% from 2023 to 2025
Of the 6 towns on its borders with figures, 4 record less crime per resident. Taking everything together, Overland Park scores C+ (#45 of 80 graded towns in Kansas, and #71 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000): more crime per resident than 65% of U.S. towns, measured on crimes its police reported between 2023 and 2025. Annual rates stand at 1.8 violent crimes and 18.2 incidents of property crime for every thousand residents, next to 5.1 and 22.8 in the rest of Kansas.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of KS” is every other Kansas 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 Overland Park
4 of the 6 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 8 Kansas towns on Overland Park’s borders, 6 have a Safety Grade: Prairie Village (B+), Leawood (B−), Olathe (B−), Lenexa (B−), Mission (D), Merriam (D−). Oxford Township and Aubry Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: below U.S. cities overall
Overland Park’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 0.0 per 100,000 residents a year, below the rest of Kansas (5.6) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: below the rest of Kansas
17.2 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (29 reported in 2025), below the rest of Kansas (41.1) 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, Overland Park reports less crime per resident than 78% (#71). Places like it ↓
A job center
Overland Park has 129,508 jobs based in town for 203,677 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell 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 Overland Park’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; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (1.8) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Overland Park property | Rest of Kansas property | Overland Park violent | Rest of Kansas violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23.9 | 24.4 | 2.2 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 22.5 | 24.4 | 2.0 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 17.6 | 20.4 | 1.8 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 14.6 | 23.7 | 1.6 | 5.9 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Kansas.
Homicides and robberies
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| Year | Overland Park | Rest of Kansas | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21.9 | 40.1 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 18.2 | 43.2 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 19.3 | 34.7 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 14.2 | 45.4 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Overland Park’s police reported 0 homicides, 29 robberies and 323 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Kansas and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
Crime in Overland Park 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 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
3,298 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.
323 violent and 2,975 property, as reported to the FBI by Overland Park’s police.
36 people died in crashes on Overland Park’s roads in 2019–2023
Overland Park had 34 fatal crashes in five years, in which 36 people died; 7 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists. 9 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 3.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, below the median for Kansas 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.
Overland Park and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overland Park | C+ | 1.8 | 18.2 |
| Oxford Township | — | — | — |
| Leawood | B− | 0.8 | 14.6 |
| Aubry Township | — | — | — |
| Merriam | D− | 4.5 | 52.7 |
| Lenexa | B− | 1.9 | 12.9 |
| Olathe | B− | 2.2 | 9.7 |
| Mission | D | 3.5 | 47.7 |
| Prairie Village | B+ | 0.8 | 9.6 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Oxford Township and Aubry Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Kansas towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overland Park | C+ | 1.8 | 18.2 |
| Kansas City | D | 7.2 | 24.0 |
| Topeka | D− | 9.0 | 37.3 |
| Wichita | D− | 9.6 | 38.8 |
The five graded Kansas towns closest to Overland Park’s population (203,677), 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 Overland Park. 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 Overland Park’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (204,173 in 2025); our figure for Overland Park is 203,677 (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 Overland Park
Is Overland Park, KS safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Overland Park reports more crime per resident than 65% of U.S. towns, a C+ Safety Grade and #45 of 80 in Kansas. Its police reported 1.8 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.1 in the rest of Kansas and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Overland Park?
1.8 violent and 18.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Kansas reports 5.1 and 22.8; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Overland Park in 2025?
Overland Park’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Overland Park safer than Leawood?
Leawood reports less crime per resident than Overland Park: Leawood grades B− for safety and Overland Park C+. Leawood’s police reported 0.8 violent and 14.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Overland Park?
Overland Park’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Overland Park”. 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.