Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Merriam, KS Crime Grade
How Merriam 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 Merriam, KS was 359.6 per 100,000 residents (42 incidents over a population of 11,679). That puts Merriam 11% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 19% below the Kansas statewide rate of 441.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Merriam (red), Kansas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Merriam 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 | 682.3(76) | 686.3(75) | 578.5(63) | 444.7(48) | 359.6(42) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 18.3(2) | 9.2(1) | 9.3(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 53.9(6) | 27.5(3) | 55.1(6) | 83.4(9) | 42.8(5) |
| Robbery | 80.8(9) | 91.5(10) | 73.5(8) | 18.5(2) | 17.1(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 547.7(61) | 549.0(60) | 440.8(48) | 333.5(36) | 299.7(35) |
| Property crime | 5970.6(665) | 5728.4(626) | 5932.0(646) | 5642.0(609) | 4443.9(519) |
| Burglary | 323.2(36) | 210.5(23) | 321.4(35) | 296.5(32) | 650.7(76) |
| Larceny | 4489.1(500) | 4346.6(475) | 4288.3(467) | 4317.2(466) | 2877.0(336) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1149.2(128) | 1162.2(127) | 1294.8(141) | 1009.8(109) | 881.9(103) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Merriam's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Kansas cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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