Westwood Hills, KS Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 56%

Violent crime 56%

Property crime 56%

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.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Westwood Hills_{/100k people}	Kansas_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,101 (estimate)	2,725	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.6	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	48.6	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	44.4	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	314.2	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	166 (estimate)	411	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	342.7	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,721.9	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	249.9	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	935 (estimate)	2,315	2,110

Key findings

Westwood Hills crime rates are 56% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Westwood Hills are 56% lower than the national average
In Westwood Hills you have a 1 in 91 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Westwood Hills is safer than 65% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Westwood Hills has decreased by 11%

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The Westwood Hills crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Westwood Hills 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 Westwood Hills crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Westwood Hills

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Westwood Hills is 1 in 603

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Westwood Hills is 1 in 107

The chance of being a victim of crime in Westwood Hills is 1 in 91

Year Over Year Crime In Westwood Hills (per 100,000 people)

Westwood Hills police department

Item	Westwood Hills	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, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Platte Woods, MO	430	0	0	0
Lake Waukomis, MO	973	107	0	107
Westwood, KS	1,747	61	345	406
Lake Quivira, KS	987	0	425	425
Weatherby Lake, MO	1,900	69	370	440
Fairway, KS	3,964	78	441	519
Shawnee, KS	64,444	213	324	537
Westwood Hills, KS	414	166	935	1,101

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Ottertail, MN	414	228	2,009	2,237
Richlawn, KY	414	88	766	854
Williston, TN	414	796	3,549	4,345
Buckhorn, PA	414	274	1,255	1,529
Irving, IL	414	658	2,983	3,641
Westwood Hills, KS	414	166	935	1,101

Source: The Westwood Hills, KS crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. 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.