Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Lawrence, KS Crime Grade
How Lawrence grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Kansas — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Kansas
8/10
vs. Kansas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Lawrence, KS was 438.4 per 100,000 residents (429 incidents over a population of 97,863). That puts Lawrence Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 1% below the Kansas statewide rate of 441.9.
That ranks Lawrence #3,143 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 17% of them, and #29 of 37 in Kansas. Violent crime is down 6% year over year and down 3% over the last five years.
Lawrence, KS crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Kansas Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 438.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,143 of 3,771
- KS rank
- #29 of 37
- Safer than
- 17% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 6%
- 5-year change
- down 3%
- Population
- 97,863
- Reporting agency
- Lawrence Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Lawrence Police Department (FBI ORI KS0230100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lawrence (red), Kansas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lawrence vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 450.1(448) | 468.7(448) | 156.9(151) | 466.7(451) | 438.4(429) |
| Murder | 6.0(6) | 7.3(7) | 2.1(2) | 5.2(5) | 6.1(6) |
| Rape | 68.3(68) | 71.1(68) | 23.9(23) | 78.6(76) | 56.2(55) |
| Robbery | 31.1(31) | 35.6(34) | 15.6(15) | 32.1(31) | 24.5(24) |
| Aggravated assault | 344.6(343) | 354.7(339) | 115.3(111) | 350.8(339) | 351.5(344) |
| Property crime | 2389.2(2,378) | 2202.3(2,105) | 781.4(752) | 2187.6(2,114) | 1867.9(1,828) |
| Burglary | 240.1(239) | 243.8(233) | 63.4(61) | 230.8(223) | 198.2(194) |
| Larceny | 1869.8(1,861) | 1775.5(1,697) | 661.9(637) | 1778.8(1,719) | 1545.0(1,512) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 271.3(270) | 175.8(168) | 54.0(52) | 166.6(161) | 117.5(115) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Lawrence, KS Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Lawrence Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Lawrence calculated?
- Lawrence's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Kansas state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Kansas cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Lawrence Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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