Elk City, KS Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 81%

Violent crime 77%

Property crime 81%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Elk City_{/100k people}	Kansas_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	4,240 (estimate)	2,624	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.4	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	43.3	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	31.8	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	346.4	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	687 (estimate)	425	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	331.4	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,619.6	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	248.1	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	3,554 (estimate)	2,199	1,958

Key findings

Elk City crime rates are 81% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Elk City are 77% higher than the national average
In Elk City you have a 1 in 24 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Elk City is safer than 7% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Elk City has decreased by 4%

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Daily Crime In Elk City (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Elk City

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Elk City is 1 in 146

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Elk City is 1 in 29

The chance of being a victim of crime in Elk City is 1 in 24

Year Over Year Crime In Elk City (per 100,000 people)

Elk City police department

Item	Elk City	Kansas	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	5,262	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.5	3.3

Sex offenders in Kansas

State	Total offenders	Kansas_/100K	National_/100K
Kansas	9,632	349	266

There are a total of 9,632 sex offenders in Kansas. This yields a total of 349 sex offenders in Kansas per 100,000 residents which is 31% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Neodesha, KS	2,034	549	1,098	1,647
Longton, KS	303	619	3,204	3,824
Havana, KS	122	665	3,441	4,106
Peru, KS	165	682	3,528	4,210
Independence, KS	9,084	781	4,528	5,309
Elk City, KS	263	687	3,554	4,240

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Merino, CO	263	651	4,359	5,010
Ebro, FL	263	568	2,617	3,185
Sautee-Nacoochee, GA	263	310	1,556	1,866
Chester, IA	263	467	2,609	3,076
East Gillespie, IL	263	543	1,986	2,529
Elk City, KS	263	687	3,554	4,240

Source: The Elk City, KS crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.