2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Independence, KS vs Salina, KS

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- Salina has 36% less violent crime than Independence.
- Salina has 36% less property crime than Independence.
 Independence, KSSalina, KSUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock22.622.7
 Property Crime84.3  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Independence    3 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I did not and would not move here by choice,Uncle Sam moved me here temporarily. Crime rate is low but there is no economy. Walmart is the biggest employer and the only  More

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Over 19 years ago

Did not move here by choice and would not live here by  More

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Over 19 years ago

The schools in independence are adequate but nothing special. I beleive the taxes are too high and that the schools are not seening enough of the tax money to keep them  More

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Reviews for Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

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Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Independence, KansasCrime Index
 Sycamore CDP (Montgomery County), KS 
 Caney, KS14.7
 Tyro, KS15.1
 Dearing, KS15.2
 Havana, KS16.05
 Elk City, KS19.3
 Liberty city (Montgomery County), KS21.1
 Cherryvale, KS44.4
 Independence, KS59.75
 Coffeyville, KS63.8

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