Hill City, KS Crime Reports & Statistics

Law Enforcement officers are individuals who ordinarily carry a firearm and a badge, have full arrest powers, and are paid from governmental funds set aside specifically for sworn law enforcement representatives. (UCR Definition)

In 2009, Hill City, Kansas law enforcement had violent crimes reported. With a population of 1,378 in 2008, there were occurrences of violent crimes per 10k persons in Hill City, Kansas. The total known offenses in 2006, 2007 and 2008 were 2, 3 and 2, respectively .

Violent crime is composed of four offenses: forcible rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, aggravated assault, and robbery. Violent crimes involve force or threat of force. (UCR Definition)

Hill City, Kansas had murders in 2009. With a total population of in 2009, there were occurrences of murder per 10k persons in Hill City, Kansas. The murder rates in Hill City, Kansas in 2006, 2007 and 2008 were 0, 0 and 0, respectively.

Murder and non-negligent manslaughter is the willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another. (UCR Definition)

The total known offenses of aggravated assault in Hill City, Kansas in 2009 was . Hill City had occurrences of aggravated assault per 10k persons in a population of 1,378 in 2008. In Hill City there were 1 offenses in 2006, 3 in 2007, and 2 in 2008.

Aggravated assault is an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. The Program further specifies that this type of assault is usually accompanied by the use of a weapon or by other means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. Attempted aggravated assault that involves the display of--or threat to use--a gun, knife, or other weapon is included in this crime category because serious personal injury would likely result if the assault were completed. When aggravated assault and larceny-theft occur together, the offense falls under the category of robbery. (UCR Definition)

In 2009, Hill City, Kansas had occurrences of robberies reported to the police. With 1,378 in 2008 people living in Hill City, in 2009 there were occurrences per 10k persons. Based on statistics from the FBI, there were 0 robberies in 2006, 0 in 2007 and 0 in 2008.

Robbery is the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear. (UCR Definition)

A property crime includes burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson. In 2009, Hill City, Kansas had property crimes. The population in 2009 for Hill City was 1,378 in 2008; the number of violent crimes per 10k persons was . Looking back at the previous three years in Hill City, Kansas, you will see that there were 23 property crimes in 2006, 18 in 2007 and 38 in 2008.

A property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The property crime category includes arson because the offense involves the destruction of property; however, arson victims may be subjected to force. Because of limited participation and varying collection procedures by local agencies, only limited data are available for arson. Arson statistics are included in trend, clearance, and arrest tables throughout Crime in the United States, but they are not included in any estimated volume data. The arson section in this report provides more information on that offense. (UCR Definition)

The total known offenses of burglary in Hill City, Kansas in 2009 was . Burglary is part of the violent crimes category. Based on the known offenses and its population of 1,378 in 2008 in 2009, Hill City, Kansas had occurrences of burglary per 10k persons. In Hill City there were 5 burglary offenses in 2006, 5 in 2007, and 9 in 2008.

Burglary is defined in the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program as the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft. The use of force to gain entry is not required to classify an offense as a burglary. Burglary in the UCR program is categorized into three sub classifications: forcible entry, unlawful entry where no force is used, and attempted forcible entry. (UCR Definition)

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Hill City, Kansas had offenses of larceny-theft reported to the police in 2009. With 1,378 in 2008 people living in Hill City that year, there were occurrences per 10k persons. Based on the statistics from the FBI, there were 16 larceny-thefts in 2006, 11 in 2007 and 28 in 2008.

Larceny-theft (except motor vehicle theft) is the unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another. Examples are thefts of bicycles or automobile accessories, shoplifting, pocket-picking, or the stealing of any property or article which is not taken by force and violence or by fraud. Attempted larcenies are included. Embezzlement, confidence games, forgery, worthless checks, etc., are excluded. (UCR Definition)

In 2009, Hill City, Kansas law enforcement had motor vehicle thefts reported. With a population of 1,378 in 2008 in Hill City, there were occurrences of motor vehicle theft per 10k persons. The total known offenses by law enforcement of this kind in 2006, 2007 and 2008 were 2, 2 and 1, respectively.

Motor vehicle theft is the theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. The offense includes the stealing of automobiles, trucks, buses, motorcycles, snowmobiles, etc. The taking of a motor vehicle for temporary use by persons having lawful access is excluded from this definition. (UCR Definition)

The total known offenses of arson in Hill City in 2009 was . Hill City, Kansas had occurrences of arson per 10k persons in a population of 1,378 in 2008. In Hill City, Kansas, the known offenses of arson were 0 in 2006, 0 in 2007, and 0 in 2008.

Arson is any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc. (UCR Definition)