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2023 Crime Index Report
2023 Crime Index Report
2023 Crime Index Report
KANSAS
CRIME INDEX
KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
INCIDENT BASED REPORTING UNIT
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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
CALENDAR YEAR 2023
Total Index Crimes: The Federal Bureau of Inves ga on (FBI) defines index crimes as murder, rape, robbery,
aggravated assault/ba ery, burglary, the , motor vehicle the , and arson. In 2023, there were 66,782
property crimes and 13,294 violent crimes submi ed by Kansas law enforcement agencies to the Kansas
Bureau of Inves ga on (KBI). Total index crimes decreased 7.4% from the 10‐year average but increased 1.5%
from 2022 to 2023. The total index crimes were heavily impacted by the total property index crimes due to
the number of property crimes reported compared to violent crimes.
Crime Index Rate: The crime index rate is the number of all index crimes per 1,000 people. This increased
from 26.7 offenses per 1,000 people in 2022, to 27.0 in 2023.
Violent Crime Index Rate: The violent crime index rate was 9.8% above the 10‐year average, but decreased
4.3% from 2022. In 2023, the violent crime index rate for Kansas was 4.5 offenses per 1,000 people. These
include: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault/ba ery.
Property Crime Index: The property crime index rate was 10.0% below the 10‐year average. In 2023, the
property index crime rate was 22.5 offenses per 1,000 people. These include: burglary, the , motor vehicle
the , and arson.
Property index crimes have been declining for the past six years. However, in 2023, total property crimes
increased 2.6% from 2022. In 2023, there were 49,754 the offenses, which accounted for 74.5% of total
property crimes reported. There were 17,028 burglary and motor vehicle the s, which accounted for the
remaining 25.5% of the property crimes reported.
Murder: There were 157 murders reported in 2023, which was 3.3% above the 10‐year average, but 6.5% less
than 2022. Despite this decrease, that may be a posi ve indicator, it was a 23.6% increase from the pre‐COVID
ten‐year average of 127 murders.
Finding a common circumstance for these murders is difficult, as 47.1% of the reports indicated “unknown
circumstance.” Also, 16.6% of the murders listed an unknown suspect. Arguments, as a circumstance,
accounted for 28.0% of murders; domes c violence murders accounted for 20.4%; illegal drug transac ons
totaled 1.9%; and gang ac vity and drive‐by incidents made up 1.9%. All other circumstances totaled 21.0% of
the total murders in 2023.
Rape: Rapes were 6.0% below the 10‐year average. There was a decrease of 12.6% from 2022, and a 1.4%
decrease from the 2019 pre‐COVID ten‐year average of 1,136.
Robbery: Robberies saw a 22.5% decline from the 10‐year average and a 0.6% decrease from 2022.
Aggravated Assault/Ba ery: Aggravated assaults and ba eries have risen substan ally since 2015. In 2023,
they were 15.2% above the 10‐year average, but saw a 3.0% decrease from the 2022 totals. Notably, these
numbers represent a 36.4% increase from the 2019 pre‐COVID ten‐year average of 8,005 per year.
Burglary: In 2023, there were 8,748 reported burglaries, which was 26.7% below the 10‐year average and
1.1% below 2022 numbers. This was the lowest number since 1966, when 10,712 were reported and was
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42.3% less than the 2019 pre‐COVID 10‐year average of 15,164.
The : Reported the s (other than motor vehicles) were 8.5% below the 10‐year average, but 2.9% above
2022 numbers. This was a 15.6% decline from the 2019 pre‐COVID 10‐year average of 58,942.
Motor Vehicle The s: Motor vehicle the s were 4.9% above the 10‐year average. This sta s c is notable
because motor vehicle the s tend to have a higher rate of repor ng compared to other property offenses,
sugges ng they would be a more accurate barometer of the actual number of property offenses occurring in
our state. In 2023, there was a 4.8% increase from 2022, and a 15.8% increase from the 2019 pre‐COVID 10‐
year average of 7,149.
Arson: Arsons were 18.4% below the 10‐year average and decreased by 7.7% compared to those reported
in 2022. Arson figures are intended to stand apart from violent or property indices and are not included
within those sta s cs. In 2023, there was a 31.2% decrease from the 2019 pre‐COVID 10‐year average of
666.
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Index Crimes Totals
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Index Crimes Totals
Rape 1,192 1,190 1,187 (0.3) 1,187 1,281 7.9 1,281 1,120 (12.6)
CRIME
Robbery 1,415 1,312 1,077 (17.9) 1,077 1,104 2.5 1,104 1,097 (0.6)
Aggravated Assault/Battery 9,479 11,201 10,985 (1.9) 10,985 11,255 2.5 11,255 10,920 (3.0)
Total Violent Offenses 12,239 13,896 13,422 (3.4) 13,422 13,808 2.9 13,808 13,294 (3.7)
Violent Crime Rate/1,000 4.1 4.7 4.6 (2.1) 4.6 4.7 2.2 4.7 4.5 (4.3)
Burglary 11,942 11,267 9,751 (13.5) 9,751 8,849 (9.3) 8,849 8,748 (1.1)
PROPERTY
Theft 54,391 53,381 49,663 (7.0) 49,663 48,373 (2.6) 48,373 49,754 2.9
CRIME
Motor Vehicle Theft 7,896 8,802 8,514* (3.3) 8,514* 7,897 (7.2) 7,897 8,280 4.8
Total Property Offenses 74,228 73,450 67,928 (7.5) 67,928 65,119 (4.1) 65,119 66,782 2.6
Property Crime Rate/1,000 25.0 25.0 22.6 (9.6) 22.6 22.0 (2.7) 22.0 22.5 2.3
Arson 561 574 512 (10.8) 512 496 (3.1) 496 458 (7.7)
*Kansas City Police Department did not report motor vehicle the s in 2021. The 2021 total includes an es mate based on the average of the previous 3 years of data.
**The 2022 sta s cs were calculated using a longer repor ng period than typical.
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Violent Index Crimes
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Violent Index Crimes
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Property Index Crimes
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Property Index Crimes
1) 2021 data contains es mated total for Kansas City Police Department. 2)Arsons are not factored into indices.
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APPENDIX A
Index crimes are defined by the Federal Bureau of Inves ga on as the following offenses:
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Crime Index 2023
Methodology
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) compiled the following 2023 statistical crime report based on data submitted by local and state law enforcement agencies p rior to 5/3/2024.
The data represents the most accurate information available, reflecting crime as reported by law enforcement agencies through the Kansas Incident Based Reporting System (KIBRS).
This system enables crime information from standard offense and arrest reports to be reported by the relevant law enforcement agencies. This report does not represent all criminal incidents committed
throughout the State of Kansas, as it is dependent upon victims reporting crimes to law enforcement agencies and upon those agencies submitting incident reports to the KBI.
This information is designed to support the Crime in the U.S. report published annually by the FBI. However, the FBI excludes certain data when fluctuations fall outside of its mathematical assumptions,
resulting in different numbers than reported here. Also, the FBI deadline for submissions is March while the deadline for this publication is May.
The final responsibility for data submissions rests with the individual law enforcement agency. Although the KBI makes every effort through its editing procedures, training practices, and correspondence to
ensure the validity of the data it receives, the accuracy of the statistics depends primarily on the adherence of each contributor to the established standards of reporting.
1. Manual. Reports are mailed from the law enforcement agency to the KBI and the data are entered manually by KBI staff into the KIBRS. These reports must pass a variety of validations to ensure accuracy
and completeness in order to be accepted into the KIBRS.
2. Electronic. Agencies may submit their reports directly into the system through an electronic gateway. These reports also had to pass a series of validations in order to be accepted by the system.
3. Direct. Direct reporting, more commonly called summary reporting, involves an agency merely providing the KBI with a count for each crime. This form of reporting is dependent on the agency making
proper classification of offenses and does not provide any additional information regarding a case. This type of reporting is being phased out in order to receive more detailed incident data in the future.
1. This report distinguishes between agencies who have sent no data and those who sent incomplete data. If an agency submitted offense reports for two months or less in the year, they are listed as "not
having submitted data." If an agency submitted offense reports for nine months or less in the year, they are listed as "did not submit complete data."
2. This report separates university police departments from the county they reside and places them in a grouping of all campus police. This was done in order to provide consistency as compared to state
agencies and tribal police departments.
3. The following guidelines were used for purposes of counting offenses: Murders, Rapes, and Aggravated Assaults were counted per victim. Robberies, Burglaries, Thefts, and Arsons were counted per
incident. Motor Vehicle Thefts were counted per vehicle stolen.
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State Agencies
Kansas Bureau of Investigation N/A 12 11 N/A 10 N/A 2 0 0 8 1 N/A 0 1 0 0
Kansas Wildlife and Parks 3 N/A 9 10 N/A 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 10 N/A 0 10 0 0
Kansas Highway Patrol 9 N/A 12 92 N/A 54 N/A 5 0 1 48 38 N/A 4 26 8 1
Kansas Alcohol Bev Cont N/A 12 0 N/A 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 0
State Fire Marshal 9 N/A 11 1 N/A 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 1 N/A 1 0 0 8
Kansas Lottery Security 3 N/A 12 0 N/A 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 0
Kansas Racing Comm N/A 10 0 N/A 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 0
State Agencies Total 114 64 7 0 1 56 50 5 37 8 9
University Police
Butler Community College 2 4 Agency did not report data in 2023
Pittsburg State Univ PD 2 3 5,025 6 10 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 10 2.0 0 10 0 0
Univ of Kansas PD 2 22,187 12 169 7.6 4 0.2 0 1 1 2 165 7.4 5 155 5 0
Fort Hays St Univ PD 2 9 7,884 10 9 1.1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 9 1.1 0 9 0 1
Garden City Comm College 2 1,203 12 6 5.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 6 5.0 1 5 0 0
Johnson Co. Community College 2 17,134 11 12 0.7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 12 0.7 0 11 1 0
Emporia State Univ PD 2 3,431 12 19 5.5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 19 5.5 2 17 0 0
Kansas State Univ PD 2 3 16,500 5 34 2.1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 34 2.1 1 32 1 0
Wichita State Univ PD 2 3 11,728 6 32 2.7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 32 2.7 0 31 1 0
Washburn University PD 2 4,318 12 66 15.3 1 0.2 0 0 0 1 65 15.1 5 54 6 0
KU Med Center PD 2 2,804 12 301 107.3 22 7.8 0 0 1 21 279 99.5 1 242 36 0
KCK Community College 2 2,929 12 20 6.8 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 20 6.8 3 13 4 0
University Totals 95,143 678 7.1 27 0.3 0 1 2 24 651 6.8 18 579 54 1
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State Total 10 2,967,265 80,076 27.0 13,294 4.5 157 1,120 1,097 10,920 66,782 22.5 8,748 49,754 8,280 458
Summary 189,541 10,760 56.8 1,374 7.2 27 99 218 1,030 9,386 49.5 1,644 6,016 1,726 13
IBR Total 2,777,724 69,316 25.0 11,920 4.3 130 1,021 879 9,890 57,396 20.7 7,104 43,738 6,554 445
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