Photo: Bhall87 · CC BY-SA 3.0Wakarusa Township has no grade of its own; Lawrence, 3 miles away, is the nearest that does
Wakarusa Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. Count 2 graded towns in the 10 miles around.
The nearest Kansas towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence | C | 3 mi | 3.5 | 16.1 |
| Eudora | A | 8 mi | 0.9 | 3.4 |
| Baldwin City | B | 11 mi | 1.8 | 8.2 |
| Tonganoxie | A− | 16 mi | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| Gardner | B | 19 mi | 1.8 | 9.6 |
| Basehor | B+ | 22 mi | 1.7 | 6.0 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Wakarusa Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Wakarusa Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
11 people died in crashes on Wakarusa Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Wakarusa Township had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which 11 people died. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is 95.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Kansas towns of 2,500–5,000 people (6.2, 72 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.
Wakarusa Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence | C | 3.5 | 16.1 |
| Eudora Township | — | — | — |
| Palmyra Township | — | — | — |
| Lecompton Township | — | — | — |
| Reno Township | — | — | — |
| Willow Springs Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Eudora Township, Palmyra Township, Lecompton Township, Reno Township and Willow Springs Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
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.
- 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 Wakarusa Township
Is Wakarusa Township, KS safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Wakarusa Township. The nearest Kansas towns with a grade are Lawrence (C, 3 mi), Eudora (A, 8 mi), Baldwin City (B, 11 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.