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

Crime per Capita in Richland

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

 

Richland, KS Map of Crime Rates
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B-

Overall Crime Grade™

C+
B+
Other Crime Grade
C

$293,652

Cost of Crime™ for Richland, KS

In 2025, crime will cost $754 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Richland 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 Richland, KS Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Richland's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Richland sits in the 60th percentile, ahead of 60% of cities and behind 40%. The grade covers only Richland's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Richland is 20.82 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 35 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 57 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Richland, KS report the most crime, about 5 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Richland, KS

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Richland for 2025 is $293,652, about $330 per resident and $754 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.6%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.9%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Richland Compared to Other Cities?

Richland, KS: $330
Ulysses, KS: $954
Basehor, KS: $261
Kansas: $534
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Richland is $330 per year, which is $134 less than the national average and $203 less than Kansas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Richland:
  • In Ulysses, KS, crime costs $954 per person, which is $624 more than in Richland.
  • In Basehor, KS, crime costs $261 per person, which is $69 less than in Richland

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Richland for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Richland
Cost per Richland Resident
Murder
$58,395
$66
Rape/Sexual Assault
$48,330
$54
Robbery
$6,490
$7
Assault
$41,704
$47
Kidnapping
$20,302
$23
Vehicle Theft
$19,329
$22
Burglary
$11,602
$13
Theft
$26,320
$30
Arson
$3,018
$3
Vandalism
$26,415
$30
Animal Cruelty
$413
$0
Drug Crimes
$25,837
$29
Identity Theft
$5,498
$6
Total Cost of Crime
$293,652
$330

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Richland, 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 Richland totals $632,554 ($712 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $926,206 ($1,042 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 city holds few 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 do the same, and of Richland's 889 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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Richland 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 Richland residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.633
Robbery
0.2321
Rape
0.8966
Murder
0.0350
Total Violent Crime
2.797 (C+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
5.717
Vehicle Theft
1.404
Burglary
1.439
Arson
0.1406
Total Property Crime
8.700 (B+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.3766
Drug Crimes
3.929
Vandalism
4.159
Identity Theft
0.7990
Animal Cruelty
0.0628
Total "Other" Rate
9.327 (C)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Richland is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

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

Considering only the crime rate, Richland is safer than the Kansas state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Richland, KS average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Richland schools on SchoolGrade

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