| | Topeka, KS | Riverside township (Trego County), KS | United States |
| | 35.4 | 9.8 | 22.7 |
| | 71.6 | 19.2 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Topeka, Kansas | Crime Index |
| Newbury, KS | |
| Tecumseh, KS | |
| Wabaunsee, KS | |
| Williamstown, KS | |
| Auburn, KS | 5.5 |
| Alta Vista, KS | 6.0 |
| Maple Hill, KS | 6.0 |
| Mayetta, KS | 6.3 |
| Meriden, KS | 7.2 |
| Perry, KS | 7.8 |