Crime in Kendall, KS

Kendall is a community of 225 in Kearny County, about 35 miles west of Garden City · Updated November 2026

Is Kendall, KS safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Kendall has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 99% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 991 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

99% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Kendall as a whole, and 1% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Kendall scores 991.

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 crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 993 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 986 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Kendall

Map of Kendall shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Kendall, KS at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Kendall, 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


Crime rates and types in Kendall

CrimeGrade™ estimates Kendall has about 134 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, more than triple the rate for the US as a whole and more than double the rate for Kansas.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Vandalism is the most common crime in Kendall, about 35% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.240.05
RapeA+under 12.80.38
RobberyA+under 10.700.62
AssaultA+524.412.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+939.82.4
TheftA+312.113.1
Vehicle theftA+14.92.7
ArsonA+under 11.80.12
VandalismA+1147.25.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.


How Kendall compares with nearby cities

Kendall has less crime than 9 of its 10 nearest cities; only Lydia has less.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
KendallA+991A+A+225
Syracuse 13 milesA+972A+A+2,180
Lakin 14 milesA+981A+A+2,720
Medway 20 milesA+988A+A+72
Deerfield 21 milesA+987A+A+939
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Johnson 24 milesA+985A+A+441
Ulysses 25 milesA+955A+A6,970
Lydia 25 milesA+994A+A+120
Johnson City 27 milesA+954A+A+1,660
Coolidge 28 milesA+987A+A+96
Holcomb 30 milesA+955A+A+3,750

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Kendall. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Kendall is safer than 85% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
KendallA+991A+A+225
Jessie, NDA+996A+A+225
Raritan, ILA+994A+A+225
Judith Gap, MTA+991A+A+225
Parkdale, ARA+991A+A+225
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Poplar Plains, KYA+987A+A+225
Forest City, SDA+987A+A+225
Tolu, KYA+978A+A+225
Burnsville, INA+970A+A+225
Hereford, WVA+969A+A+225
Romont, WVA+969A+A+225

What crime costs Kendall

Crime costs Kendall about $5,250 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, more than triple the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $1.5 million a year, or $6,490 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$100,000$450
Rape$38,000$171
Robbery$4,900$22
Assault$78,000$349
Burglary$80,000$358
Theft$14,000$62
Vehicle theft$17,000$76
Arson$9,800$44
Vandalism$75,000$334
Total$420,000$1,865

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Kendall means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Kendall 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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Kendall

Schools in Kendall, KS average a SchoolGrade of D+: 36% of students test proficient, against 24% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Kendall on SchoolGrade