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Baxter Springs, KS Crime and Crime Rate

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The Baxter Springs crime rate is lower than the Kansas average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #167

Baxter Springs, KS	1,326.76
Kansas	1,670.49
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Baxter Springs, KS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	0	0	0	13	25	101	5	2
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	317.2	610.1	2,464.6	122.0	48.8	1,302
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.1	37.0	46.9	250.0	545.0	1,952.4	237.8	NA	1,432
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	0	0	0	5	27	76	2	3
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	120.8	652.3	1,836.2	48.3	72.5	934
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.9	28.9	46.6	248.1	600.4	2,117.0	229.5	NA	1,465
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	0	0	0	2	37	77	3	1
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	47.4	877.6	1,826.4	71.2	23.7	980
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.9	36.5	52.0	263.2	650.3	2,258.0	234.9	NA	1,574
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	0	3	0	7	28	66	15	2
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	70.3	0.0	164.1	656.5	1,547.5	351.7	46.9	1,409
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.8	37.8	50.8	261.5	654.4	2,193.2	232.5	NA	1,576
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	0	2	0	4	20	36	4	3
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	48.4	0.0	96.8	484.0	871.2	96.8	72.6	851
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.5	38.8	54.1	272.7	680.1	2,229.2	210.6	NA	1,603
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2008	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	0	2	0	7	32	123	10	1
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	48.1	0.0	168.4	769.8	2,958.9	240.6	24.1	1,655
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.0	42.5	60.1	304.0	699.9	2,413.4	263.9	NA	1,752
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	1	0	0	7	31	107	11	1
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	24.0	0.0	0.0	168.1	744.5	2,569.6	264.2	24.0	1,676
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.9	44.3	72.6	331.8	729.9	2,640.2	308.5	NA	1,900
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	0	1	0	5	19	91	10	3
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	23.4	0.0	116.9	444.3	2,128.2	233.9	70.2	1,109
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.6	44.8	67.9	307.7	723.3	2,712.0	314.9	NA	1,900
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	0	6	0	13	29	109	7	2
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	137.6	0.0	298.1	665.0	2,499.4	160.5	45.9	2,026
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.7	38.4	65.3	280.0	689.2	2,758.1	339.6	NA	1,830
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Baxter Springs, KS	25.78
Kansas	37.89
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Baxter Springs, KS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.6	1.5	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.4	1.4	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.1	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.6	2.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.2	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.8	1.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.6	1.4	0.1	0.7	0.4	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	5.6	2.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.0	55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.9	3.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	48
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	5.1	2.9	0.6	0.9	0.7	0.0	51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	23.4	23.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	233
	Kansas	Per 100,000	5.1	3.0	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.0	51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Baxter Springs, KS	2.57
Kansas	3.31
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Baxter Springs, KS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	14	9	5
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	332.1	213.5	118.6	2.73
	Kansas	Per 100,000	402.3	268.4	133.9	3.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	15	10	5
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	351.7	234.5	117.2	2.93
	Kansas	Per 100,000	395.8	259.5	136.3	3.28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	14	9	5
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	338.8	217.8	121.0	2.78
	Kansas	Per 100,000	406.3	269.1	137.2	3.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	13	9	4
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	316.5	219.1	97.4	2.68
	Kansas	Per 100,000	409.4	270.6	138.7	3.40
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	13	9	4
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	312.7	216.5	96.2	2.65
	Kansas	Per 100,000	403.2	267.0	136.2	3.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	13	9	4
	Baxter Springs, KS	Per 100,000	312.2	216.1	96.1	2.64
	Kansas	Per 100,000	391.3	268.3	123.0	3.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	15	9	6
2005	Baxter Springs, KS	Count	14	9	5