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Sumner County, KS Arrest Records

Sumner County, KS is among the safest counties in the USA with 0.86 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has lower total crime rate than Butler, Pottawatomie, Franklin, Jefferson, Miami counties in Kansas.
Sumner County, KS property crime rate is 6.10 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 99 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that increased by 13.79% compared to 2015.

Sumner County, KS Crime Rate

Total arrests in Sumner County in 2016 decreased by 4.14% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes increased from 18 to 20 while non-violent crime decreased by 5.96% from 151 to 142.

5 Crimes In Sumner County, KS in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 99
Burglary 23
Motor vehicle theft 20
Aggravated assault 18
Arson 2

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Sumner County increased by 11.11% from 2015 and increased by 17.65% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 17 to 20. In 2016 violent crime rate in Sumner County was 81.69% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.086%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Sumner County decreased by 5.96% from 2015 and decreased by 11.8% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 161 to 142. In 2016 property crime rate in Sumner County was 78.53% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.61%.

How Sumner stands up against other counties

Sumner vs. Pottawatomie

You’ll be in more safety in Sumner compared to Pottawatomie county that had 63.32% higher crime rate compared to Sumner county according to the FBI.
Murder rates of 0.0000 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0614 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0000 in Pottawatomie county.
Burglary rates of 0.9883 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and lower than average 2.9162 in Pottawatomie county.

Sumner vs. Franklin

You’ll be in more safety in Sumner compared to Franklin county that had 9.6% higher crime rate compared to Sumner county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 0.7735 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and lower than average 1.1737 in Franklin county.
Arson rates of 0.0859 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.1465 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.1956 in Franklin county.

Names with the most arrests in Sumner

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Sumner, Kansas, the most crimes, that's 27.56% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 31-40. Felonies are committed more by men. Misdemeanor records are popular among white population of the county.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Sumner County is 0.79% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 1.91 daily crimes that occur in Sumner County.
  • Sumner, KS is safer than Pottawatomie.
  • In Sumner County you have a 1 in 144 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Sumner, KS have decreased by 4.14%.

Sumner Police Departments

Cities in Sumner County

Names in Sumner County