Overland Park, KS Crime


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Overland Park, KS is a relatively safe city compared to the average in the United States. Violent crime in Overland Park is 16.3, which is significantly lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, property crime in Overland Park is 27.2, which is much lower than the US average of 35.4. This means that residents of Overland Park can enjoy greater peace of mind knowing that crime rates are lower than in other parts of the country.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Overland Park violent crime is 16.3. (The US average is 22.7)
Overland Park property crime is 27.2. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Overland Park, KS Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2002241.71.317.330.5192.63201.8371.22464.8365.9
2004204.91.225.536.6141.52921.6323.52346.7251.4
2005302.61.218.438.6244.42792.2298.92242.2251.1
2006200028.938133.22736351.92151.5232.6
2007183.81.220.731.3130.62520.9314.41953253.5
2008177.40.620.434.9121.62380.9294.91876.6209.4
2009177.31.716.129.4130.12594.9307.42088.8198.6
2010161.8022.420.1119.22342.3274.81896.8170.7
2011165.61.134.421.8108.32301.2268.21855.3177.7
2012160.91.122.623.7113.52303.42921828.5183
20131.118.324.91131955.1223.81576.3155.1
2014178.63.369.415.890.11656.4209.71163.2283.4
2015213.12.788.727.8941841269.71293.5277.7
2016198.82.157.130.7108.91482.3214.21098.9169.2
2017208.32.156.936.5112.81686.6157.61385.9143
2018226.91.561.940.2123.31928.5195.51556.1176.9

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Leawood, KS54.21,144.033,26632019
Prairie Village, KS128.81,079.621,99962019
Merriam, KS384.04,322.610,81072019
Lenexa, KS154.71,353.150,87672019
Olathe, KS205.11,134.6137,07072019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Olathe, KS205.11,134.6137,07072019
Kansas City, KS773.44,691.1146,399152015
Lee's Summit, MO115.72,108.466,988162019
Independence, MO589.24,654.9108,879222019
Topeka, KS712.34,990.6122,545552019

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James · 

Wasted 20 yrs living here, a lot of people want out but get trapped once they have families, I consider myself lucky and happy to have left this dump. This place is  More

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Overland Park is family Utopia. If you want a good place to raise your family with above average to great public schooling then OP is the place for you. Housing is a  More

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We visited Overland Park and a very nice place. I was also told that Overland Park is also one of the most expensive cities to live in the US. In looking at the water  More

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