Southwest, Wichita, KS Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$4.71 million

Cost of Crime™ for Southwest, Wichita, KS

In 2025, violent crime will cost $875 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Southwest 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 D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Southwest against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Southwest sits in the 11th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 11% of neighborhoods and behind 89%. The grade covers only Southwest's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Southwest is 9.879 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 81 in the northeast areas to 1 in 141 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Southwest, Wichita, KS report the most violent crime, about 24 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 7 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Southwest, Wichita, KS

The tangible cost of violent crime in Southwest is projected at $4,713,263 for 2025, about $362 per resident and $875 per household. That equals 1.3% 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): 45.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Southwest Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Southwest, Wichita, KS:	$362
Victory Hills, Kansas City, KS:	$350
Chisholm Creek, Wichita, KS:	$206
Kansas:	$251
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $362 per resident each year in Southwest, which is $104 more than the national average and $111 more than Wichita's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Southwest:

In Victory Hills, Kansas City, KS, crime costs $350 per person, which is $12 less than in Southwest.
In Chisholm Creek, Wichita, KS, crime costs $206 per person, which is $156 less than in Southwest

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Southwest	Cost per Southwest Resident
Murder	$702,325	$54
Rape/Sexual Assault	$604,017	$46
Robbery	$141,241	$11
Assault	$3.27 million	$251
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$4,713,263	$362

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Southwest, Wichita, 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 Southwest totals $8,460,847 ($650 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $13,174,110 ($1,013 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Southwest, Wichita, 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 northeast part of the neighborhood 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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Southwest Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	8.740
Robbery	0.3451
Rape	0.7656
Murder	0.0287
Total Violent Crime	9.879 (D-)

Individual Southwest Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Riverside, Wichita, KS	D	D	D+
Southwest Village, Wichita, KS	D	D	D+
Stanley-Aley, Wichita, KS	F	F	F
South Central Improvemen, Wichita, KS	F	F	F
South City Community, Wichita, KS	F	F	F
Sunflower, Wichita, KS	F	F	F
Mead, Wichita, KS	F	F	F
Delano, Wichita, KS	F	F	F
South Area, Wichita, KS	D	D	D
Orchard Breeze, Wichita, KS	F	D-	F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Southwest is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Rancho West, San Bernardino, CA	B	B	B
Nevin, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D	D
North and East, Richmond, CA	B-	C-	C-
North Coconut Grove, Miami, FL	B+	B+	B+
North Hayward, Hayward, CA	C	C-	C-
North Ridge Rosemont, Alexandria, VA	A-	A+	A+
Old Town, Torrance, CA	D+	D+	D+
Orchards Area, Orchards, WA	D	B	B
Original Daly City, Daly City, CA	B+	C+	C+
Ormewood Park-East Atlanta, Atlanta, GA	B-	B	B

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

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