What is the #1 most dangerous cities in kansas?

#	City	Population	Crime Rate per 1K
1	Elwood	1,169	15.12
2	Parsons	9,482	12.49
3	Kansas City	154,776	10.48
4	Topeka	126,103	8.57
5	Junction City	22,431	7.77
6	Galena	2,752	6.91
7	Osawatomie	4,244	6.85
8	Newton	18,443	6.17
9	Anthony	2,228	5.82
10	Hiawatha	3,223	5.69
11	Chanute	8,629	5.49
12	Wichita	396,488	5.39
13	Coffeyville	8,752	5.30
14	Iola	5,368	5.29
15	Concordia	5,067	5.22
16	Independence	8,469	5.22
17	Garden City	27,781	5.16
18	Oberlin	1,763	5.01
19	Leavenworth	37,176	4.95
20	Salina	46,432	4.95
21	Lawrence	95,459	4.71
22	Merriam	11,036	4.35
23	Cherryvale	2,125	4.27
24	Bonner Springs	7,735	4.06
25	Arkansas City	11,909	4.02
26	Larned	3,328	3.84
27	Emporia	24,098	3.69
28	Hutchinson	39,837	3.67
29	Pittsburg	20,606	3.66
30	Girard	2,706	3.66
31	Plainville	1,766	3.56
32	Arma	1,131	3.55
33	Wamego	4,205	3.47
34	Edwardsville	4,721	3.43
35	Mission	9,928	3.39
36	Pleasanton	1,434	3.35
37	Wakefield	1,031	3.28
38	Marysville	3,423	3.24
39	Great Bend	14,596	3.15
40	Grandview Plaza	1,801	3.11
41	Neodesha	2,311	3.08
42	Herington	2,105	3.07
43	Norton	2,704	2.96
44	Caldwell	1,091	2.96
45	Fredonia	2,113	2.93
46	Fort Scott	7,551	2.91
47	WaKeeney	1,838	2.90
48	Scott City	3,955	2.84
49	Winfield	11,731	2.84
50	Augusta	9,252	2.81
51	Shawnee	68,175	2.78
52	El Dorado	12,882	2.70
53	Abilene	6,449	2.64
54	Hillsboro	2,716	2.62
55	Liberal	19,107	2.56
56	Sedgwick	1,702	2.54
57	Dodge City	27,652	2.51
58	Ellis	2,145	2.48
59	Columbus	2,902	2.45
60	Baxter Springs	3,863	2.36
61	Hays	21,078	2.33
62	Colby	5,389	2.33
63	Burlington	2,615	2.33
64	Goodland	3,878	2.28
65	Osborne	1,496	2.26
66	Wellington	7,643	2.26
67	Haysville	11,117	2.22
68	Osage City	2,837	2.14
69	Marion	2,010	2.12
70	Horton	1,708	2.04
71	Spring Hill	8,691	2.04
72	Belleville	2,036	2.02
73	Park City	7,726	2.01
74	Oakley	2,049	1.97
75	Olathe	143,720	1.96
76	Erie	1,318	1.95
77	Tonganoxie	5,693	1.91
78	Louisburg	5,034	1.91
79	Paola	5,757	1.90
80	Garnett	3,200	1.89
81	Halstead	2,435	1.88
82	Overland Park	197,199	1.85
83	Lenexa	57,986	1.85
84	Pratt	6,559	1.84
85	Roeland Park	6,800	1.80
86	Beloit	3,141	1.79
87	Westwood	1,851	1.75
88	Elkhart	1,732	1.69
89	Humboldt	1,956	1.66
90	Conway Springs	1,597	1.66
91	Baldwin City	4,881	1.61
92	Minneapolis	2,101	1.55
93	Ellinwood	2,117	1.53
94	Lansing	11,229	1.52
95	Atchison	10,795	1.51
96	Basehor	7,229	1.50
97	Ottawa	12,632	1.50
98	Fairway	4,177	1.44
99	Lyons	3,562	1.44
100	Council Grove	2,487	1.41
101	Maize	5,990	1.40
102	Belle Plaine	1,486	1.38
103	Gardner	24,020	1.38
104	Kingman	3,003	1.38
105	Russell	4,258	1.36
106	Clay Center	4,148	1.23
107	McPherson	13,956	1.23
108	Sabetha	2,326	1.19
109	Holton	3,384	1.18
110	Caney	1,450	1.15
111	Rose Hill	4,353	1.14
112	Hugoton	4,065	1.12
113	Wellsville	2,003	1.04
114	Goddard	5,361	1.01
115	Valley Center	8,937	0.95
116	Cheney	2,386	0.93
117	Ulysses	5,812	0.90
118	La Cygne	1,368	0.90
119	Frontenac	3,381	0.89
120	Sterling	2,396	0.88
121	St. George	1,115	0.87
122	Valley Falls	1,305	0.87
123	Haven	1,394	0.84
124	Bel Aire	8,654	0.80
125	Buhler	1,311	0.78
126	Stockton	1,521	0.78
127	St. Francis	1,268	0.77
128	Carbondale	1,361	0.76
129	Andover	15,508	0.74
130	Chapman	1,244	0.74
131	Hill City	1,536	0.72
132	Mulvane	5,829	0.70
133	Colwich	1,616	0.69
134	Meade	1,274	0.67
135	Smith Center	1,585	0.64
136	Ellsworth	3,098	0.63
137	Oswego	1,770	0.61
138	Prairie Village	22,937	0.61
139	Leawood	33,844	0.59
140	Mission Hills	3,556	0.57
141	Seneca	2,139	0.48
142	Hoisington	2,660	0.39
143	Clearwater	2,536	0.38
144	Hesston	3,747	0.29
145	Lindsborg	3,773	0.26
146	Eudora	6,036	0.15
147	Perry	1,085	0.00
148	Sedan	1,066	0.00
149	Peabody	1,152	0.00
150	Overbrook	1,015	0.00
151	Oskaloosa	1,172	0.00
152	South Hutchinson	2,826	0.00
153	Spearville	1,054	0.00
154	Garden Plain	1,055	0.00
155	Highland	1,047	0.00
156	North Newton	2,150	0.00
157	Moundridge	1,654	0.00
158	Holcomb	2,582	0.00
159	Hoxie	1,191	0.00
160	Medicine Lodge	1,518	0.00
161	Inman	1,425	0.00
162	Auburn	1,185	0.00
163	Atwood	1,388	0.00
164	Wathena	1,463	0.00
165	Lyndon	1,184	0.00
166	Kechi	2,935	0.00
167	Andale	1,259	0.00
168	Americus	1,147	0.00
169	Rossville	1,183	0.00
170	Yates Center	1,381	0.00
171	St. John	1,247	0.00
172	St. Marys	2,795	0.00
173	Derby	25,801	0.00

Methodology

Cities in Kansas are ranked by crime rate per 1k. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from FBI Crime Data Explorer. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most dangerous cities in kansas?: Elwood ranks #1 with 15.12 (crime rate per 1k).
What are the top 5 most dangerous cities in kansas?: 1. Elwood (15.12), 2. Parsons (12.49), 3. Kansas City (10.48), 4. Topeka (8.57), 5. Junction City (7.77)
How many cities in Kansas are ranked?: This ranking includes 173 cities in Kansas with available data.

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