Manhattan is the ninth-largest city in Kansas, with 63,400 residents in Riley County · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Manhattan?
Manhattan earns an A for property crime, safer than the neighborhoods where 58% of Americans live. Theft makes up 58% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades A+.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 860 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
58% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Manhattan as a whole, and 42% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Manhattan scores 860.
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 Manhattan, KS at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Manhattan, 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 Manhattan
One part of Manhattan stands out for vehicle theft. Car thefts in Aggieville, in central Manhattan, run at more than double the rate in the rest of the city.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Manhattan
Every part of Manhattan where people live grades A or B for property crime on the national scale. Property crime grades across Manhattan run from A+ to B.
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Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Grand Mere, northwestThefts run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Manhattan.A+927
2Northview, northeastBurglaries run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Manhattan.A879
3South Manhattan, southBurglaries run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Manhattan.A-826
4Aggieville, centralBurglaries run at more than double the rate in the rest of Manhattan.A-789
Neighborhood areas of Manhattan, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Manhattan?
Reported property crime in Manhattan has fallen 27% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 22 to 16 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
ManhattanUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police agencies that serve Manhattan. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Manhattan
Property, US
2016
-11%
+15%
2017
-3%
+12%
2018
-7%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-7%
-8%
2021
-14%
-10%
2022
-33%
-6%
2023
-19%
-7%
2024
-27%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Manhattan
CrimeGrade™ estimates Manhattan has about 21 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 14% less than the US as a whole and 39% less than Kansas.
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 Manhattan, about 58% 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 Manhattan
The Riley County Police Department polices Manhattan, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.
In Manhattan, 70% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at homes: 42% of them, against 33% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (70%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (42%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (35%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (54%)
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 Manhattan and nearby cities
Manhattan has more property crime than 5 of its 6 nearest cities. Riley and St. George have the least property crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Manhattan. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Manhattan is safer than 73% of them.
Parking lots, transit and walkability in Manhattan
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets Manhattan apart: it has 3.2 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 88% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Manhattan: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
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. 81% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (18 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 53% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.0 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 70% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.7.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 69% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.83% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 68% of US city residents
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 Manhattan
Property crime costs Manhattan about $8.7 million a year, or $137 per resident and about $348 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 the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$940,000
$15
Theft
$3.9 million
$61
Vehicle theft
$1.1 million
$18
Arson
$180,000
$3
Vandalism
$2.6 million
$40
Total
$8.7 million
$137
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.
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.
