Crime reports from the Wichita Police Department, mapped by block. Source: Wichita Police Department data from City of Wichita open data. Wichita publishes the last 90 days and updates daily. Search a street, filter by type, or download the list as a spreadsheet.
In 2025, Wichita police reported 4,857 violent crimes (1,209 per 100,000 residents), including 36 murders, 381 robberies and 4,037 aggravated assaults, plus 18,530 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 401,730. Violent-crime rate rank: 1 of 5 large Kansas cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency KS0870300, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 1,209 | 4,857 | 36 | 4,613 | Live |
| Kansas City | 981 | 1,539 | 20 | 3,164 | Totals |
| Topeka | 882 | 1,104 | 21 | 3,455 | Totals |
| Olathe | 230 | 347 | 2 | 841 | Totals |
| Overland Park | 161 | 329 | 0 | 1,462 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
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Wichita's violent-crime rate of 1,209 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 2.7 times the Kansas rate (451) and 3.8 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 83 residents, or about 93.4 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Wichita ranks 15th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 75th for murder (36 murders, 9 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 83% of Wichita's violent crimes and robberies 8%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 4,613 per 100,000, 2.6 times Kansas overall. Wichita police logged 2,279 vehicle thefts (567 per 100,000, 42nd of 351; Kansas: 213) and 2,276 burglaries (567 per 100,000, 2.1 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Topeka, 129 miles northeast; its violent-crime rate (882) is 27% lower than Wichita's.
Out-of-state cities near Wichita's size (401,730 residents): Arlington, TX at 406 violent crimes per 100,000 and Aurora, CO at 763.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Wichita had 1,209 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 2.7 times the statewide 451. It is 1st highest of the 5 Kansas cities on this site; Kansas City is next at 981. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Wichita police reported 36 murders for 2025, a rate of 9 per 100,000 residents. The Kansas rate was 4.5 and the national rate 4.1.
2,279 vehicles were reported stolen in Wichita in 2025, 567 per 100,000 residents. That is 2.9 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 42nd of 351 cities on this site.