Great Bend, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Great Bend, KS Summary

Crime in Great Bend research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Great Bend 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 Great Bend:

  • There were 395 total crimes committed in Great Bend the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,732.4 total crimes per 100K people in Great Bend.
  • The overall crime rate in Great Bend is 17.56% above the national average.
  • Great Bend ranks #141 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Great Bend ranks #7,798 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.

Additional research about crime in Kansas

Great Bend Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Great Bend is 2,732.4 per 100,000 people. That's 17.56% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 4.13% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Great Bend
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 395 2,732.4 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 2 13.8 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 44 304.4 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 59 408.1 425.0 369.8
Burglary 73 505.0 331.4 269.8
Larceny 240 1,660.2 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 23 159.1 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 336 2,324.3 2,199.1 1,954.4

Great Bend 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 Great Bend

59
Violent Crimes
408.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
10.37%
Above The National Average
  • There were 59 violent crimes in Great Bend in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Great Bend is 408.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 245.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Great Bend each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 10.37% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -3.98% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Great Bend

336
Property Crimes
2,324.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
18.93%
Above The National Average
  • There were 336 property crimes in Great Bend in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Great Bend is 2,324.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Great Bend each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 18.93% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.69% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Great Bend

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Frederick, MD 80,985 1,560 1,926.3 1,554.6 371.7
Hays, KS 20,861 482 2,310.5 1,888.7 421.8
Pratt, KS 6,606 124 1,877.1 1,604.6 272.5
Russell, KS 4,369 59 1,350.4 1,030.0 320.4
Larned, KS 3,607 70 1,940.7 1,441.6 499.0
Lyons, KS 3,403 55 1,616.2 1,146.0 470.2
Ellsworth, KS 2,997 26 867.5 667.3 200.2
Hoisington, KS 2,629 20 760.7 532.5 228.2
Ellinwood, KS 1,970 14 710.7 558.4 152.3

Great Bend SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
10
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