The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Historic Midtown, Wichita, KS: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Historic Midtown

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Historic Midtown. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Historic Midtown, Wichita, KS Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

F
F
Other Crime Grade
F

$16.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for Historic Midtown, Wichita, KS

In 2025, crime will cost $3,116 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Historic Midtown with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Historic Midtown, Wichita, KS Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Historic Midtown's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Historic Midtown sits in the 1st percentile, ahead of 1% of neighborhoods and behind 99%. The grade covers only Historic Midtown's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Historic Midtown is 129.6 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 4 in the east areas to 1 in 15 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Historic Midtown, Wichita, KS report the most crime, about 397 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 92 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Historic Midtown, Wichita, KS

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Historic Midtown for 2025 is $16,633,010, about $1,444 per resident and $3,116 per household. That equals 6.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 61.7%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.3%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Historic Midtown Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Historic Midtown, Wichita, KS: $1444
Victory Hills, Kansas City, KS: $704
Chisholm Creek, Wichita, KS: $513
Kansas: $534
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Historic Midtown is $1,444 per year, which is $980 more than the national average and $911 more than Wichita's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Historic Midtown:
  • In Victory Hills, Kansas City, KS, crime costs $704 per person, which is $741 less than in Historic Midtown.
  • In Chisholm Creek, Wichita, KS, crime costs $513 per person, which is $932 less than in Historic Midtown

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Historic Midtown for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Historic Midtown
Cost per Historic Midtown Resident
Murder
$1.36 million
$118
Rape/Sexual Assault
$627,787
$55
Robbery
$192,013
$17
Assault
$5.64 million
$489
Kidnapping
$541,263
$47
Vehicle Theft
$595,659
$52
Burglary
$911,129
$79
Theft
$3.61 million
$313
Arson
$32,896
$3
Vandalism
$2.39 million
$208
Animal Cruelty
$14,323
$1
Drug Crimes
$586,864
$51
Identity Theft
$130,146
$11
Total Cost of Crime
$16,633,010
$1,444

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Historic Midtown, Wichita, KS

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Historic Midtown totals $13,576,758 ($1,179 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $30,209,768 ($2,624 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The northeast part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Historic Midtown has 2, do the same, and of Historic Midtown's 11,515 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Historic Midtown Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Historic Midtown residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
17.04
Robbery
0.5301
Rape
0.8992
Murder
0.0630
Total Violent Crime
18.53 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
60.51
Vehicle Theft
3.341
Burglary
8.724
Arson
0.1183
Total Property Crime
72.69 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.7752
Drug Crimes
6.890
Vandalism
29.10
Identity Theft
1.460
Animal Cruelty
0.1682
Total "Other" Rate
38.39 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Historic Midtown is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Historic Midtown.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D-
D+
D
F
F
F
D
D-
D+
F
F
F
D
D+
D
D-
C-
D-
F
F
F
F
F
F
D+
C
D
F
F
F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Historic Midtown is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A
C
C
D
D-
D-
F
D-
D-
D
D-
D-
D+
B-
B-
D-
D-
D-
F
D-
D-
D+
B+
B+
C-
D+
D+
C
B
B

Considering only the crime rate, Historic Midtown is less safe than the Kansas state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Historic Midtown, Wichita, KS average SchoolGrade of F, with 19% actual proficiency versus 18% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Historic Midtown schools on SchoolGrade

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