Rice County, KS Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$2.85 million

Cost of Crime™ for Rice County, KS

In 2025, violent crime will cost $731 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Rice 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 Rice County against the average US county, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Rice County sits in the 38th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 38% of counties and behind 62%. The grade covers only Rice County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Rice County is 4.273 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 103 in the northwest areas to 1 in 308 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Rice County, KS report the most violent crime, about 13 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Rice County, KS

The tangible cost of violent crime in Rice County is projected at $2,848,494 for 2025, about $301 per resident and $731 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): 41.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.6%

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

Rice County, KS:	$301
Wyandotte County, KS:	$353
Douglas County, KS:	$136
Kansas:	$251
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $301 per resident each year in Rice County, which is $43 more than the national average and $50 more than Kansas's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Rice County:

In Wyandotte County, KS, crime costs $353 per person, which is $52 more than in Rice County.
In Douglas County, KS, crime costs $136 per person, which is $166 less than in Rice County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Rice County	Cost per Rice County Resident
Murder	$1.44 million	$153
Rape/Sexual Assault	$486,697	$52
Robbery	$131,552	$14
Assault	$786,745	$83
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,848,494	$301

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Rice 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 Rice County totals $12,153,884 ($1,286 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $15,002,379 ($1,588 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Rice 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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Rice County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.899
Robbery	0.4426
Rape	0.8495
Murder	0.0813
Total Violent Crime	4.273 (C-)

Individual Rice County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Reno County, KS	C-	D+	B-
Ellsworth County, KS	D-	D+	D+
McPherson County, KS	C+	B+	B
Barton County, KS	D+	C-	C
Stafford County, KS	D	C-	C-
Saline County, KS	D+	C-	C
Harvey County, KS	C	C+	B-
Pawnee County, KS	D-	D-	C
Marion County, KS	C	C+	A-
Rush County, KS	D+	D+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Rice County is similar 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
Unicoi County, TN	C-	D+	D+
Brown County, IL	B	B+	B+
Brown County, IN	A+	A	A
Brown County, KS	C-	C+	C+
Brown County, NE	D+	C-	C-
Brule County, SD	C	B-	B-
Brunswick County, VA	D-	D+	D+
Buckingham County, VA	B+	A	A
Buena Vista City, VA	B-	C+	C+
Buffalo County, SD	F	F	F

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

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