Kansas’s Safest Cities of 2026

See crime rates for the safest cities.

According to our State of Safety survey, Kansas residents saw dramatic drops in first-hand violent crime and gun violence experiences. Meanwhile, property crime experiences in Kansas saw no year-over-year change and currently sit above the national average. Official state crime data tells a slightly different story with a steady violent crime rate and an increasing property crime rate.

The violent crime rate in Kansas is 4.27 incidents per 1,000 people, which is slightly lower than the national average of 4.43. We weren't able to report a statewide violent crime rate last year due to insufficient data, but in our 2024 report, Kansas reported a higher violent crime rate of 4.5.

In contrast, property crime in The Sunflower State has increased in recent years, jumping from 20.7 incidents per 1,000 people in 2024 to 21.11 incidents in this year's report. On the plus side, that's lower than the national property crime rate of 22.89. 

Overall concern about safety fell from 46% to 37% among our Kansas respondents, placing the state well below the national average of 46%. Another hopeful sign is the increased percentage of Kansans who say they feel safe in the state (42% to 58% year over year).

Residents of The Sunflower State are less worried about property crime and package theft compared to last year's report. Property crime experiences held steady year over year, while package theft experiences fell. 

• 38% of Kansans worry about property crime, down from 49% the year before (US 46%).
• 29% of Kansans said they experienced a property crime in the 12 months prior to our survey, which is the same percentage as the previous year (US 21%).
• Kansans' level of concern about package theft fell from 52% to 36% year over year (US 44%).
• 30% experienced package theft in the 12 months prior to our survey, down from 37% year over year (US 31%).
• Kansas residents prefer to protect their property with security cameras (44%), firearms (34%), and guard dogs (31%).
• 33% of Kansas respondents say they added or increased safety and security measures in the 12 months prior to the survey (US 32%).

Kansans reported a slight change in their level of concern about violent crime in the last year, but their first-hand violent crime experiences decreased dramatically year over year.

• 45% of Kansas respondents said they're highly concerned about violent crime, down from 49% the year before (US 59%).
• Residents in only 8 states worry less about violent crime than Kansans. 
• 4% of survey respondents said they had a personal experience with violent crime in the 12 months prior to the survey, which is a significant decrease from 17% last year (US 12%).
• Kansans reported the lowest level of violent crime experiences nationwide.
• 26% of Kansas residents use some form of personal protection.
• Kansans prefer to protect themselves with pocket knives (38%), firearms (38%), and pepper spray (35%).

• 45% of Kansans worry about gun violence, down from 52% the previous year (US 55%).
• 6% reported experience with gun violence in the 12 months prior to our survey, which is a significant decrease from 14% the year before (US 9%).
• 2 mass shooting events occurred in Kansas during 2025—one less than in 2024.

For the purposes of this report, the terms “dangerous” and “safest” refer explicitly to crime rates as calculated from FBI crime data—no other characterization of any community is implied or intended.

• 63 Kansas cities met the criteria for ranking this year.
• After being ousted from the top spot last year, Eudora made a comeback and is once again the #1 safest city in Kansas.
• 3 safest cities saw a decrease in both violent crime and property crime: Eudora, Bel Aire, and Prairie Village.
• All of Kansas's safest cities reported a violent crime rate less than 2 incidents per 1,000 people. 
• Most cities have a property crime rate that's higher than the violent crime rate, but Ulysses saw the opposite trend. Its violent crime rate of 0.9 is slightly higher than its property crime rate of 0.5.
• The majority of Kansas's safest cities are suburbs of Kansas City or Wichita. Ulysses is the only city on the list that's not located in a metro area. 
• The 1 robbery reported in Kansas' safest cities occurred in Louisburg. 
• No murders were reported in Kansas' safest cities.
• Eudora, Ulysses, and Tonganoxie reported zero rapes.
• Eudora and Ulysses reported no motor vehicle thefts.  

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