Overland Park, KS Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 13%

Violent crime 40%

Property crime 9%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Overland Park_{/100k people}	Kansas_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	4,179	n/a (estimate)	2,155	2,725	2,489
Murder	3	n/a	1.5	3.6	5.0
Rape	120	n/a	61.9	48.6	42.6
Robbery	78	n/a	40.2	44.4	81.6
Assault	239	n/a	123.3	314.2	250.2
Violent crime	440	n/a (estimate)	227	411	379
Burglary	379	n/a	195.5	342.7	340.5
Theft	3,017	n/a	1,556.1	1,721.9	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	343	n/a	176.9	249.9	219.9
Property crime	3,739	n/a (estimate)	1,929	2,315	2,110

Key findings

Overland Park crime rates are 13% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Overland Park are 40% lower than the national average
In Overland Park you have a 1 in 47 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Overland Park is safer than 44% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Overland Park has not changed

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The Overland Park crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Overland Park as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Overland Park crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Daily Crime In Overland Park (per 100,000 people)

The chart above shows the number of daily crimes in Overland Park, KS per 100,000 people. In Overland Park, the number of daily crimes is projected to be 1.26 times less than the Kansas average and 1.15 times less than the national average. The average number of daily violent crimes in Overland Park is 1.81 times less than the Kansas average and 1.67 times less than the daily national average. With regards to property crimes, Overland Park has a daily crime rate that is 1.20 times less than the Kansas average and 1.09 times less than the overall daily national average.

How Safe is Overland Park (higher is better)

Compared to the other cities in Kansas and all other cities across the US, is Overland Park safe? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that Overland Park is safer than 36% of other cities in the state of Kansas. In addition, Overland Park is safer than 44% 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 Overland Park. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that Overland Park is below average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Overland Park

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Overland Park is 1 in 441

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Overland Park is 1 in 52

The chance of being a victim of crime in Overland Park is 1 in 47

Are you at risk of becoming a victim of crime in Overland Park, Kansas? If you reside in Overland Park, then there is a 1 in 441 chance that you will experience a violent crime. These types of crimes may include homicide, sexual assault, robbery, and physical assault. Your risk of being a victim of property crime is 1 in 52. These types of crime include burglary, petty theft, and theft of motor vehicles. Altogether, there is a 1 in 47 risk that you will become a victim of crime in Overland Park.

Year Over Year Crime In Overland Park (per 100,000 people)

A good indicator of whether Overland Park is becoming a safer or a more dangerous place to live can be determined by analyzing the year over year crime rate (per 100,000 people). The number of violent crimes in Overland Park has not changed, while the property crime rate in Overland Park has not changed year over year. The number of total crimes in Overland Park has not changed year over year.

Overland Park police department

Item	Overland Park	Kansas	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	308	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, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Westwood, KS	1,747	61	345	406
Lake Quivira, KS	987	0	425	425
Fairway, KS	3,964	78	441	519
Shawnee, KS	64,444	213	324	537
Basehor, KS	5,167	16	857	873
Gardner, KS	20,667	144	787	931
Westwood Hills, KS	414	166	935	1,101
Overland Park, KS	183,775	227	1,929	2,155

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Worcester, MA	183,677	630	2,050	2,680
Knoxville, TN	183,927	667	4,350	5,017
Brownsville, TX	182,110	421	2,469	2,890
Grand Prairie, TX	185,631	217	2,102	2,319
Newport News, VA	181,606	596	2,529	3,124
Overland Park, KS	183,775	227	1,929	2,155

Source: The Overland Park, KS crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2019. 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.

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