Murder per Capita in Southwest Topeka
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Southwest Topeka residents.
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$40
Murder costs the average Southwest Topeka resident about $40 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Southwest Topeka in green. The most dangerous areas in Southwest Topeka are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is Southwest Topeka, Topeka, KS Safe from Murder?
The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US neighborhood. Southwest Topeka is in the 89th percentile for safety, meaning 11% of neighborhoods are safer and 89% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Southwest Topeka's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of murder in Southwest Topeka is 0.0211 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Southwest Topeka generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Southwest Topeka may be as high as 1 in 26,278 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 394,308 in the southwest part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Southwest Topeka, Topeka, KS: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Southwest Topeka has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Southwest Topeka's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Southwest Topeka to the Kansas state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Southwest Topeka, Topeka, KS: | 0.0211 |
|---|---|
| Kansas: | 0.0526 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Southwest Topeka is safer than the Kansas state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Murder in Southwest Topeka, Topeka, KS
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Southwest Topeka about $525,235 in 2025, or roughly $40 per resident. This is part of Southwest Topeka's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Southwest Topeka, including every crime type and how Southwest Topeka compares to other neighborhoods.
Interpreting the Murder Map
Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Southwest Topeka's crime maps on the Southwest Topeka overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Southwest Topeka is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Southwest Topeka.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C+ | A- | B | B+ | |
D+ | B- | C- | B+ | |
D+ | C- | C- | B- | |
D+ | C- | C | B | |
C | C | B- | B+ | |
D+ | D+ | C | B- | |
C+ | A | B- | A | |
B | B+ | A | A+ | |
A | A+ | A+ | B- | |
C+ | A | C+ | B |
Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Southwest Topeka is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C | D+ | D+ | B- | |
D- | C+ | C+ | A | |
C | A | A | C- | |
C+ | D+ | D+ | C- | |
B+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
D+ | B | B | A | |
B- | C | C | A- | |
D+ | B | B | D- | |
C- | F | F | D+ | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | A |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Southwest Topeka, Topeka, KS average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Southwest Topeka schools on SchoolGrade
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