Hays, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hays, KS Summary

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

  • There were 482 total crimes committed in Hays the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,310.5 total crimes per 100K people in Hays.
  • The overall crime rate in Hays is -0.59% below the national average.
  • Hays ranks #127 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Hays ranks #7,169 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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Hays Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hays is 2,310.5 per 100,000 people. That's -0.59% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -11.95% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hays
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 482 2,310.5 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 4.8 3.4 6.3
Robbery 8 38.3 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 67 321.2 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 88 421.8 425.0 369.8
Burglary 43 206.1 331.4 269.8
Larceny 334 1,601.1 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 81.5 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 394 1,888.7 2,199.1 1,954.4

Hays 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 Hays

88
Violent Crimes
421.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
14.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 88 violent crimes in Hays in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hays is 421.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 237.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hays each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 14.07% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -0.75% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hays

394
Property Crimes
1,888.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-3.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 394 property crimes in Hays in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hays is 1,888.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hays each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -3.36% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -14.11% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hays

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Great Bend, KS 14,456 395 2,732.4 2,324.3 408.1
Russell, KS 4,369 59 1,350.4 1,030.0 320.4
Larned, KS 3,607 70 1,940.7 1,441.6 499.0
Ellis, KS 2,013 22 1,092.9 844.5 248.4
Plainville, KS 1,755 15 854.7 740.7 114.0
Victoria, KS 1,212 2 165.0 82.5 82.5

Hays SnackAbility

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