Punkin Center, KS Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$98,804

Cost of Crime™ for Punkin Center, KS

In 2025, violent crime will cost $474 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Punkin Center 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 Punkin Center against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Punkin Center sits in the 41st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 41% of cities and behind 59%. The grade covers only Punkin Center's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Punkin Center is 3.334 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 280 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 335 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Punkin Center, KS report the most violent crime, about 0 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Punkin Center, KS

The tangible cost of violent crime in Punkin Center is projected at $98,804 for 2025, about $185 per resident and $474 per household. That equals 0.6% 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): 46.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.7%

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

Punkin Center, KS:	$185
Ulysses, KS:	$633
Prairie Village, KS:	$116
Kansas:	$251
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $185 per resident each year in Punkin Center, which is $73 less than the national average and $66 less than Kansas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Punkin Center:

In Ulysses, KS, crime costs $633 per person, which is $448 more than in Punkin Center.
In Prairie Village, KS, crime costs $116 per person, which is $69 less than in Punkin Center

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Punkin Center	Cost per Punkin Center Resident
Murder	$33,204	$62
Rape/Sexual Assault	$27,773	$52
Robbery	$4,057	$8
Assault	$33,770	$63
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$98,804	$185

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Punkin Center, 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 Punkin Center totals $363,874 ($681 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $462,678 ($866 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Punkin Center, 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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Punkin Center Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.202
Robbery	0.2416
Rape	0.8578
Murder	0.0331
Total Violent Crime	3.334 (C)

Individual Punkin Center Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Obeeville, KS	B	C+	A
Burrton, KS	D+	C-	D+
Buhler, KS	B-	C	A-
Yoder, KS	D+	D-	A-
Patterson, KS	C-	C-	C
Hutchinson, KS	D	D	D+
South Hutchinson, KS	D+	D-	B
Willowbrook, KS	B-	C	A-
Medora, KS	B	B-	A-
Cruppers Corner, KS	D+	D-	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Punkin Center is similar 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
Almira, WA	F	D+	D+
Prentisvale, PA	A	B+	B+
Piseco, NY	A-	B	B
Pisinemo, AZ	F	D-	D-
Pitner Junction, TX	C+	B-	B-
Plymouth, VT	B	A	A
Pocahontas, AL	D	D+	D+
Poling, IN	B+	C+	C+
Pope Air Force Base, NC	D-	D-	D-
Poplar Creek, MS	A-	A	A

Considering only the violent crime rate, Punkin Center is safer than the Kansas state average and safer than the national average.

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