Neighborhood overview
Downtown, Wichita
Recent police-feed safety data for Downtown in Wichita, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Wichita police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Downtown reports notably higher per-capita rates than Wichita citywide. Use the Awareness tab for the offense mix.
Violent (persons)
8,347 / 100k local
vs Wichita 3,049 / 100k citywide (+174%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+2099%)
Property
31,300 / 100k local
vs Wichita 8,113 / 100k citywide (+286%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+1518%)
~5,553 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~63 days · newest report Aug 22, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~63-day data window with 380 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (899 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports down 12 week-over-week (18 this week, 30 the week before).
- · property reports down 8 week-over-week (16 this week, 24 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 10 week-over-week (149 this week, 139 the week before).
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.