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Kansas
35
State score · Elevated risk
435.8
Violent crime / 100k (elevated)
2146
NOAA hazard score · 2024
Top weather hazards in Kansas
From NOAA Storm Events 2024. Helps you pack for what actually happens here.
- Thunderstorm Wind 1043
- Hail 767
- Drought 162
- High Wind 123
- Winter Weather 86
Kansas parks ranked by safety
6 parks · sorted by Safety Index #1 77
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve National Preserve Chase County
#2 71
Fort Larned National Historic Site National Historic Site Pawnee County
#3 71
Fort Scott National Historic Site National Historic Site Bourbon County
#4 71
Nicodemus National Historic Site National Historic Site Graham County
#5 62
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park National Historical Park Shawnee County
#6 53
Santa Fe National Historic Trail National Historic Trail Ford County
How this is calculated
Composite of violent-crime rate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer and weighted hazard frequency from NOAA Storm Events. Hazards (wildfires, floods, tornados, severe storms) carry 60% weight; crime carries 40%. County-level hazard data where available, state-level otherwise.