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

Crime Index, #213

Topeka, KS	2,833.40
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.

Topeka, KS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Topeka, KS	Count	6	66	198	381	1,007	4,672	581	5
	Topeka, KS	Per 100,000	4.7	51.7	155.1	298.4	788.7	3,659.3	455.1	3.9	2,397
	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	Topeka, KS	Count	11	33	172	396	1,238	4,679	569	7
	Topeka, KS	Per 100,000	8.6	25.8	134.4	309.4	967.1	3,655.2	444.5	5.5	2,389
	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	Topeka, KS	Count	15	39	237	481	1,277	4,967	597	7
	Topeka, KS	Per 100,000	11.6	30.3	183.9	373.3	991.1	3,855.1	463.4	5.4	2,667
	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	Topeka, KS	Count	15	53	235	395	1,727	5,213	589	NA
	Topeka, KS	Per 100,000	11.7	41.3	183.2	307.9	1,346.2	4,063.7	459.1	NA	2,883
	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	Topeka, KS	Count	14	51	222	410	1,598	5,404	504	14
	Topeka, KS	Per 100,000	11.2	40.7	177.2	327.2	1,275.3	4,312.6	402.2	11.2	2,882
	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	Topeka, KS	Count	10	44	301	360	1,663	4,632	407	9
	Topeka, KS	Per 100,000	8.1	35.6	243.8	291.6	1,347.1	3,752.2	329.7	7.3	2,734
	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	Topeka, KS	Count	10	35	275	289	1,561	5,067	688	10
	Topeka, KS	Per 100,000	8.2	28.6	224.4	235.8	1,273.7	4,134.5	561.4	8.2	2,789
	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	Topeka, KS	Count	12	47	308	352	1,424	5,646	704	10
	Topeka, KS	Per 100,000	9.8	38.6	252.7	288.8	1,168.3	4,632.2	577.6	8.2	3,040
	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	Topeka, KS	Count	9	57	310	293	1,478	6,645	625	11
	Topeka, KS	Per 100,000	7.3	46.4	252.4	238.6	1,203.5	5,410.9	508.9	9.0	3,169
	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	Topeka, KS	Count	7	50	275	350	1,719	7,244	699	10
	Topeka, KS	Per 100,000	5.7	40.9	225.0	286.4	1,406.5	5,927.1	571.9	8.2	3,386
	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

Topeka, KS	7.67
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.

Topeka, KS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Topeka, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Topeka, 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	Topeka, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Topeka, 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
2008	Topeka, KS	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Topeka, KS	Per 100,000	2.4	1.6	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	24
	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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Topeka, KS	2.40
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.

Topeka, KS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Topeka, KS	Count	347	287	60
	Topeka, KS	Per 100,000	271.8	224.8	47.0	2.48
	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	Topeka, KS	Count	357	295	62
	Topeka, KS	Per 100,000	278.9	230.5	48.4	2.55
	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	Topeka, KS	Count	353	290	63
	Topeka, KS	Per 100,000	274.0	225.1	48.9	2.50
	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	Topeka, KS	Count	353	290	63
	Topeka, KS	Per 100,000	275.2	226.1	49.1	2.51
	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	Topeka, KS	Count	345	281	64
	Topeka, KS	Per 100,000	275.3	224.3	51.1	2.50
	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	Topeka, KS	Count	354	283	71
	Topeka, KS	Per 100,000	286.8	229.2	57.5	2.58
	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	Topeka, KS	Count	356	283	73
	Topeka, KS	Per 100,000	290.5	230.9	59.6	2.61
	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	Topeka, KS	Count	328	277	51
	Topeka, KS	Per 100,000	269.1	227.3	41.8	2.48
	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	Topeka, KS	Count	349	294	55
2005	Topeka, KS	Count	340	285	55