Burlington, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Burlington, KS Summary

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

  • There were 45 total crimes committed in Burlington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,706.5 total crimes per 100K people in Burlington.
  • The overall crime rate in Burlington is -26.58% below the national average.
  • Burlington ranks #103 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Burlington ranks #5,877 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.

Additional research about crime in Kansas

Burlington Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Burlington is 1,706.5 per 100,000 people. That's -26.58% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -34.97% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Burlington
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 45 1,706.5 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 265.5 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 7 265.5 425.0 369.8
Burglary 1 37.9 331.4 269.8
Larceny 34 1,289.3 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 113.8 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 38 1,441.0 2,199.1 1,954.4

Burlington 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 Burlington

7
Violent Crimes
265.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-28.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Burlington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Burlington is 265.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 376.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Burlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -28.22% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -37.55% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Burlington

38
Property Crimes
1,441.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-26.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 38 property crimes in Burlington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Burlington is 1,441.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 69.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Burlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -26.27% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -34.47% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Burlington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Emporia, KS 24,747 528 2,133.6 1,984.1 149.5
Ottawa, KS 12,586 287 2,280.3 1,891.0 389.3
Iola, KS 5,302 252 4,752.9 3,923.0 829.9
Osawatomie, KS 4,266 52 1,218.9 914.2 304.7
Garnett, KS 3,150 40 1,269.8 761.9 507.9

Burlington SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
10
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