CurrentCrimeMap

Data through December 2025, Topeka Police Department

Crime in Topeka, KS

The violent crime rate in Topeka is 882 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to December 2025, 102% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is +3% compared with the previous 12 months.

A statue of Abraham Lincoln in front of the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka.
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The numbers

12 months to Dec 2025

Violent crime

882 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,104 reported in the 12 months to Dec 2025

+3% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

3,467 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,342 reported in the 12 months to Dec 2025

−5% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

4,349 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,446 reported in the 12 months to Dec 2025

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 125,228, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Topeka sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

882

Topeka has the 27th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 275 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Topeka; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Minneapolis, MN1,01122
Stockton, CA96823
Springfield, MA93224
San Bernardino, CA89625
Kansas City, KS88626
Topeka, KS88227
Grand Rapids, MI86628
Fort Smith, AR85129
Tulsa, OK84130
Houston, TX83731
Cincinnati, OH83532

The places closest to Topeka in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Topeka crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Topeka Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Topeka and the 8 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Topeka, 3 have a higher violent crime rate and 5 a lower one. The closest is Olathe, KS, 48 miles away.

Topeka and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Topeka, KS882
Olathe, KS20948 mi
Kansas City, KS88651 mi
Overland Park, KS17355 mi
Kansas City, MO1,32561 mi
Independence, MO47872 mi
Wichita, KS1,117129 mi
Lincoln, NE391133 mi
Omaha, NE342155 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Dec 2025
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 107 reported85no year-ago month
  • HomicideViolent, 21 reported17+5% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 2,319 reported1,852no year-ago month
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 926 reported739no year-ago month
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 663 reported529no year-ago month
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 419 reported335no year-ago month
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent10785——
HomicideViolent2117—+5%
TheftProperty2,3191,852——
BurglaryProperty926739——
Theft from vehiclesProperty663529——
Vehicle theftProperty419335——
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Topeka Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (47th highest rate of 155), robbery (51st highest rate of 152) and burglary (3rd highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Jan 2025 to Dec 2025

Violent crime +3%

050100150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec7680
Violent crimes per month in Topeka, KS, Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Jan 202576Jan 202491
Feb 202582Feb 202470
Mar 202596Mar 202469
Apr 202572Apr 202491
May 2025119May 2024104
Jun 202579Jun 202499
Jul 2025114Jul 202496
Aug 2025114Aug 202477
Sep 202584Sep 2024119
Oct 2025113Oct 2024110
Nov 202579Nov 202466
Dec 202576Dec 202480

Homicides +5%

02468JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12
Homicides per month in Topeka, KS, Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Jan 20250Jan 20240
Feb 20252Feb 20242
Mar 20251Mar 20240
Apr 20250Apr 20243
May 20252May 20241
Jun 20251Jun 20242
Jul 20256Jul 20243
Aug 20251Aug 20243
Sep 20253Sep 20242
Oct 20251Oct 20241
Nov 20253Nov 20241
Dec 20251Dec 20242
Every month since Jan 2023
Reported crime per month in Topeka, KS
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Dec 2025763651
Nov 2025793123
Oct 20251133531
Sep 2025845303
Aug 20251143721
Jul 20251143326
Jun 2025793341
May 20251194482
Apr 2025723800
Mar 2025963461
Feb 2025822772
Jan 2025762930
Dec 2024803782
Nov 2024663371
Oct 20241105161
Sep 20241193532
Aug 2024773923
Jul 2024963873
Jun 2024993602
May 20241043751
Apr 2024914853
Mar 2024693420
Feb 2024703312
Jan 2024913250
Dec 2023875251
Nov 2023704540
Oct 20231073767
Sep 2023964372
Aug 20231305352
Jul 20231394512
Jun 2023903741
May 20231034001
Apr 20231024413
Mar 2023903433
Feb 20231013420
Jan 2023924394

How Topeka compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
17Lafayette, LA1,1043,364122,489Jul 2026
27Topeka, KS8823,467125,228Dec 2025
63Billings, MT6532,212122,571Sep 2026
115Hartford, CT4412,034122,548Aug 2026
141Wilmington, NC3782,893127,752Sep 2026
145Lakeland, FL3711,402127,935Apr 2026
185Ann Arbor, MI2861,698122,740Sep 2026
211Allentown, PA2341,420127,494Aug 2026
231Alachua County, FL (Sheriff)208572121,845Sep 2026
260Rochester, MN1391,104124,142Sep 2026

The 10 places closest to Topeka in population, Topeka included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
16Wichita, KS1,1174,229401,730Jun 2026
26Kansas City, KS8862,936156,815May 2026
27Topeka, KS8823,467125,228Dec 2025
230Olathe, KS209831150,965Aug 2026
243Overland Park, KS1731,443204,173Aug 2026

All 5 places in Kansas on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
5Kansas City, MO1,3253,411518,039Jul 2026
16Wichita, KS1,1174,229401,730Jun 2026
26Kansas City, KS8862,936156,815May 2026
27Topeka, KS8823,467125,228Dec 2025
109Independence, MO4782,897121,329Jul 2026
132Lincoln, NE3911,767302,860Aug 2026
150Columbia, MO3581,584132,072Aug 2026
159Omaha, NE3422,524488,395Aug 2026
230Olathe, KS209831150,965Aug 2026
243Overland Park, KS1731,443204,173Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Topeka by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Topeka side by side with Olathe, Kansas City or Overland Park, or with any other place.

Other cities in Kansas

4 city pages, closest first

Kansas as a whole has 430 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Topeka’s rate is 105% above the state’s.

OlatheKansas CityOverland ParkWichita

All 5 cities in Kansas

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Topeka safe?

By reported violent crime, Topeka is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 882 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to December 2025, +3% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Topeka?

This site does not have one for Topeka. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Topeka compares with nearby places such as Olathe, KS instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Topeka?

882 violent and 3,467 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 5,446 incidents reported to Topeka Police Department over the 12 months to December 2025. Violent crime includes 107 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 926 burglaries, 663 thefts from vehicles and 2,319 other thefts.

Is crime in Topeka going up or down?

It is going up: violent crime +3% and property crime −5% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Topeka had in 2025?

Topeka Police Department reported 21 homicides from January to December 2025, the latest month it has reported in full, against 20 in the same months of 2024. Over the 12 months to Dec 2025 the count was 21, or 17 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Topeka Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset KS0890100). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Topeka

12 months to December 2025
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100k
RobberyTaking property by force or threat10785
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal926739
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included663529
Vehicle theft419335

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

KS0890100
Source
Topeka Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset KS0890100)
Latest complete month
December 2025
History on this site
January 2023 to December 2025 (36 months)
Update schedule
Topeka Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)