CurrentCrimeMap

Data through June 2026, Wichita Police Department

Crime in Wichita, KS

The violent crime rate in Wichita is 1,117 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to June 2026, 155% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −9% compared with the previous 12 months.

Aerial view of Downtown Wichita, Riverfront Stadium in foreground.
Photo: Popcorn700, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

1,117 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,486 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026

−9% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

4,229 per 100,000 residents, per year

16,991 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026

−14% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

5,346 per 100,000 residents, per year

21,477 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 401,730, 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 Wichita sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

1,117

Wichita has the 16th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 286 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Springfield, MO1,23011
Peoria, IL1,18112
Birmingham, AL1,15913
St. Louis, MO1,15114
Milwaukee, WI1,12615
Wichita, KS1,11716
Lafayette, LA1,10417
Shreveport, LA1,04518
Evansville, IN1,03319
Albuquerque, NM1,01620
Anchorage, AK1,01521

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

Wichita 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 Wichita Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Wichita with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Wichita, 1 has a higher violent crime rate and 7 a lower one. The closest is Topeka, KS, 129 miles away.

Wichita and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Wichita, KS1,117
Topeka, KS882129 mi
Tulsa, OK841134 mi
Oklahoma City, OK672154 mi
Olathe, KS209160 mi
Overland Park, KS173166 mi
Norman, OK239169 mi
Kansas City, KS886172 mi
Kansas City, MO1,325181 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 Jun 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent379.2—+42%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Wichita Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

Violent crime −9%

0200400600JulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun267474
Violent crimes per month in Wichita, KS, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Jul 2025466Jul 2024451
Aug 2025507Aug 2024417
Sep 2025390Sep 2024480
Oct 2025357Oct 2024411
Nov 2025349Nov 2024404
Dec 2025374Dec 2024350
Jan 2026290Jan 2025356
Feb 2026350Feb 2025296
Mar 2026371Mar 2025407
Apr 2026361Apr 2025434
May 2026404May 2025451
Jun 2026267Jun 2025474

Homicides +42%

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Homicides per month in Wichita, KS, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Jul 20255Jul 20241
Aug 20255Aug 20241
Sep 20258Sep 20242
Oct 20254Oct 20244
Nov 20250Nov 20247
Dec 20254Dec 20241
Jan 20262Jan 20250
Feb 20261Feb 20251
Mar 20263Mar 20252
Apr 20262Apr 20252
May 20262May 20252
Jun 20261Jun 20253

11 in 2026 through June, 10 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Jul 2023
Reported crime per month in Wichita, KS
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jun 20262678941
May 20264041,3922
Apr 20263611,3092
Mar 20263711,3833
Feb 20263501,2401
Jan 20262901,2462
Dec 20253741,3644
Nov 20253491,3930
Oct 20253571,7284
Sep 20253901,6008
Aug 20255071,7045
Jul 20254661,7385
Jun 20254741,6323
May 20254511,8012
Apr 20254341,5542
Mar 20254071,4982
Feb 20252961,3191
Jan 20253561,3440
Dec 20243501,6911
Nov 20244041,7307
Oct 20244111,4824
Sep 20244801,8232
Aug 20244172,0081
Jul 20244511,8851
Jun 20244351,7982
May 20244701,8422
Apr 20244061,6682
Mar 20243941,7261
Feb 20243311,6276
Jan 20243501,6214
Dec 20233731,7683
Nov 20233581,5322
Oct 20234111,6254
Sep 20233811,7023
Aug 20233651,6813
Jul 20234121,70710

How Wichita compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
10Cleveland, OH1,2513,527363,659Aug 2026
16Wichita, KS1,1174,229401,730Jun 2026
22Minneapolis, MN1,0114,687428,057Aug 2026
30Tulsa, OK8413,291415,528Apr 2026
52Aurora, CO7112,297407,319Sep 2026
106Bakersfield, CA4942,245420,589Sep 2026
158Arlington, TX3451,726406,035Sep 2026
164Tampa, FL338994421,313Feb 2026
262New Castle County, DE (County Police)137551439,696May 2026
292Collier County, FL (Sheriff)76383382,493Sep 2026

The 10 places closest to Wichita in population, Wichita 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
30Tulsa, OK8413,291415,528Apr 2026
59Oklahoma City, OK6722,598720,580Jul 2026
109Independence, MO4782,897121,329Jul 2026
207Norman, OK2391,813131,728May 2026
230Olathe, KS209831150,965Aug 2026
243Overland Park, KS1731,443204,173Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Wichita 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 Wichita side by side with Overland Park, Kansas City or Olathe, 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; Wichita’s rate is 160% above the state’s.

TopekaOlatheOverland ParkKansas City

All 5 cities in Kansas

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Wichita safe?

By reported violent crime, Wichita is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 1,117 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to June 2026, −9% 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 Wichita?

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

What is the crime rate in Wichita?

1,117 violent and 4,229 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 21,477 incidents reported to Wichita Police Department over the 12 months to June 2026.

Is crime in Wichita going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −9% and property crime −14% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Wichita had in 2026?

Wichita Police Department reported 11 homicides from January to June 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 10 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jun 2026 the count was 37, or 9 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Wichita Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset KS0870300). 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 Wichita

12 months to June 2026

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

KS0870300
Source
Wichita Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset KS0870300)
Latest complete month
June 2026
History on this site
July 2023 to June 2026 (42 months)
Update schedule
Wichita 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)