Neighborhood overview
Southwest, Wichita
Recent police-feed safety data for Southwest in Wichita, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Wichita police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Southwest reports below Wichita's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
2,090 / 100k local
vs Wichita 3,151 / 100k citywide (-34%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+451%)
Property
5,071 / 100k local
vs Wichita 6,942 / 100k citywide (-27%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+162%)
~75,971 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 939 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (1,608 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in morning (6am–12pm) (34% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 2 week-over-week (58 this week, 56 the week before).
- · property reports up 16 week-over-week (86 this week, 70 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 26 week-over-week (251 this week, 225 the week before).
- · Most reports in Southwest occur during morning (6am-12pm) — 34% 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.