Violence Incidents
In 2021 in the state of Kansas, there was one domestic violence incident reported every 23 minutes, one domestic violence murder reported every 11 days, and one rape reported every 7 hours.
Johnson County had 3,162 reported incidents and 1,774 arrests for domestic violence in 2021. This is an increase in reported incidents of over thirteen percent (13%) since 2019.
Domestic Violence Analysis
The 2021 Domestic Violence, Stalking and Rape Report revealed 22,593 domestic violence incidents in the state, indicating an overall 2.4% decrease in reported domestic violence incidents from the previous year. A domestic violence incident resulted in an arrest in the state every 47 minutes and 22 seconds, and a domestic violence arrest occurred every one incident occurred every 23 minutes and 16 seconds.
Domestic Violence Homicides
In 2021, Kansas experienced 32 domestic violence-related homicides. Of the 130 total homicides reported in 2021, 18.5% were related to domestic violence.
Rape Analysis
In 2021, 1,197 rapes were reported to law enforcement, representing 8.4% more than reported in the previous year. Rape was reported in Kansas every 7 hours and 20 minutes. In 78% of rape incidents, the suspect was known to the victim.
Disclaimer
NOTE: Data from the Domestic Violence, Stalking and Rape report is derived from standard offense and arrest reports submitted to the KBI’s Kansas Incident Based Reporting System (KIBRS) by state and local law enforcement agencies in Kansas. The data is dependent on victims reporting crimes. The report is compiled to provide a historical assessment and comparison of domestic violence, stalking and rape incidents in Kansas. It is often not possible to draw further interpretations or conclusions from the data. The KBI cautions against using data to make direct comparisons between jurisdictions. Often these comparisons are not valid as the factors influencing crime vary widely between communities.
For national domestic violence statistics and data please visit: https://ncadv.org/statistics