Norton, KS Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Norton

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Norton_{/100k people}	Kansas_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,638 (estimate)	3,110	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Norton_{/100k people}	Kansas_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	4.4	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	55.5	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	62.4	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	267.6	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	205 (estimate)	390	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	527.6	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,953.5	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	238.9	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,433 (estimate)	2,720	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Norton is 43% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 4.49 daily crimes that occur in Norton.
Norton is safer than 57% of the cities in the United States.
In Norton you have a 1 in 62 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Norton has increased by 7%.

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Daily Crime In Norton (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Norton

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Norton is 1 in 487

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Norton is 1 in 70

The chance of being a victim of crime in Norton is 1 in 62

Year Over Year Crime In Norton (per 100,000 people)

Norton police department

Item	Norton	Kansas	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	6	5,262	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.1	2.5	3.3

There are a total of 6 Norton police officers. This results in 2.1 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 17.1% less than the Kansas average and 37.2% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Kansas

State	Total offenders	Kansas_/100K	National_/100K
Kansas	7,716	279	222

There are a total of 7,716 sex offenders in Kansas. This yields a total of 279 sex offenders in Kansas per 100,000 residents which is 26% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Almena, KS	524	553	3,859	4,412
Edmond, KS	45	581	4,054	4,635
Norton, KS	2,878	205	1,433	1,638

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Hudson Bend, TX	2,878	65	444	509
Syracuse, IN	2,878	181	1,209	1,389
Laporte, CO	2,878	148	1,222	1,371
Sonora, TX	2,877	242	1,072	1,314
Parkwood, CA	2,879	267	1,643	1,910
Norton, KS	2,878	205	1,433	1,638

Source: The Norton, KS crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.