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Merriam Crime Rate Report (Kansas)

Merriam crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 18 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Merriam for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Merriam in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 9.77% and the city property crime rate in Merriam was higher than the national property crime rate average by 187.86%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Merriam was lower than the violent crime rate in Kansas by 21.35% and the city property crime rate in Merriam was higher than the property crime rate in Kansas by 145.94%.

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

Merriam Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault35
Arson4
Burglary76
Larceny and Theft337
Motor Vehicle Theft103
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape5
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)557
Property Crime516
Violent Crime42
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault48
Arson2
Burglary40
Larceny and Theft431
Motor Vehicle Theft124
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape5
Robbery6
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)636
Property Crime595
Violent Crime59

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Merriam Property Crime

Merriam Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Merriam Crime 2025

Merriam Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Merriam Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Merriam Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Merriam, 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 Merriam crime report data for 2026 was projected from 18 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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