Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Topeka has a violent crime rate of 857 per 100,000 residents, 125% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 712.7 per 100,000, robbery at 80.7, rape at 47.1. The murder rate is 16.0 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 3,660 per 100,000, 87% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 2,505, burglary at 638, vehicle theft at 500 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 16 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, Topeka receives a safety grade of F.