Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
McPherson, KS Crime Grade
How McPherson 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Kansas
7/10
vs. Kansas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in McPherson, KS was 341.2 per 100,000 residents (48 incidents over a population of 14,067). That puts McPherson 5% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 23% below the Kansas statewide rate of 441.9.
That ranks McPherson #2,800 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 26% of them, and #23 of 37 in Kansas. Violent crime is up 136% year over year and down 22% over the last five years.
McPherson, KS crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Kansas Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 341.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,800 of 3,771
- KS rank
- #23 of 37
- Safer than
- 26% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 136%
- 5-year change
- down 22%
- Population
- 14,067
- Reporting agency
- McPherson Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by McPherson Police Department (FBI ORI KS0570100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About McPherson, KS
History
Founded in 1872 and incorporated as a city in 1874. Named after Union General James Birdseye McPherson, a Civil War general.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. McPherson (red), Kansas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
McPherson 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 | 438.4(57) | 259.9(36) | 159.8(22) | 144.4(20) | 341.2(48) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 76.9(10) | 72.2(10) | 50.8(7) | 21.7(3) | 42.7(6) |
| Robbery | 15.4(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 7.1(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 346.1(45) | 187.7(26) | 108.9(15) | 122.7(17) | 291.5(41) |
| Property crime | 2053.5(267) | 1797.4(249) | 1416.3(195) | 1414.7(196) | 1407.5(198) |
| Burglary | 315.3(41) | 259.9(36) | 188.8(26) | 101.0(14) | 78.2(11) |
| Larceny | 1584.4(206) | 1386.0(192) | 1147.6(158) | 1248.6(173) | 1244.0(175) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 130.7(17) | 144.4(20) | 79.9(11) | 57.7(8) | 85.3(12) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the McPherson, 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 McPherson 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 McPherson calculated?
- McPherson'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 McPherson 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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