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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$45,856

Cost of Crime™ for Saunders, KS

In 2025, crime will cost $2,897 per household.

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

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Saunders's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Saunders sits in the 3rd percentile, ahead of 3% of cities and behind 97%. The grade covers only Saunders's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Saunders is 73.63 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 10 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 23 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Saunders, KS report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Saunders, KS

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Saunders for 2025 is $45,856, about $1,066 per resident and $2,897 per household. That equals 3.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

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

Saunders, KS:	$1066
Ulysses, KS:	$954
Basehor, KS:	$261
Kansas:	$534
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Saunders is $1,066 per year, which is $602 more than the national average and $533 more than Kansas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Saunders:

In Ulysses, KS, crime costs $954 per person, which is $112 less than in Saunders.
In Basehor, KS, crime costs $261 per person, which is $805 less than in Saunders

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Saunders	Cost per Saunders Resident
Murder	$14,648	$341
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2,323	$54
Robbery	$602	$14
Assault	$7,939	$185
Kidnapping	$979	$23
Vehicle Theft	$738	$17
Burglary	$2,709	$63
Theft	$5,275	$123
Arson	$269	$6
Vandalism	$6,683	$155
Animal Cruelty	$40	$1
Drug Crimes	$3,281	$76
Identity Theft	$371	$9
Total Cost of Crime	$45,856	$1,066

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Saunders, 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 Saunders totals $110,288 ($2,565 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $156,144 ($3,631 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 Saunders's 43 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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Saunders 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 Saunders residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	6.429
Robbery	0.4447
Rape	0.8910
Murder	0.1813
Total Violent Crime	7.946 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	23.69
Vehicle Theft	1.108
Burglary	6.947
Arson	0.2593
Total Property Crime	32.00 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.3757
Drug Crimes	10.31
Vandalism	21.76
Identity Theft	1.114
Animal Cruelty	0.1243
Total "Other" Rate	33.68 (F)

Individual Saunders Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Manter, KS	F	F	F
Johnson City, KS	C-	D	B+
Walsh, CO	D+	C-	C
Vilas, CO	D	F	C-
Johnson, KS	F	D-	D-
Two Buttes, CO	D-	F	D
Springfield, CO	D	F	C-
Ulysses, KS	F	F	D
Moscow, KS	C-	C+	C
Pritchett, CO	F	F	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Saunders is higher 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
Washington, KY	B+	B-	B-
Weavers Ford, NC	D	B-	B-
Waynesville, IN	A+	A-	A-
Wayne, KS	D	D+	D+
Waxhaw, MS	D-	C-	C-
Wawona, CA	F	F	F
Watkins, TN	C-	B-	B-
Waterview, MD	C+	C-	C-
Wasioto, KY	B-	A	A
Webster, MT	D+	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Saunders 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 Saunders, KS average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Saunders schools on SchoolGrade

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