Salina, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Salina, KS Summary

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

  • There were 1,702 total crimes committed in Salina the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,687.1 total crimes per 100K people in Salina.
  • The overall crime rate in Salina is 58.64% above the national average.
  • Salina ranks #155 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Salina ranks #8,742 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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Salina Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Salina is 3,687.1 per 100,000 people. That's 58.64% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 40.51% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Salina
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,702 3,687.1 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 3 6.5 3.4 6.3
Robbery 28 60.7 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 141 305.5 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 203 439.8 425.0 369.8
Burglary 211 457.1 331.4 269.8
Larceny 1,165 2,523.8 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 123 266.5 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 1,499 3,247.3 2,199.1 1,954.4

Salina 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 Salina

203
Violent Crimes
439.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
18.92%
Above The National Average
  • There were 203 violent crimes in Salina in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Salina is 439.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 227.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Salina each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 18.92% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 3.46% higher than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Salina

1,499
Property Crimes
3,247.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
66.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,499 property crimes in Salina in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Salina is 3,247.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Salina each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 66.15% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 47.67% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Salina

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Frederick, MD 80,985 1,560 1,926.3 1,554.6 371.7
McPherson, KS 13,853 284 2,050.1 1,790.2 259.9
Abilene, KS 6,489 94 1,448.6 1,232.9 215.7
Clay Center, KS 4,105 99 2,411.7 1,924.5 487.2
Hesston, KS 3,493 19 543.9 458.1 85.9
Lyons, KS 3,403 55 1,616.2 1,146.0 470.2
Lindsborg, KS 3,273 19 580.5 458.3 122.2
Ellsworth, KS 2,997 26 867.5 667.3 200.2

Salina SnackAbility

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