Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Topeka, KS Crime Grade
How Topeka 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Kansas
9/10
vs. Kansas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Topeka, KS was 856.5 per 100,000 residents (1,072 incidents over a population of 125,156). That puts Topeka Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 80% above the Kansas statewide rate of 474.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Topeka (red), Kansas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Topeka vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 75.2(94) | 865.4(1,075) | 963.7(1,211) | 965.9(1,207) | 856.5(1,072) |
| Murder | 0.8(1) | 12.9(16) | 10.3(13) | 20.8(26) | 16.0(20) |
| Rape | 9.6(12) | 63.6(79) | 47.7(60) | 62.4(78) | 47.1(59) |
| Robbery | 12.8(16) | 99.8(124) | 93.1(117) | 100.8(126) | 80.7(101) |
| Aggravated assault | 52.0(65) | 689.1(856) | 812.5(1,021) | 781.8(977) | 712.7(892) |
| Property crime | 429.5(537) | 4277.7(5,314) | 3720.4(4,675) | 4094.7(5,117) | 3660.2(4,581) |
| Burglary | 102.4(128) | 848.4(1,054) | 565.8(711) | 836.2(1,045) | 637.6(798) |
| Larceny | 269.5(337) | 2765.9(3,436) | 2580.8(3,243) | 2638.3(3,297) | 2504.9(3,135) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 56.8(71) | 652.8(811) | 561.0(705) | 613.0(766) | 500.2(626) |
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: Topeka'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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