Leavenworth, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Leavenworth, KS Summary

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

  • There were 1,097 total crimes committed in Leavenworth the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,964.5 total crimes per 100K people in Leavenworth.
  • The overall crime rate in Leavenworth is 27.55% above the national average.
  • Leavenworth ranks #145 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Leavenworth ranks #8,083 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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Leavenworth Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Leavenworth is 2,964.5 per 100,000 people. That's 27.55% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 12.97% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Leavenworth
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,097 2,964.5 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 9 24.3 3.4 6.3
Robbery 16 43.2 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 178 481.0 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 233 629.7 425.0 369.8
Burglary 164 443.2 331.4 269.8
Larceny 595 1,607.9 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 105 283.8 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 864 2,334.9 2,199.1 1,954.4

Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth

233
Violent Crimes
629.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
70.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 233 violent crimes in Leavenworth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Leavenworth is 629.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 158.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Leavenworth each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 70.27% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 48.14% higher than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Leavenworth

864
Property Crimes
2,334.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
19.47%
Above The National Average
  • There were 864 property crimes in Leavenworth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Leavenworth is 2,334.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Leavenworth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 19.47% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 6.18% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Leavenworth

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lansing, KS 11,200 160 1,428.6 1,178.6 250.0
Smithville, MO 10,654 73 685.2 563.2 122.0
Parkville, MO 8,412 131 1,557.3 1,462.2 95.1
Bonner Springs, KS 7,731 202 2,612.9 2,121.3 491.5
Basehor, KS 7,546 58 768.6 649.4 119.3
Tonganoxie, KS 5,836 38 651.1 548.3 102.8
Edwardsville, KS 4,574 93 2,033.2 1,749.0 284.2
Weston, MO 1,772 22 1,241.5 1,015.8 225.7
Platte, SD 1,261 3 237.9 158.6 79.3

Leavenworth SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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