Central Topeka 2, Topeka, KS Property Crime Rates and Maps
Central Topeka 2 is a neighborhood of 5,850 residents in Topeka, about 2 miles southwest of downtown · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Central Topeka 2?
Central Topeka 2 grades B- for property crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 75% of Americans live. Theft makes up 47% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades C, and vehicle theft grades B+. Topeka as a whole grades B for property crime.
B-
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 576 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
25% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Central Topeka 2 as a whole, and 75% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Central Topeka 2 scores 576.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Central Topeka 2, Topeka, KS at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Central Topeka 2 in Topeka, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Central Topeka 2
Burglary at about triple the US rate. Central Topeka 2 has 6.9 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 nationally.
Car thefts happen at homes far more often than nationally. In Topeka as a whole, 58% of reported car thefts happen at homes, against 33% nationally.
Property crime rates and types in Central Topeka 2
CrimeGrade™ estimates Central Topeka 2 has about 58 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, more than double the rate for the US as a whole and 30% more than Topeka as a whole.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Central Topeka 2, about 47% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Topeka
The Topeka Police Department polices Central Topeka 2; these figures cover Topeka as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Topeka as a whole, 71% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (71%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (58%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (51%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (61%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Central Topeka 2 and nearby neighborhoods
Of the 10 neighborhoods closest to Central Topeka 2, 8 have less property crime. Prairie-Piper-KC-KS and I-435 West KC-KS have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Central Topeka 2. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Central Topeka 2 has more property crime than 72% of them.
Parking lots, density and walkability in Central Topeka 2
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Central Topeka 2 apart: it has 4.6 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 4% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places with a lot of parking-lot space tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.4.6 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 98% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.4% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 96% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 65% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (28 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 61% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.167 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 94% of residents of US city neighborhoods
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Central Topeka 2
Property crime costs Central Topeka 2 about $2.5 million a year, or $424 per resident and about $1,004 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Central Topeka 2 is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
