Dodge City, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dodge City, KS Summary

Crime in Dodge City research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Dodge City over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Dodge City:

  • There were 558 total crimes committed in Dodge City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,018.7 total crimes per 100K people in Dodge City.
  • The overall crime rate in Dodge City is -13.14% below the national average.
  • Dodge City ranks #117 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Dodge City ranks #6,570 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Dodge City Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dodge City is 2,018.7 per 100,000 people. That's -13.14% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -23.07% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dodge City
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 558 2,018.7 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.6 3.4 6.3
Robbery 8 28.9 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 87 314.7 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 111 401.6 425.0 369.8
Burglary 55 199.0 331.4 269.8
Larceny 351 1,269.9 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 41 148.3 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 447 1,617.2 2,199.1 1,954.4

Dodge City Crime Compared To Kansas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Kansas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Dodge City

111
Violent Crimes
401.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
8.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 111 violent crimes in Dodge City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dodge City is 401.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 249.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dodge City each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 8.59% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -5.52% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dodge City

447
Property Crimes
1,617.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-17.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 447 property crimes in Dodge City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dodge City is 1,617.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dodge City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -17.26% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.46% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Dodge City SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
10
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