Baldwin City, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Baldwin City, KS Summary

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

  • There were 53 total crimes committed in Baldwin City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,069.6 total crimes per 100K people in Baldwin City.
  • The overall crime rate in Baldwin City is -53.98% below the national average.
  • Baldwin City ranks #66 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Baldwin City ranks #3,988 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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Baldwin City Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Baldwin City is 1,069.6 per 100,000 people. That's -53.98% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -59.24% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Baldwin City
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 53 1,069.6 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 10 201.8 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 141.3 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 18 363.3 425.0 369.8
Burglary 2 40.4 331.4 269.8
Larceny 32 645.8 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 20.2 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 35 706.4 2,199.1 1,954.4

Baldwin City 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 Baldwin City

18
Violent Crimes
363.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-1.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Baldwin City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Baldwin City is 363.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 275.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Baldwin City each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -1.77% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -14.53% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Baldwin City

35
Property Crimes
706.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-63.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 property crimes in Baldwin City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Baldwin City is 706.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 141.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Baldwin City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -63.86% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -67.88% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Baldwin City SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
9
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
8
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