Augusta, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Augusta, KS Summary

Crime in Augusta research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Augusta 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 Augusta:

  • There were 280 total crimes committed in Augusta the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,025.1 total crimes per 100K people in Augusta.
  • The overall crime rate in Augusta is 30.16% above the national average.
  • Augusta ranks #147 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Augusta ranks #8,160 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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Augusta Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Augusta is 3,025.1 per 100,000 people. That's 30.16% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 15.28% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Augusta
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 280 3,025.1 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 2 21.6 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 280.9 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 30 324.1 425.0 369.8
Burglary 34 367.3 331.4 269.8
Larceny 204 2,204.0 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 129.6 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 250 2,701.0 2,199.1 1,954.4

Augusta 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 Augusta

30
Violent Crimes
324.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-12.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 30 violent crimes in Augusta in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Augusta is 324.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 308.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Augusta each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -12.35% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -23.75% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Augusta

250
Property Crimes
2,701.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
38.20%
Above The National Average
  • There were 250 property crimes in Augusta in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Augusta is 2,701.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Augusta each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 38.20% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.82% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Augusta

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Derby, KS 25,907 625 2,412.5 2,184.7 227.7
Andover, KS 15,842 225 1,420.3 1,287.7 132.6
El Dorado, KS 12,821 311 2,425.7 2,137.1 288.6
Bel Aire, KS 8,599 142 1,651.4 1,604.8 46.5
Rose Hill, KS 3,983 28 703.0 451.9 251.1

Augusta SnackAbility

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