Neighborhood overview
New Salem, Wichita
Recent police-feed safety data for New Salem in Wichita, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Wichita police open-data feed.
Safety Index
New Salem reports lower per-capita rates than Wichita citywide.
Violent (persons)
426 / 100k local
vs Wichita 3,049 / 100k citywide (-86%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+12%)
Property
3,830 / 100k local
vs Wichita 8,113 / 100k citywide (-53%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+98%)
~5,446 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 40 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (52 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in morning (6am–12pm) (35% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 4 week-over-week (0 this week, 4 the week before).
- · property reports flat week-over-week (4 this week, 4 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports flat week-over-week (4 this week, 4 the week before).
- · Most reports in New Salem occur during morning (6am-12pm) — 35% of the past 30 days landed in that window.
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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.