The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Oread, Lawrence, KS: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$1.32 million

Cost of Crime™ for Oread, Lawrence, KS

In 2025, crime will cost $748 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Oread 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 Oread, Lawrence, KS Safe?

The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Oread's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Oread sits in the 63rd percentile, ahead of 63% of neighborhoods and behind 37%. The grade covers only Oread's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Oread is 30.64 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 25 in the north areas to 1 in 50 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Oread, Lawrence, KS report the most crime, about 40 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Oread, Lawrence, KS

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Oread for 2025 is $1,316,030, about $357 per resident and $748 per household. That equals 1.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 65.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 21.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Oread Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Oread, Lawrence, KS:	$357
Victory Hills, Kansas City, KS:	$704
Chisholm Creek, Wichita, KS:	$513
Kansas:	$534
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Oread is $357 per year, which is $107 less than the national average and $177 less than Lawrence's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Oread:

In Victory Hills, Kansas City, KS, crime costs $704 per person, which is $347 more than in Oread.
In Chisholm Creek, Wichita, KS, crime costs $513 per person, which is $156 more than in Oread

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Oread for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Oread	Cost per Oread Resident
Murder	$55,796	$15
Rape/Sexual Assault	$226,517	$61
Robbery	$23,145	$6
Assault	$173,683	$47
Kidnapping	$55,953	$15
Vehicle Theft	$135,851	$37
Burglary	$78,804	$21
Theft	$142,718	$39
Arson	$17,630	$5
Vandalism	$232,265	$63
Animal Cruelty	$3,515	$1
Drug Crimes	$142,416	$39
Identity Theft	$27,736	$8
Total Cost of Crime	$1,316,030	$357

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Oread, Lawrence, 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 Oread totals $1,515,741 ($411 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,831,770 ($768 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 Oread has 1, do the same, and of Oread's 3,689 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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Oread 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 Oread residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.639
Robbery	0.1995
Rape	1.013
Murder	0.0080
Total Violent Crime	2.860 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.470
Vehicle Theft	2.378
Burglary	2.355
Arson	0.1979
Total Property Crime	12.40 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2502
Drug Crimes	5.219
Vandalism	8.813
Identity Theft	0.9714
Animal Cruelty	0.1288
Total "Other" Rate	15.38 (D)

Individual Oread Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sunset Hills, Lawrence, KS	C+	A	B-
East Topeka, Topeka, KS	D+	D+	C
South Southeast 3, Topeka, KS	C	C	B-
Prairie-Piper-KC-KS, Kansas City, KS	A	A+	A+
South Southeast 1, Topeka, KS	D+	C-	C-
Central Topeka 2, Topeka, KS	D+	C-	C
I-435 West KC-KS, Kansas City, KS	C+	A	C+
West Southwest 3, Topeka, KS	C+	A-	B
Muncie-Stony PT., Kansas City, KS	C-	C	C
West Southwest 2, Topeka, KS	D+	B-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Oread is similar 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
Shady Lane, Columbus, OH	C	B+	B+
Loch Raven Village, Parkville, MD	C-	C+	C+
Marinwood, San Rafael, CA	A	B	B
Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View, CA	C+	A-	A-
Nena, San Bernardino, CA	B	B	B
New Hampshire Gardens, Takoma Park, MD	C	C-	C-
Putnam Lake, Patterson, NY	A	B+	B+
Richmond Heights-Orlando, Orlando, FL	B+	C	C
Riverside Heights, Tampa, FL	A-	B	B
Robbins Blass, Erie, PA	B-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Oread 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 Oread, Lawrence, KS average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Oread schools on SchoolGrade

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