Maize, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Maize, KS Summary

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

  • There were 185 total crimes committed in Maize the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,948.2 total crimes per 100K people in Maize.
  • The overall crime rate in Maize is 26.85% above the national average.
  • Maize ranks #144 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Maize ranks #8,066 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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Maize Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Maize is 2,948.2 per 100,000 people. That's 26.85% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 12.35% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Maize
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 185 2,948.2 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 1 15.9 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 286.9 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 23 366.5 425.0 369.8
Burglary 79 1,259.0 331.4 269.8
Larceny 72 1,147.4 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 175.3 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 162 2,581.7 2,199.1 1,954.4

Maize 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 Maize

23
Violent Crimes
366.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-0.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Maize in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Maize is 366.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 272.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Maize each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -0.88% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -13.77% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Maize

162
Property Crimes
2,581.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
32.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 162 property crimes in Maize in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Maize is 2,581.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Maize each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 32.10% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.40% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Maize

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wichita, KS 394,286 17,563 4,454.4 3,523.6 930.8
Derby, KS 25,907 625 2,412.5 2,184.7 227.7
Newton, KS 18,337 609 3,321.2 2,677.6 643.5
Andover, KS 15,842 225 1,420.3 1,287.7 132.6
Haysville, KS 11,308 141 1,246.9 1,131.9 115.0
Bel Aire, KS 8,599 142 1,651.4 1,604.8 46.5
Valley Center, KS 7,463 82 1,098.8 924.6 174.2
Goddard, KS 5,020 53 1,055.8 896.4 159.4
Kechi, KS 2,129 27 1,268.2 1,033.3 234.9
Sedgwick, KS 1,635 19 1,162.1 917.4 244.6

Maize SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
9
Commute
8
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