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Safety · Kansas

Safest Counties in Kansas 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in Kansas

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Lincoln County, KS
97.5
2Stanton County, KS
97.5
3Wallace County, KS
97.5
4Hodgeman County, KS
93.6
5Jewell County, KS
93.4
6Ness County, KS
92.5
7Norton County, KS
90.4
8Logan County, KS
89.5
9Nemaha County, KS
89.2
10Greeley County, KS
88.9

All Kansas Counties — Safety Rankings

105 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Lincoln County, KS
97.5
60.4
2Stanton County, KS
97.5
65.9
3Wallace County, KS
97.5
64.8
4Hodgeman County, KS
93.6
57.3
5Jewell County, KS
93.4
62.6
6Ness County, KS
92.5
60
7Norton County, KS
90.4
64.2
8Logan County, KS
89.5
54.8
9Nemaha County, KS
89.2
72.1
10Greeley County, KS
88.9
53.7
11Stevens County, KS
87.6
52.6
12Wyandotte County, KS
85.9
37.4
13Phillips County, KS
85.8
58.8
14Stafford County, KS
85.1
56.4
15Wichita County, KS
83.9
58.1
16Sheridan County, KS
82.8
63.8
17Grant County, KS
82.4
55.3
18Chase County, KS
82.2
59.7
19Comanche County, KS
81.6
58.2
20Graham County, KS
81.1
56
21Smith County, KS
78.8
64.5
22Scott County, KS
77.8
52.2
23Osborne County, KS
76.1
56.6
24Linn County, KS
75.5
56.6
25Chautauqua County, KS
75.3
53.5
26Coffey County, KS
74.8
60.4
27Trego County, KS
74.4
68.8
28Woodson County, KS
74.4
60
29Kiowa County, KS
74.2
59
30Rawlins County, KS
72
58
31Pratt County, KS
71.8
46.8
32Washington County, KS
71.2
61.3
33Haskell County, KS
70.6
50.3
34Meade County, KS
70.6
53.1
35Doniphan County, KS
69.9
59.6
36Decatur County, KS
69.2
54.3
37Kingman County, KS
68.1
48.9
38Gove County, KS
67.4
57.3
39Mitchell County, KS
66.5
55.8
40Osage County, KS
65
49.7
41Gray County, KS
64.8
52.6
42Rice County, KS
64.6
54.7
43Wilson County, KS
64.4
50.5
44Ottawa County, KS
63.3
57.4
45Anderson County, KS
61.6
54.9
46Hamilton County, KS
60.5
51.5
47Republic County, KS
60
56.6
48Pottawatomie County, KS
59.4
55.5
49Dickinson County, KS
59.2
47.7
50Ellsworth County, KS
58.4
52.5
51Jackson County, KS
57.4
55.1
52Lane County, KS
57.3
58.8
53Marshall County, KS
56.6
57.5
54Barber County, KS
56.3
50.1
55Marion County, KS
54.7
48.9
56Cheyenne County, KS
54.5
54.9
57Rooks County, KS
54.1
53.9
58Edwards County, KS
53.5
50.4
59Harper County, KS
52.8
46.7
60Miami County, KS
52.7
44.4
61Jefferson County, KS
48.1
52
62Pawnee County, KS
47.6
47.1
63Elk County, KS
47.4
49.7
64McPherson County, KS
46.3
49.6
65Kearny County, KS
42
44.7
66Greenwood County, KS
39.9
49.6
67Seward County, KS
38.5
35.9
68Morris County, KS
37.8
51.3
69Brown County, KS
36.8
50.4
70Clark County, KS
36.7
49
71Russell County, KS
36.3
43.4
72Clay County, KS
34.6
46.5
73Morton County, KS
34.3
42
74Thomas County, KS
33.7
48.5
75Riley County, KS
30.7
34.7
76Franklin County, KS
29.2
40.2
77Butler County, KS
28.2
35.8
78Rush County, KS
26.2
42.6
79Wabaunsee County, KS
23.6
52.3
80Barton County, KS
22.3
42.2
81Cherokee County, KS
22.2
42.1
82Sumner County, KS
21.8
37.6
83Ellis County, KS
21.5
43.3
84Ford County, KS
19.3
33.1
85Reno County, KS
19
34.7
86Bourbon County, KS
18.9
41.9
87Johnson County, KS
18.9
42
88Leavenworth County, KS
18.3
39.9
89Lyon County, KS
17.9
39.6
90Atchison County, KS
16.8
48.6
91Harvey County, KS
16.2
40.2
92Douglas County, KS
14.2
33.7
93Cloud County, KS
12.1
44.4
94Cowley County, KS
12
37.4
95Geary County, KS
11.4
26.3
96Allen County, KS
11.1
40.8
97Finney County, KS
9.7
27.2
98Montgomery County, KS
8.1
33.5
99Sherman County, KS
8.1
35.4
100Labette County, KS
7.8
40.4
101Crawford County, KS
5.5
35.5
102Saline County, KS
5.2
38.4
103Shawnee County, KS
4.2
30.7
104Neosho County, KS
3
44.4
105Sedgwick County, KS
2.4
29.9

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