Neighborhood overview
South Area, Wichita
Recent police-feed safety data for South Area in Wichita, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Wichita police open-data feed.
Safety Index
South Area reports below Wichita's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
1,517 / 100k local
vs Wichita 3,151 / 100k citywide (-52%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+300%)
Property
4,066 / 100k local
vs Wichita 6,942 / 100k citywide (-41%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+110%)
~19,093 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~63 days · newest report Oct 7, 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 184 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (312 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports down 4 week-over-week (6 this week, 10 the week before).
- · property reports down 8 week-over-week (18 this week, 26 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 3 week-over-week (39 this week, 42 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.