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Hays Crime Rate Report (Kansas)

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

The city violent crime rate for Hays in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 30.98% and the city property crime rate in Hays was lower than the national property crime rate average by 38.61%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Hays was lower than the violent crime rate in Kansas by 50.55% and the city property crime rate in Hays was lower than the property crime rate in Kansas by 47.56%.

Property and Violent Crime
Hays Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Hays Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Hays Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault37
Arson0
Burglary17
Larceny and Theft174
Motor Vehicle Theft9
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape8
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)223
Property Crime200
Violent Crime48
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault40
Arson1
Burglary16
Larceny and Theft203
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape10
Robbery4
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)194
Property Crime171
Violent Crime54

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Hays Property Crime

Hays Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Hays Crime 2025

Hays Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Hays Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Hays Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Hays, 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 Hays 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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