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Safety in Roxbury · Not graded

What is recorded in Roxbury, and why there is no grade

The nearest town with a Safety Grade is Lindsborg, 13 miles away, graded A. Roxbury has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in McPherson County. The McPherson 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 Roxbury alone, and no Safety Grade. A 25-mile circle around it holds 4 towns with a grade.

Violent crimes
15
reported by the county police, 2025
whole area it covers
Property crimes
19
reported by the county police, 2025
whole area it covers
Nearest graded town
13 mi
Lindsborg (A)
What stands out · In brief

What stands out about safety in Roxbury

Policed by the county

Roxbury is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the McPherson County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓

Counts, not rates

The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the McPherson County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Roxbury. County police ↓

The nearest graded towns

The closest Kansas towns with their own police figures are Lindsborg (A, 13 mi), McPherson (C+, 18 mi), Hillsboro (B−, 18 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Roxbury. Nearest ↓

Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.

Who reports for Roxbury

What the McPherson County Sheriff’s Office reports

McPherson County Sheriff’s Office

Reports to the FBI for the parts of McPherson County without police of their own, which include Roxbury.

Property crimes

Violent crimes

2025 offenses reported by the McPherson County Sheriff’s Office

Larceny / theft11
Burglary7
Vehicle theft1
Aggravated assault11
Robbery1
Rape3
Homicide0
Arson0

Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.

Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.

Nearest with figures

The nearest Kansas towns with a Safety Grade

TownGradeDistanceViolentProperty
LindsborgA13 mi0.82.2
McPhersonC+18 mi2.114.2
HillsboroB−18 mi2.18.4
SalinaD21 mi4.925.4
AbileneC+28 mi2.612.3
HesstonB+28 mi0.410.8

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

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

Next door

Roxbury and its neighbors

Roxbury
A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentProperty

Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

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

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 Roxbury

Is Roxbury, KS safe?

There is no Safety Grade for Roxbury. The nearest Kansas towns with a grade are Lindsborg (A, 13 mi), McPherson (C+, 18 mi), Hillsboro (B−, 18 mi).

Who polices Roxbury?

The McPherson County Sheriff’s Office. Roxbury is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of McPherson 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.