Abilene, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Abilene, KS Summary

Crime in Abilene research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Abilene over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Abilene:

  • There were 94 total crimes committed in Abilene the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,448.6 total crimes per 100K people in Abilene.
  • The overall crime rate in Abilene is -37.67% below the national average.
  • Abilene ranks #91 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Abilene ranks #5,166 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Abilene Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Abilene is 1,448.6 per 100,000 people. That's -37.67% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -44.80% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Abilene
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 94 1,448.6 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 154.1 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 14 215.7 425.0 369.8
Burglary 11 169.5 331.4 269.8
Larceny 61 940.1 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 123.3 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 80 1,232.9 2,199.1 1,954.4

Abilene Crime Compared To Kansas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Kansas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Abilene

14
Violent Crimes
215.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-41.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Abilene in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Abilene is 215.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 463.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Abilene each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -41.66% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -49.24% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Abilene

80
Property Crimes
1,232.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 80 property crimes in Abilene in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Abilene is 1,232.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 81.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Abilene each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -36.92% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.94% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Abilene

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Salina, KS 46,161 1,702 3,687.1 3,247.3 439.8
McPherson, KS 13,853 284 2,050.1 1,790.2 259.9
Concordia, KS 5,002 176 3,518.6 2,978.8 539.8
Clay Center, KS 4,105 99 2,411.7 1,924.5 487.2
Lindsborg, KS 3,273 19 580.5 458.3 122.2

Abilene SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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