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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	C-

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$2.51 million

Cost of Crime™ for Sunset Hills, Lawrence, KS

In 2025, crime will cost $716 per household.

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

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Sunset Hills's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Sunset Hills sits in the 50th percentile, ahead of 50% of neighborhoods and behind 50%. The grade covers only Sunset Hills's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Sunset Hills is 36.37 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the southeast areas to 1 in 59 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Sunset Hills, Lawrence, KS report the most crime, about 168 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sunset Hills, Lawrence, KS

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sunset Hills for 2025 is $2,514,778, about $388 per resident and $716 per household. That equals 1.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 65.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 22.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Sunset Hills Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Sunset Hills, Lawrence, KS:	$388
Victory Hills, Kansas City, KS:	$704
Chisholm Creek, Wichita, KS:	$513
Kansas:	$534
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sunset Hills is $388 per year, which is $76 less than the national average and $145 less than Lawrence's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Sunset Hills:

In Victory Hills, Kansas City, KS, crime costs $704 per person, which is $315 more than in Sunset Hills.
In Chisholm Creek, Wichita, KS, crime costs $513 per person, which is $125 more than in Sunset Hills

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Sunset Hills	Cost per Sunset Hills Resident
Murder	$241,024	$37
Rape/Sexual Assault	$367,602	$57
Robbery	$48,916	$8
Assault	$194,378	$30
Kidnapping	$103,951	$16
Vehicle Theft	$279,920	$43
Burglary	$74,153	$11
Theft	$549,788	$85
Arson	$33,111	$5
Vandalism	$349,524	$54
Animal Cruelty	$5,923	$1
Drug Crimes	$227,339	$35
Identity Theft	$39,148	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$2,514,778	$388

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sunset Hills, 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 Sunset Hills totals $3,438,324 ($531 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,953,102 ($919 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 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 Sunset Hills has 1, do the same, and of Sunset Hills's 6,476 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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Sunset Hills 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 Sunset Hills residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.045
Robbery	0.2401
Rape	0.9362
Murder	0.0198
Total Violent Crime	2.241 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	16.39
Vehicle Theft	2.791
Burglary	1.262
Arson	0.2117
Total Property Crime	20.66 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2647
Drug Crimes	4.746
Vandalism	7.555
Identity Theft	0.7810
Animal Cruelty	0.1236
Total "Other" Rate	13.47 (C-)

Individual Sunset Hills Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Sunset Hills is lower 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
Haynes Area, Nashville, TN	D-	F	F
Heather Gardens, Aurora, CO	D+	C-	C-
Hiawatha, Minneapolis, MN	C-	C	C
Highland Park, Pittsburgh, PA	A	B+	B+
Highland, Rochester, NY	B+	C	C
Highlands-Providence, Fall River, MA	A	B	B
Hillcrest, Little Rock, AR	D-	D	D
Hodgin, Albuquerque, NM	F	F	F
Interlake, Bellevue, WA	C+	B-	B-
Larchmont-Edgewater, Norfolk, VA	B+	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Sunset Hills is as safe as 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 Sunset Hills, Lawrence, KS average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Sunset Hills schools on SchoolGrade

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