The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Linn County, KS: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Linn County

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

 

Linn County, KS Map of Crime Rates
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C

Overall Crime Grade™

B-
A-
Other Crime Grade
D-

$4.69 million

Cost of Crime™ for Linn County, KS

In 2025, crime will cost $1,103 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Linn County 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 Linn County, KS Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Linn County's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Linn County sits in the 45th percentile, ahead of 45% of counties and behind 55%. The grade covers only Linn County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Linn County is 32.21 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 24 in the east areas to 1 in 44 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Linn County, KS report the most crime, about 65 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 18 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Linn County, KS

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Linn County for 2025 is $4,694,701, about $482 per resident and $1,103 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.8%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.1%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Linn County Compared to Other Counties?

Linn County, KS: $482
Wyandotte County, KS: $749
Douglas County, KS: $320
Kansas: $534
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Linn County is $482 per year, which is $17 more than the national average and $52 less than Kansas's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Linn County:
  • In Wyandotte County, KS, crime costs $749 per person, which is $267 more than in Linn County.
  • In Douglas County, KS, crime costs $320 per person, which is $162 less than in Linn County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Linn County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Linn County
Cost per Linn County Resident
Murder
$1.35 million
$138
Rape/Sexual Assault
$547,061
$56
Robbery
$92,252
$9
Assault
$560,101
$57
Kidnapping
$181,821
$19
Vehicle Theft
$88,098
$9
Burglary
$164,868
$17
Theft
$427,059
$44
Arson
$46,790
$5
Vandalism
$718,003
$74
Animal Cruelty
$6,459
$1
Drug Crimes
$473,132
$49
Identity Theft
$40,374
$4
Total Cost of Crime
$4,694,701
$482

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Linn County, 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 Linn County totals $11,735,433 ($1,204 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $16,430,134 ($1,685 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 east part of the county 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 Linn County has 5, do the same, and of Linn County's 9,749 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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Linn County 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 Linn County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.000
Robbery
0.3008
Rape
0.9255
Murder
0.0736
Total Violent Crime
3.300 (B-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
8.458
Vehicle Theft
0.5836
Burglary
1.865
Arson
0.1987
Total Property Crime
11.11 (A-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.3076
Drug Crimes
6.561
Vandalism
10.31
Identity Theft
0.5351
Animal Cruelty
0.0896
Total "Other" Rate
17.80 (D-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Linn County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Linn County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D
D+
D-
B-
B-
A-
C
B-
B
C-
C
C+
B
B-
A
B-
C-
B+
D
D-
C
B+
B+
B+
C+
A-
B-
D+
D-
B

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Linn County is lower versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

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

Considering only the crime rate, Linn County is safer than the Kansas state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Linn County, KS average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Linn County schools on SchoolGrade

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