Paola, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Paola, KS Summary

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

  • There were 88 total crimes committed in Paola the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,515.2 total crimes per 100K people in Paola.
  • The overall crime rate in Paola is -34.81% below the national average.
  • Paola ranks #94 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Paola ranks #5,359 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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Paola Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Paola is 1,515.2 per 100,000 people. That's -34.81% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -42.26% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Paola
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 88 1,515.2 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 172.2 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 11 189.4 425.0 369.8
Burglary 1 17.2 331.4 269.8
Larceny 72 1,239.7 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 68.9 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 77 1,325.8 2,199.1 1,954.4

Paola 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 Paola

11
Violent Crimes
189.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-48.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Paola in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Paola is 189.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 528.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Paola each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -48.78% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.44% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Paola

77
Property Crimes
1,325.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-32.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 77 property crimes in Paola in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Paola is 1,325.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 75.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Paola each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -32.17% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.71% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Paola

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Olathe, KS 144,646 2,071 1,431.8 1,207.8 224.0
Lee's Summit, MO 103,976 2,325 2,236.1 2,097.6 138.5
Lenexa, KS 59,289 1,031 1,738.9 1,518.0 221.0
Leawood, KS 33,596 699 2,080.6 1,952.6 128.0
Raymore, MO 25,351 397 1,566.0 1,447.7 118.3
Spring Hill, KS 9,024 116 1,285.5 1,141.4 144.1
Parkville, MO 8,412 131 1,557.3 1,462.2 95.1
Eudora, KS 6,480 33 509.3 432.1 77.2
Greenwood, MO 6,077 29 477.2 362.0 115.2
Louisburg, KS 5,023 83 1,652.4 1,413.5 238.9

Paola SnackAbility

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