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Wichita Crime Rate Report (Kansas)

Wichita crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 23 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Wichita for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Wichita in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 267.28% and the city property crime rate in Wichita was higher than the national property crime rate average by 198.78%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Wichita was higher than the violent crime rate in Kansas by 163.17% and the city property crime rate in Wichita was higher than the property crime rate in Kansas by 155.26%.

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

Wichita Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault4,026
Arson132
Burglary2,261
Larceny and Theft13,890
Motor Vehicle Theft2,271
Murder and Manslaughter36
Rape392
Robbery380
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)20,349
Property Crime18,422
Violent Crime4,834
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault3,397
Arson101
Burglary1,350
Larceny and Theft11,172
Motor Vehicle Theft1,753
Murder and Manslaughter39
Rape301
Robbery272
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)16,203
Property Crime14,276
Violent Crime4,010

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Wichita Property Crime

Wichita Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Wichita Crime 2025

Wichita Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Wichita Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Wichita Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Wichita, 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 Wichita crime report data for 2026 was projected from 23 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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