Mahaska, KS Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$55,657

Cost of Crime™ for Mahaska, KS

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,818 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Mahaska 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 F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Mahaska against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Mahaska sits in the 2nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 2% of cities and behind 98%. The grade covers only Mahaska's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Mahaska is 12.00 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 84 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 85 in the east.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Mahaska, KS

The tangible cost of violent crime in Mahaska is projected at $55,657 for 2025, about $742 per resident and $1,818 per household. That equals 2.2% 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): 39.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 48.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Mahaska Compared to Other Cities?

Mahaska, KS:	$742
Ulysses, KS:	$633
Prairie Village, KS:	$116
Kansas:	$251
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $742 per resident each year in Mahaska, which is $484 more than the national average and $491 more than Kansas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Mahaska:

In Ulysses, KS, crime costs $633 per person, which is $109 less than in Mahaska.
In Prairie Village, KS, crime costs $116 per person, which is $626 less than in Mahaska

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Mahaska	Cost per Mahaska Resident
Murder	$28,062	$374
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3,901	$52
Robbery	$1,454	$19
Assault	$22,240	$297
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$55,657	$742

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Mahaska, 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 Mahaska totals $210,629 ($2,808 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $266,287 ($3,550 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Mahaska, 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 city has few 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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Mahaska Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	10.33
Robbery	0.6165
Rape	0.8578
Murder	0.1991
Total Violent Crime	12.00 (F)

Individual Mahaska Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Narka, KS	D-	D	D+
Reynolds, NE	D-	D+	D-
Thompson, NE	D-	D+	D-
Hubbell, NE	D+	D	B-
Haddam, KS	F	F	D-
Morrowville, KS	F	F	F
Munden, KS	D-	D	D+
Gladstone, NE	D+	C-	D+
Gilead, NE	D+	D	B-
Cuba, KS	D	D+	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Mahaska is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Grant, ID	B-	A-	A-
Smithland, TN	C+	C	C
Hollywood Hills, SC	D+	C+	C+
Helena Crossing, AR	F	F	F
Guffie, KY	D-	B+	B+
Grouse Creek, UT	F	D	D
Grimms Landing, WV	B+	B+	B+
Greer, MO	D-	F	F
Greenwich, UT	D-	D	D
Greens Corner, ME	B+	B-	B-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Mahaska is less safe than the Kansas state average and less safe than the national average.

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