Seneca, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Seneca, KS Summary

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

  • There were 19 total crimes committed in Seneca the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 910.4 total crimes per 100K people in Seneca.
  • The overall crime rate in Seneca is -60.83% below the national average.
  • Seneca ranks #58 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Seneca ranks #3,431 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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Seneca Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Seneca is 910.4 per 100,000 people. That's -60.83% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -65.31% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Seneca
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 19 910.4 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 47.9 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 1 47.9 425.0 369.8
Burglary 1 47.9 331.4 269.8
Larceny 17 814.6 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 18 862.5 2,199.1 1,954.4

Seneca 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 Seneca

1
Violent Crimes
47.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-87.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Seneca in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Seneca is 47.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,087.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Seneca each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -87.04% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -88.73% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Seneca

18
Property Crimes
862.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-55.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 property crimes in Seneca in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Seneca is 862.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 115.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Seneca each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -55.87% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -60.78% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Seneca

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Beatrice, NE 12,164 155 1,274.3 1,003.0 271.3
Forest, MS 5,262 175 3,325.7 2,565.6 760.2
Wamego, KS 4,808 86 1,788.7 1,497.5 291.2
Marysville, KS 3,405 71 2,085.2 1,674.0 411.2
Holton, KS 3,317 35 1,055.2 964.7 90.4
Hiawatha, KS 3,239 81 2,500.8 2,161.2 339.6
Sabetha, KS 2,517 11 437.0 317.8 119.2
Wymore, NE 1,311 14 1,067.9 533.9 533.9

Seneca SnackAbility

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