Hesston, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hesston, KS Summary

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

  • There were 19 total crimes committed in Hesston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 543.9 total crimes per 100K people in Hesston.
  • The overall crime rate in Hesston is -76.60% below the national average.
  • Hesston ranks #36 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Hesston ranks #1,991 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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Hesston Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hesston is 543.9 per 100,000 people. That's -76.60% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -79.27% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hesston
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 19 543.9 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 3 85.9 425.0 369.8
Burglary 2 57.3 331.4 269.8
Larceny 14 400.8 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 16 458.1 2,199.1 1,954.4

Hesston 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 Hesston

3
Violent Crimes
85.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Hesston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hesston is 85.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,164.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hesston each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.77% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -79.79% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hesston

16
Property Crimes
458.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-76.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 property crimes in Hesston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hesston is 458.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 218.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hesston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -76.56% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -79.17% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hesston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Derby, KS 25,907 625 2,412.5 2,184.7 227.7
Newton, KS 18,337 609 3,321.2 2,677.6 643.5
Andover, KS 15,842 225 1,420.3 1,287.7 132.6
McPherson, KS 13,853 284 2,050.1 1,790.2 259.9
Bel Aire, KS 8,599 142 1,651.4 1,604.8 46.5
Valley Center, KS 7,463 82 1,098.8 924.6 174.2
Mulvane, KS 6,844 109 1,592.6 1,490.4 102.3
Maize, KS 6,275 185 2,948.2 2,581.7 366.5
Goddard, KS 5,020 53 1,055.8 896.4 159.4
Rose Hill, KS 3,983 28 703.0 451.9 251.1

Hesston SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
7
Education
9
Commute
10
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