Lyons, KS Crime Rates & Map

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31%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

21%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

41%

Property crime NAT. AVG.

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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.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Lyons_{/100k people}	Kansas_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	55	n/a (estimate)	1,616	2,624	2,346
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	3.4	6.5
Rape	2	n/a	58.8	43.3	38.4
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	31.8	73.9
Assault	14	n/a	411.4	346.4	279.7
Violent crime	16	n/a (estimate)	470	425	388
Burglary	6	n/a	176.3	331.4	314.2
Theft	29	n/a	852.2	1,619.6	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	4	n/a	117.5	248.1	246.0
Property crime	39	n/a (estimate)	1,146	2,199	1,958

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Key findings

Lyons crime rates are 31% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Lyons are 21% higher than the national average
In Lyons you have a 1 in 62 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Lyons is safer than 49% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Lyons has decreased by 7%

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Daily Crime In Lyons (per 100,000 people)

The number of daily crimes per 100,000 residents in Lyons, Kansas is displayed in the graph above. As you can see, the daily crimes for Lyons are 1.62 times less than the Kansas average and 1.45 times less than the national level. Daily violent crimes in Lyons are 1.11 times more than than Kansas and 1.21 times more than the national mean. While daily property crimes in Lyons are 1.92 times less than than Kansas and 1.71 times less than the national average.

How Safe is Lyons (higher is better)

Compared to the other cities in Kansas and all other cities across the US, is Lyons safe? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that Lyons is safer than 46% of other cities in the state of Kansas. In addition, Lyons is safer than 49% of cities in the entire United States. To achieve these results, all Kansas and United States cities were analyzed to determine how many locations had a lower crime rate than Lyons. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that Lyons is below average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Lyons

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lyons is 1 in 213

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lyons is 1 in 88

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

Are you worried about becoming a crime victim? In Lyons, your chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 213. Types of violent crimes may include assault, robbery, rape, or murder. You also have a 1 in 88 chance of being the victim of a property crime such as vehicle theft, personal property theft, and burglary. Your overall risk of becoming a crime victim in Lyons is 1 in 62.

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

Determining whether Lyons is becoming less or more safe for its residents (per 100,000) is most easily done by comparing year-over-year crime rates. Lyons violent crime rates have increased by 79%. At the same time, property crime has decreased by 22% year over year. Total crimes for Lyons has decreased by 7% in the same time frame.

Lyons police department

Item	Lyons	Kansas	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	7	5,262	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.9	2.5	3.3

There are a total of 7 Lyons police officers. This results in 1.9 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 24.7% less than the Kansas average and 42.7% less than the National average.

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}
Little River, KS	559	0	0	0
Sterling, KS	2,490	182	911	1,093
Nickerson, KS	1,148	217	1,121	1,338
Raymond, KS	66	563	2,913	3,476
Bushton, KS	208	586	3,030	3,616
Alden, KS	83	587	3,037	3,624
Geneseo, KS	233	627	3,242	3,869
Lyons, KS	3,716	470	1,146	1,616

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Blanding, UT	3,716	160	1,512	1,672
Dell Rapids, SD	3,715	247	965	1,213
Ballinger, TX	3,715	435	1,793	2,228
Nowata, OK	3,717	369	1,928	2,297
Carolina Shores, NC	3,714	182	967	1,149
Lyons, KS	3,716	470	1,146	1,616

Source: The Lyons, 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.