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

Crime Index, #165

Hays, KS	1,311.89
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.

Hays, KS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Hays, KS	Count	1	9	3	44	55	364	24	1
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	4.7	42.5	14.2	207.9	259.8	1,719.7	113.4	4.7	1,129
	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	Hays, KS	Count	0	6	3	62	54	446	19	3
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	28.4	14.2	293.1	255.2	2,108.1	89.8	14.2	1,156
	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	Hays, KS	Count	0	6	6	86	66	521	34	3
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	28.8	28.8	413.0	317.0	2,502.0	163.3	14.4	1,467
	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	Hays, KS	Count	0	13	4	53	72	455	26	7
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	63.0	19.4	256.8	348.8	2,204.5	126.0	33.9	1,391
	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	Hays, KS	Count	0	7	2	53	73	542	15	6
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	34.1	9.7	258.1	355.5	2,639.1	73.0	29.2	1,319
	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
2009	Hays, KS	Count	0	5	2	54	52	426	24	4
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	24.5	9.8	264.6	254.8	2,087.7	117.6	19.6	1,111
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.2	38.9	63.4	293.6	690.7	2,305.9	211.2	NA	1,674
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Hays, KS	Count	0	8	3	47	81	481	18	2
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	39.8	14.9	233.7	402.7	2,391.3	89.5	9.9	1,299
	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	Hays, KS	Count	1	8	6	42	123	457	18	5
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	5.1	40.7	30.5	213.5	625.3	2,323.1	91.5	25.4	1,479
	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	Hays, KS	Count	0	12	6	54	87	508	29	2
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	60.7	30.3	273.1	440.0	2,569.4	146.7	10.1	1,558
	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	Hays, KS	Count	0	4	2	43	75	490	29	4
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	20.1	10.0	216.0	376.7	2,461.3	145.7	20.1	1,209
	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

Hays, KS	53.78
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.

Hays, KS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Hays, KS	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.7	0.0	47
	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	Hays, KS	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	9.5	4.7	0.0	4.7	0.0	0.0	94
	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	Hays, KS	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	4.8	4.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	48
	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	Hays, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hays, 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	Hays, KS	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	14.6	9.7	0.0	4.9	0.0	0.0	146
	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	Hays, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hays, 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	Hays, KS	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	5.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	49
	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	Hays, KS	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	10.2	5.1	0.0	0.0	5.1	0.0	101
	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	Hays, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Hays, KS	1.82
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.

Hays, KS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Hays, KS	Count	36	32	4
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	170.1	151.2	18.9	1.61
	Kansas	Per 100,000	391.9	260.2	131.7	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Hays, KS	Count	39	32	7
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	184.3	151.3	33.1	1.68
	Kansas	Per 100,000	396.1	264.4	131.7	3.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Hays, KS	Count	51	33	18
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	244.9	158.5	86.4	2.02
	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	Hays, KS	Count	51	33	18
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	247.1	159.9	87.2	2.03
	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	Hays, KS	Count	54	33	21
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	262.9	160.7	102.3	2.12
	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	Hays, KS	Count	51	32	19
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	249.9	156.8	93.1	2.03
	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	Hays, KS	Count	51	30	21
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	253.5	149.1	104.4	2.01
	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	Hays, KS	Count	49	31	18
	Hays, KS	Per 100,000	249.1	157.6	91.5	2.03
	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	Hays, KS	Count	48	31	17
2005	Hays, KS	Count	42	27	15