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

Crime Index, #209

Pittsburg, KS	2,730.80
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.

Pittsburg, KS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Pittsburg, KS	Count	0	7	12	34	198	901	70	3
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	34.3	58.7	166.4	969.1	4,410.0	342.6	14.7	2,185
	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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	1	19	16	60	208	797	36	3
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	4.9	93.2	78.5	294.2	1,019.9	3,907.8	176.5	14.7	2,527
	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
2010	Pittsburg, KS	Count	2	8	10	52	209	884	47	15
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	10.1	40.4	50.5	262.4	1,054.7	4,460.8	237.2	75.7	2,456
	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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	0	11	9	94	246	1,026	57	16
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	55.9	45.7	477.3	1,249.2	5,210.0	289.4	81.2	2,901
	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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	1	8	8	74	262	898	69	23
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	5.1	40.9	40.9	378.1	1,338.7	4,588.4	352.6	117.5	2,719
	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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	1	10	10	80	240	855	58	14
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	5.2	52.3	52.3	418.8	1,256.3	4,475.5	303.6	73.3	2,740
	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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	3	23	11	81	278	930	60	11
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	15.5	118.9	56.8	418.6	1,436.7	4,806.2	310.1	56.8	3,409
	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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	0	19	10	90	226	888	47	12
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	98.9	52.0	468.4	1,176.1	4,621.1	244.6	62.4	2,910
	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

Pittsburg, KS	72.56
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.

Pittsburg, KS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Pittsburg, KS	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	4.9	0.0	4.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	48
	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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	4.9	4.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	49
	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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	4.9	4.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	49
	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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	9.8	4.9	0.0	4.9	0.0	0.0	98
	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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pittsburg, 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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	5.1	0.0	0.0	5.1	0.0	0.0	50
	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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	3	1	0	1	1	0
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	15.3	5.1	0.0	5.1	5.1	0.0	153
	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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	10.5	5.2	0.0	0.0	5.2	0.0	104
	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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	10.3	5.2	5.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	103
	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

Pittsburg, KS	2.29
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.

Pittsburg, KS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Pittsburg, KS	Count	70	46	24
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	342.6	225.1	117.5	2.84
	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
2012	Pittsburg, KS	Count	59	40	19
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	289.5	196.3	93.2	2.43
	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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	54	38	16
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	265.2	186.6	78.6	2.26
	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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	54	38	16
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	272.5	191.8	80.7	2.32
	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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	55	38	17
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	279.3	193.0	86.3	2.36
	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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	57	40	17
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	291.2	204.4	86.9	2.48
	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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	50	39	11
	Pittsburg, KS	Per 100,000	261.7	204.1	57.6	2.33
	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	Pittsburg, KS	Count	50	39	11
2005	Pittsburg, KS	Count	50	35	15