Parsons, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Parsons, KS Summary

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

  • There were 425 total crimes committed in Parsons the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,536.2 total crimes per 100K people in Parsons.
  • The overall crime rate in Parsons is 95.17% above the national average.
  • Parsons ranks #163 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Parsons ranks #9,235 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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Parsons Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Parsons is 4,536.2 per 100,000 people. That's 95.17% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 72.87% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Parsons
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 425 4,536.2 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 3 32.0 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 59 629.7 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 66 704.5 425.0 369.8
Burglary 81 864.6 331.4 269.8
Larceny 245 2,615.0 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 33 352.2 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 359 3,831.8 2,199.1 1,954.4

Parsons 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 Parsons

66
Violent Crimes
704.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
90.50%
Above The National Average
  • There were 66 violent crimes in Parsons in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Parsons is 704.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 142.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Parsons each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 90.50% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 65.74% higher than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Parsons

359
Property Crimes
3,831.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
96.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 359 property crimes in Parsons in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Parsons is 3,831.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Parsons each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 96.06% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 74.24% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Parsons

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Joplin, MO 51,989 3,425 6,587.9 6,101.3 486.6
Miami, OK 12,904 514 3,983.3 3,479.5 503.7
Independence, KS 8,402 316 3,761.0 3,201.6 559.4
Carl Junction, MO 8,355 100 1,196.9 1,017.4 179.5
Iola, KS 5,302 252 4,752.9 3,923.0 829.9
Vinita, OK 5,170 127 2,456.5 2,301.7 154.7
Baxter Springs, KS 3,826 72 1,881.9 1,698.9 183.0
Frontenac, KS 3,415 43 1,259.2 1,200.6 58.6
Columbus, KS 2,857 65 2,275.1 2,100.1 175.0
Galena, KS 2,737 46 1,680.7 1,388.4 292.3

Parsons SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
10
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