Cowley County, KS Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	D-

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$9.21 million

Cost of Crime™ for Cowley County, KS

In 2025, violent crime will cost $651 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Cowley County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Cowley County against the average US county, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Cowley County sits in the 40th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 40% of counties and behind 60%. The grade covers only Cowley County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Cowley County is 4.174 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 174 in the east areas to 1 in 334 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Cowley County, KS report the most violent crime, about 58 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Cowley County, KS

The tangible cost of violent crime in Cowley County is projected at $9,208,273 for 2025, about $267 per resident and $651 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 42.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.9%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Cowley County Compared to Other Counties?

Cowley County, KS:	$267
Wyandotte County, KS:	$353
Douglas County, KS:	$136
Kansas:	$251
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $267 per resident each year in Cowley County, which is $9 more than the national average and $16 more than Kansas's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Cowley County:

In Wyandotte County, KS, crime costs $353 per person, which is $86 more than in Cowley County.
In Douglas County, KS, crime costs $136 per person, which is $131 less than in Cowley County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Cowley County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Cowley County	Cost per Cowley County Resident
Murder	$4.12 million	$120
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.88 million	$55
Robbery	$315,122	$9
Assault	$2.89 million	$84
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$9,208,273	$267

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Cowley County, KS

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Cowley County totals $37,180,569 ($1,078 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $46,388,842 ($1,346 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Cowley County, KS, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Cowley County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Cowley County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.921
Robbery	0.2906
Rape	0.8990
Murder	0.0636
Total Violent Crime	4.174 (C)

Individual Cowley County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Cowley County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Cowley County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sumner County, KS	C-	C	B-
Kay County, OK	C-	C-	D+
Sedgwick County, KS	D-	D-	D-
Chautauqua County, KS	D+	D	B-
Elk County, KS	D	C	C-
Grant County, OK	C	C+	B-
Harper County, KS	C-	C	B-
Washington County, OK	D+	C	D
Kingman County, KS	D+	D	B-
Montgomery County, KS	D	C-	C

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Cowley County is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Adair County, MO	C-	D+	D+
Yazoo County, MS	B-	A-	A-
Wyoming County, PA	A+	A+	A+
Woodford County, KY	B+	A+	A+
Barton County, KS	D+	C-	C-
Barbour County, AL	C	C+	C+
Audrain County, MO	C-	D+	D+
Ashe County, NC	C+	C	C
Amherst County, VA	B-	B+	B+
Alpena County, MI	B	D	D

Considering only the violent crime rate, Cowley County is as safe as the Kansas state average and as safe as the national average.

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