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Fort Scott Crime Rate Report (Kansas)

Fort Scott crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 20 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Fort Scott for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Fort Scott in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 24.99% and the city property crime rate in Fort Scott was lower than the national property crime rate average by 21.68%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Fort Scott was lower than the violent crime rate in Kansas by 10.44% and the city property crime rate in Fort Scott was lower than the property crime rate in Kansas by 33.08%.

Property and Violent Crime
Fort Scott Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Fort Scott Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Fort Scott Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault22
Arson1
Burglary16
Larceny and Theft69
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape7
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)132
Property Crime91
Violent Crime31
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault17
Arson2
Burglary1
Larceny and Theft90
Motor Vehicle Theft8
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape4
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)139
Property Crime98
Violent Crime22

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Fort Scott Property Crime

Fort Scott Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Fort Scott Crime 2025

Fort Scott Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Fort Scott Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Fort Scott Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Fort Scott, Kansas crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Fort Scott crime report data for 2026 was projected from 20 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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