Kansas named among most dangerous states as crime rates rise nationally

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas has been named among the top five most dangerous states in the nation as crime rates are on the rise.

Expertise.com says it scoured the FBI Crime Database to find the safest cities, towns and states in the nation. It said the database includes information from over 18,000 law enforcement agencies around the nation, which have provided detailed insight into the rise in crime.

According to Expertise, Kansas cities that made the list are as follows. It said the further down a city is, the less safe it is:

City	Rank	Population	Violent Crime per 1,000 residents	Score
Leawood	251	35,052	0.54	82.51
Prairie Village	301	22,508	1.29	79.03
Gardner	422	22,229	1.39	70.59
Lansing	513	12,051	2.66	64.25
Lenexa	570	56,240	1.53	60.28
Emporia	728	24,747	1.45	49.27
El Dorado	819	12,899	1.32	42.93
Hays	885	20,894	2.58	38.33
McPherson	958	13,070	1.76	33.24
Atchison	994	10,509	3.62	30.73
Winfield	1,098	12,023	2.74	23.49
Dodge City	1,135	27,314	4.58	20.91
Merriam	1,206	11,197	3.84	15.96
Newton	1,265	18,697	4.55	11.85
Arkansas City	1,294	11,718	5.46	9.83
Hutchinson	1,300	40,431	3.73	9.41
Salina	1,344	46,567	4.42	6.34
Junction City	1,365	21,921	9.67	4.88
Wichita	1,412	390,080	11.35	1.6

According to Expertise, Kansas has also ranked as the fifth most dangerous state. It said Kansans experience 7.05 violent crimes per every 1,000 residents. It said Kansans experience 22.46 other personal crimes per every 1,000 residents and 66.07 other property crimes per every 1,000 residents. It said this accounts for the state’s score of 11.63, which is the fifth-lowest in the nation.

For more information, or to see where other cities and states fall, click HERE.