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Topeka Crime Statistics

Year Population Violent Crime Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Crime Burglary Theft Car Theft Arson
2008 122,554 609 10 35 275 289 7,316 1,561 5,067 688 10
2005 122,218 682 7 50 275 350 9,662 1,719 7,244 699 10
 

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Two Topeka men arrested on suspicion of stealing copper from Farmland Industries
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:56:52 -0700
Douglas County Sheriff’s officers have arrested two Topeka men suspected of stealing copper from the former Farmland Industries plant Tuesday night.

Police reports
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:03:10 -0700
Hutchinson Police Department Monday – 12:50 a.m. – Two Hutchinson juveniles were cited for curfew v ...

Topeka man sentenced in carjacking
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:59:00 -0700
TOPEKA — A Topeka man was sentenced to federal prison today for carjacking, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said in a news release.

Topeka man sentenced for carjacking
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:57:06 -0700
William J. Bell, 34, admitted that on January 8, he and another man took the car from a man who gave them a ride.

Nebraska Funeral Vigilante Misses Target
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:17:56 -0700
The 62-year-old Omaha man who pepper-sprayed military funeral protestors does more to disrupt a somber occasion than the protestors themselves. Omaha Nebraska - United States - Westboro Baptist Church - Fred Phelps - Patriot Guard Riders

Local scoreboard
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:33:02 -0700
FYI today PREP?BOYS?SOCCER Elyria Christian at Nickerson, 4 p.m. Hutchinson at Newton, 6:30 ...

COMING TOGETHER
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:05:45 -0700
As dusk settled over Great Bend Sunday night and the sun slipped behind the buildings on Main Street, there was no shortage of light. The orange glow of hundreds of candles illuminated Jack Kilby Square, all shimmering in tribute to the slain 14-year-old Alicia DeBolt.

Man arrested outside Omaha Marine’s funeral
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:38:23 -0700
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of spraying mace into a crowd of mourners and protesters outside a funeral for a Marine killed in Afghanistan.

Federal grand jury returns several indictments
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:37:59 -0700
TOPEKA — A federal grand jury meeting in Topeka has returned the following indictments, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Kansas:

KBI addressing DNA backlog
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:20:55 -0700
Attorney General Steve Six relied on DNA left on a cigarette to prosecute Kenneth Wilson for the slaying of an Osborne County man who was shot to death for $50 and a cell phone. read more

Safe Streets turns 15
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:20:37 -0700
An estimated 175 people turned out for a birthday party Wednesday at the Great Overland Station, 701 N. Kansas Ave., but it wasn't for a person. Rather, the celebration marked the 15th anniversary of the Safe Streets Coalition of Topeka and honored those who helped make the organization what it has become today. read more

Sex offender placed on probation
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:19:25 -0700
A 25-year-old man who pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of soliciting sex from a child was placed on five years of intensive supervised probation Wednesday in Shawnee County District Court. The sentence came after the judge made a series of findings, including that the threat of harm to the community was minimal and that an actual victim wasn't harmed. read more

State backlog on DNA shrinks
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:17:43 -0700
TOPEKA - The backlog of DNA sampling in Kansas is being reduced thanks to $1 million in new state fu ...

Prosecutors to Seek Life in Prison for Suspect in Kimmi Murder Case
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:28:59 -0700
A Kansas man will face capital murder charges, but not the death penalty, in what prosecutors say was the contract killing of a Atchison County grandmother, a judge ruled on Wednesday.

Kansas Lab Getting Help With DNA Case Backlog
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:04:34 -0700
A pair of robots named Twiggy and Kilroy are helping the Kansas Bureau of Investigation catch up on its backlog of DNA evidence.

Kansas AG Says DNA Backlog Is Shrinking
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:03:21 -0700
Attorney General Steve Six says the backlog of DNA waiting to be processed has been reduced 70 percent.

'Our Boys' remains a hit
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:53:00 -0700
The first time a writer from the New York Times examined the Smith Center football juggernaut, it was for all the wrong reasons. read more

Ohio restricting Puerto Rican birth certificates
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:24:10 -0700
Elizabeth Torres was stung when her 19-year-old son said he'd been turned down for a state-issued Ohio identification card because his birth certificate from Puerto Rico was considered invalid.

Hollister bound over after preliminary hearing
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:47:01 -0700
ATCHISON, Kan. — The Sabetha, Kan., man charged with the murder of Patricia “Pat” Kimmi was bound over for trial Wednesday after a two-day preliminary hearing. Although prosecutors called only one witness on Wednesday after several were called on Tuesday, Atchison County District Judge Martin Asher listened to all the evidence and then made his decision. Roger Hollister, 58, was immediately ...

Six says DNA backlog at KBI crime labs nearly over
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:15:02 -0700
TOPEKA -- Attorney General Steve Six said today that longstanding backlog of DNA testing should be e

 

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Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2008

City Total Law Enforcement Total Officers Total Civilians
Abilene 16 14 2
Alma 1 1 0
Altamont 3 3 0
Americus 1 1 0
Andover 29 21 8
Anthony 6 5 1
Arkansas City 35 25 10
Arma 5 5 0
Atchison 23 22 1
Attica 1 1 0
Atwood 2 2 0
Augusta 32 24 8
Baldwin City 9 8 1
Basehor 12 10 2
Baxter Springs 13 9 4
Bel Aire 13 12 1
Belle Plaine 5 5 0
Belleville 5 5 0
Beloit 9 8 1
Benton 2 2 0
Blue Rapids 1 1 0
Bonner Springs 27 24 3
Buhler 3 3 0
Burden 1 1 0
Burlingame 2 2 0
Burlington 9 7 2
Burrton 2 1 1
Caldwell 2 2 0
Caney 9 5 4
Canton 1 1 0
Cawker City 1 1 0
Chanute 23 20 3
Chapman 4 4 0
Cheney 4 4 0
Cherokee 1 1 0
Cherryvale 4 4 0
Chetopa 4 4 0
Claflin 1 1 0
Clay Center 7 6 1
Clearwater 7 6 1
Coffeyville 31 25 6
Colby 18 12 6
Coldwater 1 1 0
Columbus 11 9 2
Colwich 3 3 0
Concordia 17 11 6
Conway Springs 3 3 0
Council Grove 7 6 1
Derby 50 37 13
Dodge City 61 46 15
Eastborough 7 7 0
Edwardsville 15 14 1
El Dorado 26 24 2
Elkhart 3 3 0
Ellinwood 4 4 0
Ellis 5 5 0
Ellsworth 7 6 1
Elwood 4 4 0
Erie 3 2 1
Eudora 10 9 1
Fairway 10 9 1
Florence 2 1 1
Fort Scott 30 20 10
Frankfort 1 1 0
Frontenac 9 6 3
Galena 11 7 4
Garden City 84 53 31
Garden Plain 2 2 0
Gardner 39 37 2
Garnett 12 8 4
Girard 7 6 1
Goddard 9 9 0
Goessel 1 1 0
Goodland 11 10 1
Grandview Plaza 6 6 0
Great Bend 35 31 4
Halstead 6 5 1
Harper 3 3 0
Haven 3 3 0
Hays 51 30 21
Haysville 34 26 8
Herington 8 7 1
Hesston 7 6 1
Hiawatha 8 7 1
Hill City 3 3 0
Hillsboro 5 5 0
Hoisington 9 7 2
Holcomb 4 3 1
Holton 6 6 0
Howard 1 1 0
Hugoton 7 5 2
Humboldt 5 5 0
Hutchinson 102 66 36
Independence 32 23 9
Inman 2 2 0
Iola 22 15 7
Junction City 71 50 21
Kechi 5 4 1
Kingman 7 7 0
La Crosse 3 3 0
La Cygne 2 2 0
La Harpe 1 1 0
Lake Quivira 2 2 0
Lansing 18 17 1
Larned 12 9 3
Lawrence 173 141 32
Leavenworth 86 61 25
Leawood 82 60 22
Lebo 1 1 0
Lenexa 129 86 43
Liberal 47 33 14
Lindsborg 7 6 1
Linn Valley 2 2 0
Little River 1 1 0
Louisburg 8 8 0
Lyndon 2 2 0
Lyons 8 7 1
Macksville 1 1 0
Maize 8 7 1
Maple Hill 1 1 0
Marion 5 5 0
Marysville 9 8 1
McPherson 35 29 6
Meade 3 3 0
Medicine Lodge 7 6 1
Merriam 33 28 5
Minneapolis 5 5 0
Mission 31 29 2
Moran 1 1 0
Mound City 1 1 0
Moundridge 3 3 0
Mount Hope 2 2 0
Mulberry 2 2 0
Mulvane 18 12 6
Neodesha 8 7 1
Newton 36 32 4
Nickerson 3 3 0
North Newton 2 2 0
Norton 6 6 0
Norwich 1 1 0
Oakley 11 6 5
Oberlin 4 4 0
Olathe 204 164 40
Osage City 6 6 0
Osawatomie 14 9 5
Osborne 4 4 0
Oswego 5 5 0
Ottawa 31 26 5
Overbrook 1 1 0
Overland Park 308 257 51
Oxford 1 1 0
Paola 23 16 7
Park City 21 19 2
Parsons 33 26 7
Peabody 3 3 0
Perry 1 1 0
Pittsburg 57 40 17
Plainville 5 5 0
Pleasanton 3 3 0
Prairie Village 60 47 13
Pratt 20 14 6
Protection 1 1 0
Roeland Park 18 16 2
Rolla 1 1 0
Rose Hill 10 9 1
Rossville 3 3 0
Russell 18 8 10
Sabetha 6 6 0
Salina 108 78 30
Scott City 13 7 6
Sedgwick 1 1 0
Seneca 6 6 0
Shawnee 108 88 20
Silver Lake 2 2 0
South Hutchinson 9 7 2
Spring Hill 15 13 2
St. George 1 1 0
St. John 4 4 0
St. Marys 5 5 0
Stafford 4 4 0
Sterling 5 5 0
Stockton 5 5 0
Tonganoxie 11 10 1
Topeka 356 283 73
Towanda 2 2 0
Udall 1 1 0
Ulysses 11 10 1
Valley Center 15 11 4
Valley Falls 2 2 0
Victoria 2 2 0
Wa Keeney 4 4 0
Wakefield 1 1 0
Walton 1 1 0
Wamego 12 8 4
Waterville 1 1 0
Wathena 2 2 0
Weir 1 1 0
Wellington 20 17 3
Wellsville 4 4 0
Westwood 8 7 1
Wichita 815 629 186
Wilson 1 1 0
Winfield 32 23 9
Yates Center 3 3 0
   
 

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Missing Persons for
Topeka, KS


Endangered Runaway: JASMIN MENDEZ-RANGEL (KS)
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:49:13 EDT


Family Abduction: ERYN GRAY (KS)
Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:54:14 EDT


Endangered Runaway: CASSEA VALENZUELA (KS)
Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:30:34 EDT


Endangered Runaway: CHELSEA VALENZUELA (KS)
Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:30:34 EDT


Endangered Runaway: KAYLEIGH MILLER (KS)
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:44:54 EST


Endangered Missing: RANDY LEACH (KS)
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:40:23 EDT


Endangered Missing: RACHEL PRATT (KS)
Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:31:52 EDT


Endangered Missing: ADAM HERRMAN (KS)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:55:47 EST


Endangered Runaway: COLTON BARRERA (KS)
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:26:16 EST


Family Abduction: EUNICE PEREZ (KS)
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:34:48 EDT


Endangered Missing: ALFREDO PEREZ (KS)
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:52:15 EDT


Endangered Missing: APRIL WISS (KS)
Thu, 09 Feb 2006 03:40:25 EST


NonFamily Abduction: TABITHA BREWER (KS)
Wed, 14 Dec 2005 11:58:24 EST


Endangered Missing: JAQUILLA SCALES (KS)
Fri, 15 Jul 2005 09:36:56 EDT


NonFamily Abduction: JACKIE HAY (KS)
Tue, 22 Apr 2003 03:56:40 EDT

There are no missing persons
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