Norton, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Norton, KS Summary

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

  • There were 67 total crimes committed in Norton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,476.9 total crimes per 100K people in Norton.
  • The overall crime rate in Norton is 6.57% above the national average.
  • Norton ranks #132 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Norton ranks #7,442 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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Norton Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Norton is 2,476.9 per 100,000 people. That's 6.57% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -5.61% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Norton
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 67 2,476.9 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 221.8 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 8 295.7 425.0 369.8
Burglary 10 369.7 331.4 269.8
Larceny 43 1,589.6 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 221.8 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 59 2,181.1 2,199.1 1,954.4

Norton 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 Norton

8
Violent Crimes
295.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-20.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Norton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Norton is 295.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 338.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Norton each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -20.02% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -30.42% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Norton

59
Property Crimes
2,181.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
11.60%
Above The National Average
  • There were 59 property crimes in Norton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Norton is 2,181.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Norton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 11.60% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -0.82% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Norton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
McCook, NE 7,478 93 1,243.6 1,096.5 147.1
Holdrege, NE 5,469 24 438.8 310.8 128.0

Norton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9
Diversity
4
Safety
5
Amenities
7
Education
8
Commute
10
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