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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	D-

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$3.07 million

Cost of Crime™ for Wamego, KS

In 2025, crime will cost $1,015 per household.

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

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Wamego's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Wamego sits in the 42nd percentile, ahead of 42% of cities and behind 58%. The grade covers only Wamego's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Wamego is 26.64 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 16 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 60 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Wamego, KS report the most crime, about 44 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Wamego, KS

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Wamego for 2025 is $3,073,496, about $376 per resident and $1,015 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 61.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 25.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.3%

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

Wamego, KS:	$376
Ulysses, KS:	$954
Basehor, KS:	$261
Kansas:	$534
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Wamego is $376 per year, which is $88 less than the national average and $157 less than Kansas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Wamego:

In Ulysses, KS, crime costs $954 per person, which is $578 more than in Wamego.
In Basehor, KS, crime costs $261 per person, which is $115 less than in Wamego

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Wamego	Cost per Wamego Resident
Murder	$739,955	$91
Rape/Sexual Assault	$407,513	$50
Robbery	$76,646	$9
Assault	$316,476	$39
Kidnapping	$165,185	$20
Vehicle Theft	$62,742	$8
Burglary	$117,745	$14
Theft	$318,944	$39
Arson	$33,465	$4
Vandalism	$424,202	$52
Animal Cruelty	$3,911	$0
Drug Crimes	$298,983	$37
Identity Theft	$107,727	$13
Total Cost of Crime	$3,073,496	$376

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Wamego, 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 Wamego totals $6,973,291 ($854 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $10,046,787 ($1,230 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 city 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 Wamego has 4, do the same, and of Wamego's 8,167 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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Wamego 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 Wamego residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.349
Robbery	0.2984
Rape	0.8229
Murder	0.0482
Total Violent Crime	2.519 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.541
Vehicle Theft	0.4961
Burglary	1.590
Arson	0.1697
Total Property Crime	9.796 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.3336
Drug Crimes	4.949
Vandalism	7.271
Identity Theft	1.704
Animal Cruelty	0.0647
Total "Other" Rate	14.32 (D-)

Individual Wamego Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Louisville, KS	B+	A	A
St. George, KS	A-	B+	A
Zeandale, KS	C	C+	C+
Belvue, KS	B-	B	B
McFarland, KS	C-	A	C+
Paxico, KS	D+	A-	C-
St. Marys, KS	C+	B	B+
Rocky Ford, KS	C-	B-	D+
Manhattan, KS	D+	C	D+
Westmoreland, KS	C+	C-	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Wamego is similar 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
Edna, TX	D	D+	D+
West Boylston, MA	B+	B-	B-
West Branch, MI	C+	C-	C-
West Bridgewater, MA	B	B-	B-
West Columbia, TX	C-	D	D
West Dundee, IL	C-	C+	C+
West Liberty, KY	C-	B-	B-
West Long Branch, NJ	B+	A	A
Epping, NH	A-	A+	A+
Elsmere, DE	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Wamego 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 Wamego, KS average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Wamego schools on SchoolGrade

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