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Valley Center, KS crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Valley Center has an overall crime rate of 11 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Valley Center is 1 in 90. How does Valley Center fare compared to other communities in Kansas of all population sizes? Valley Center's crime rate is lower than approximately 45% of Kansas communities.

How does the crime rate in Valley Center compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Valley Center with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Valley Center's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Valley Center does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Valley Center.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Valley Center's violent crime rate is 2 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Valley Center is one in 565.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Valley Center; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 9 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Valley Center Crime Data

total Crime Index

44

(100 is safest)


Safer than 44% of U.S. cities.

Valley Center Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

13

69

82

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.77

9.39

11.16

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.77
4.15
National Median: 4
    Valley Center
    Kansas

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 565

in Valley Center

1 in 241

in Kansas

Valley Center Violent Crimes

Population: 7,348
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 4 0 9
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.54 0.00 1.22

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
9.39
19.92
National Median: 20
    Valley Center
    Kansas

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 106

in Valley Center

1 in 50

in Kansas

Property Crimes

Population: 7,348
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 4 56 9
Rate per 1,000 0.54 7.62 1.22

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Valley Center Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
12
18
National Median: 27.0
    Valley Center
    Kansas

Popular Neighborhoods in Valley Center

Zip Codes in Valley Center, KS