Ottawa, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ottawa, KS Summary

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

  • There were 287 total crimes committed in Ottawa the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,280.3 total crimes per 100K people in Ottawa.
  • The overall crime rate in Ottawa is -1.89% below the national average.
  • Ottawa ranks #126 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Ottawa ranks #7,115 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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Ottawa Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ottawa is 2,280.3 per 100,000 people. That's -1.89% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -13.10% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ottawa
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 287 2,280.3 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 4 31.8 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 31 246.3 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 49 389.3 425.0 369.8
Burglary 32 254.3 331.4 269.8
Larceny 200 1,589.1 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 47.7 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 238 1,891.0 2,199.1 1,954.4

Ottawa 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 Ottawa

49
Violent Crimes
389.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
5.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 49 violent crimes in Ottawa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ottawa is 389.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 256.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ottawa each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 5.28% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -8.40% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ottawa

238
Property Crimes
1,891.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-3.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 238 property crimes in Ottawa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ottawa is 1,891.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ottawa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -3.24% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -14.01% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ottawa

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Olathe, KS 144,646 2,071 1,431.8 1,207.8 224.0
Shawnee, KS 67,617 1,120 1,656.4 1,406.5 249.9
Lenexa, KS 59,289 1,031 1,738.9 1,518.0 221.0
Leawood, KS 33,596 699 2,080.6 1,952.6 128.0
Raymore, MO 25,351 397 1,566.0 1,447.7 118.3
Gardner, KS 24,497 228 930.7 775.6 155.1
Spring Hill, KS 9,024 116 1,285.5 1,141.4 144.1
Eudora, KS 6,480 33 509.3 432.1 77.2
Fairway, KS 4,171 57 1,366.6 1,318.6 48.0
Mission Hills, KS 3,540 97 2,740.1 2,655.4 84.7

Ottawa SnackAbility

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