Elk City, KS Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Elk City in green. The most dangerous areas in Elk City are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Elk City, KS Safe from Theft?

The A grade means the rate of theft is much lower than the average US city. Elk City is in the 89th percentile for safety, meaning 11% of cities are safer and 89% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Elk City's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Elk City is 3.955 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Elk City generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Elk City may be as high as 1 in 84 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 455 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the central parts of Elk City, KS: about 1 per year. The west part of Elk City has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How Elk City's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Elk City to the Kansas state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, Elk City is safer than the Kansas state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Elk City, KS

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Elk City about $11,103 in 2025, or roughly $20 per resident. This is part of Elk City's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Elk City, including every crime type and how Elk City compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Elk City's crime maps on the Elk City overall crime page.

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Individual Elk City Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Oak Valley, KS	F	D-	D-	D-
Lehunt, KS	C+	B-	B+	B
Wayside, KS	C-	C-	C+	C
Longton, KS	D-	D	D	D-
Independence, KS	D	C	C-	C-
Sycamore, KS	B	C+	A-	B+
Fruitland, KS	C	C	B	B
Monett, KS	D	D	B-	B
Grafton, KS	D+	D	B+	A-
Jefferson, KS	C	B-	B-	B-

Theft in City with Similar Populations

Elk City is lower versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Oceanside, WA	D	C-	C-	D-
Plum Orchard, WV	B+	B	B	B+
Platter, OK	C+	B-	B-	B-
Pipersville, WI	A	A-	A-	B+
Pine Hill, KY	D+	D+	D+	C-
Patricksburg, IN	B+	C+	C+	B
Paradise, MT	C-	C-	C-	C-
Oskar, MI	B	B-	B-	C+
Osceola, WA	D+	C	C	B+
Opole, MN	A+	A+	A+	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Elk City, KS average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Elk City schools on SchoolGrade

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