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Lawrence, KS Crime and Crime Rate

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The Lawrence crime rate is higher than the Kansas average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #198

Lawrence, KS	2,089.66
Kansas	1,670.49
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Lawrence, KS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Lawrence, KS	Count	1	50	74	213	493	2,959	173	19
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	1.1	55.5	82.2	236.6	547.6	3,286.5	192.1	21.1	1,847
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.9	28.9	46.6	248.1	600.4	2,117.0	229.5	NA	1,465
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Lawrence, KS	Count	0	52	53	265	604	3,190	203	26
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	58.3	59.4	297.2	677.3	3,577.0	227.6	29.2	2,026
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.9	36.5	52.0	263.2	650.3	2,258.0	234.9	NA	1,574
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Lawrence, KS	Count	0	33	37	265	502	3,098	193	14
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	37.4	42.0	300.5	569.2	3,512.5	218.8	15.9	1,823
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.8	37.8	50.8	261.5	654.4	2,193.2	232.5	NA	1,576
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Lawrence, KS	Count	0	40	61	312	522	3,163	156	21
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	42.6	64.9	332.1	555.6	3,366.9	166.1	22.4	1,846
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.5	38.8	54.1	272.7	680.1	2,229.2	210.6	NA	1,603
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Lawrence, KS	Count	0	57	76	291	683	3,551	156	20
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	62.2	82.9	317.3	744.8	3,872.3	170.1	21.8	2,179
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.2	38.9	63.4	293.6	690.7	2,305.9	211.2	NA	1,674
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Lawrence, KS	Count	4	40	78	290	801	3,656	199	26
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	4.4	43.9	85.6	318.4	879.4	4,013.7	218.5	28.5	2,286
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.0	42.5	60.1	304.0	699.9	2,413.4	263.9	NA	1,752
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Lawrence, KS	Count	0	48	63	298	550	4,283	197	23
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	53.3	70.0	330.9	610.8	4,756.6	218.8	25.5	2,308
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.9	44.3	72.6	331.8	729.9	2,640.2	308.5	NA	1,900
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Lawrence, KS	Count	3	48	79	370	603	4,106	205	13
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	3.6	58.3	95.9	449.1	731.8	4,983.4	248.8	15.8	2,676
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.6	44.8	67.9	307.7	723.3	2,712.0	314.9	NA	1,900
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Lawrence, KS	Count	2	30	41	203	545	2,797	151	6
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	2.4	36.5	49.9	247.1	663.4	3,404.8	183.8	7.3	1,816
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.7	38.4	65.3	280.0	689.2	2,758.1	339.6	NA	1,830
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Lawrence, KS	67.78
Kansas	37.89
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Lawrence, KS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lawrence, KS	Count	13	6	0	3	3	1
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	14.2	6.6	0.0	3.3	3.3	1.1	142
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.6	1.5	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Lawrence, KS	Count	10	5	2	1	2	0
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	11.1	5.6	2.2	1.1	2.2	0.0	111
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.4	1.4	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.1	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Lawrence, KS	Count	15	8	2	2	2	1
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	16.8	9.0	2.2	2.2	2.2	1.1	168
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.6	2.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.2	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Lawrence, KS	Count	3	1	0	1	1	0
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	3.4	1.1	0.0	1.1	1.1	0.0	34
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.8	1.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Lawrence, KS	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	2.1	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	21
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.6	1.4	0.1	0.7	0.4	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Lawrence, KS	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	2.2	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	21
	Kansas	Per 100,000	5.6	2.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.0	55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Lawrence, KS	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	2.2	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	21
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.9	3.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	48
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Lawrence, KS	Count	3	1	1	1	0	0
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	3.3	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	33
	Kansas	Per 100,000	5.1	2.9	0.6	0.9	0.7	0.0	51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Lawrence, KS	Count	5	4	0	1	0	0
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	6.1	4.9	0.0	1.2	0.0	0.0	60
	Kansas	Per 100,000	5.1	3.0	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.0	51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Lawrence, KS	1.62
Kansas	3.31
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Lawrence, KS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lawrence, KS	Count	192	159	33
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	209.8	173.7	36.1	1.92
	Kansas	Per 100,000	391.9	260.2	131.7	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Lawrence, KS	Count	178	145	33
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	197.7	161.1	36.7	1.79
	Kansas	Per 100,000	396.1	264.4	131.7	3.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Lawrence, KS	Count	184	151	33
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	206.3	169.3	37.0	1.88
	Kansas	Per 100,000	402.3	268.4	133.9	3.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2010	Lawrence, KS	Count	168	138	30
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	178.8	146.9	31.9	1.63
	Kansas	Per 100,000	406.3	269.1	137.2	3.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Lawrence, KS	Count	171	137	34
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	186.5	149.4	37.1	1.68
	Kansas	Per 100,000	409.4	270.6	138.7	3.40
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Lawrence, KS	Count	173	141	32
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	189.9	154.8	35.1	1.72
	Kansas	Per 100,000	403.2	267.0	136.2	3.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Lawrence, KS	Count	173	140	33
	Lawrence, KS	Per 100,000	192.1	155.5	36.6	1.74
	Kansas	Per 100,000	391.3	268.3	123.0	3.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Lawrence, KS	Count	174	139	35
2005	Lawrence, KS	Count	169	133	36