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Independence, KS Crime and Crime Rate

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The Independence crime rate is higher than the Kansas average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #207

Independence, KS	2,299.22
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.

Independence, KS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2011	Independence, KS	Count	0	2	4	26	90	317	16	6
	Independence, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	21.0	41.9	272.5	943.1	3,321.8	167.7	62.9	1,829
	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
2009	Independence, KS	Count	1	8	3	25	92	349	14	3
	Independence, KS	Per 100,000	10.9	87.1	32.7	272.3	1,002.0	3,800.9	152.5	32.7	2,449
	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	Independence, KS	Count	0	3	5	38	85	333	21	4
	Independence, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	32.6	54.3	412.6	922.9	3,615.6	228.0	43.4	2,138
	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	Independence, KS	Count	1	1	12	55	116	333	35	7
	Independence, KS	Per 100,000	10.8	10.8	130.0	595.9	1,256.9	3,608.2	379.2	75.8	2,732
	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	Independence, KS	Count	1	2	5	43	100	331	22	5
	Independence, KS	Per 100,000	10.7	21.4	53.5	459.9	1,069.5	3,540.1	235.3	53.5	2,348
	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

Hate Crime Index

Independence, KS	146.75
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.

Independence, KS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2013	Independence, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, 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	Independence, KS	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Independence, KS	Per 100,000	32.0	32.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	319
	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	Independence, KS	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Independence, KS	Per 100,000	21.0	21.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	209
	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	Independence, KS	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Independence, KS	Per 100,000	10.9	10.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	108
	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	Independence, KS	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Independence, KS	Per 100,000	10.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.9	0.0	108
	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	Independence, KS	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Independence, KS	Per 100,000	21.7	10.9	0.0	10.9	0.0	0.0	217
	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	Independence, KS	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Independence, KS	Per 100,000	10.8	10.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	108
	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	Independence, KS	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Independence, KS	Per 100,000	10.7	10.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	106
	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

Independence, KS	2.46
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.

Independence, KS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Independence, KS	Count	26	19	7
	Independence, KS	Per 100,000	283.7	207.3	76.4	2.45
	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	Independence, KS	Count	25	18	7
	Independence, KS	Per 100,000	266.5	191.9	74.6	2.29
	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	Independence, KS	Count	27	19	8
	Independence, KS	Per 100,000	282.9	199.1	83.8	2.41
	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	Independence, KS	Count	29	21	8
	Independence, KS	Per 100,000	315.1	228.2	86.9	2.72
	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	Independence, KS	Count	28	20	8
	Independence, KS	Per 100,000	304.9	217.8	87.1	2.61
	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	Independence, KS	Count	32	23	9
	Independence, KS	Per 100,000	347.4	249.7	97.7	2.99
	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	Independence, KS	Count	31	20	11
	Independence, KS	Per 100,000	335.9	216.7	119.2	2.76
	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	Independence, KS	Count	31	22	9
2005	Independence, KS	Count	29	20	9