Kansas Arrest Records Search

How to Look Up Arrest Records in Kansas

Kansas law enforcement agencies collect, manage and maintain all criminal history record checks that include arrest reports for the state. By law, they allow the general public access to these records. In some cases, requestors will need to sign up for an account to get access. The fee is $20 per records search. They only allow searches between 4 a.m. and midnight daily Central Time. The general public can find people who have committed crimes in Kansas using this system and a simple name search.

Victims & Offenders by Gender and Race

What Information You Can Find in a state Criminal Report?

A Kansas arrest record will show you basic information like name, address, phone, email, gender, race, age, date of birth, scars, tattoos, height, weight, mug shots and also fingerprints. They also include details of each arrest including the arresting officer’s name, badge number, arresting agency, date, and location of the arrest, the charges filed, the disposition, any fines, fees, bail or bond paid and if there were vehicles involved that information will be on there as well.

Violent Crime Rates for the last 10 years

The crime rate has decreased over the past decade in Kansas, going from 9,710 crimes in 2006 to 8,494 by 8% lower than it was back in 2006. The largest percentage of violent crimes falls into the Aggravated Assault category, with Revised Rape being the least popular crime in the state.

Kansas Violent Crime Rate Change

Arrest Laws

According to Kansas’s law 22-2401, a law enforcement officer can arrest someone with a legal arrest warrant. They can also arrest someone when they believe an arrest warrant has been issued in the state or another jurisdiction for a felony that has been committed. If an officer has probable cause that a felony or misdemeanor was committed they can arrest someone then too. They can also arrest a person if they believe they are a danger to themselves or others or might tamper with or destroy evidence. They can even arrest someone if they commit any crime in front of them other than a tobacco infraction or driving offense.

The Arrest Rate in Kansas

For 2017, Kansas completed 93,650 arrests in the state. Of those, 2,243 were for drug offenses, 8,524 were for DUIs, 2,666 were for liquor violations, 282 were for domestic disputes, 2058 were for disorderly conduct, 256 were for writing bad checks and 34,193 were for a variety of other offenses.

State Offender and Victim Age Group Statistics

Most of the violent crime offenders in Kansas were 20-29 and the largest percentage of violent crime victims were 20-29.

Crime Victim Demographics

Residence Home is the place where the majority of crimes in Kansas were committed, in most of the crime cases the offender was a stranger.

Kansas Arrest Records by Type of Crime

The popular arrests for 2017 in Kansas was for All Other Offenses (except traffic) - 22,530, the same popularity of the arrest type was seen in Alabama, Alaska, and Arizona. The least popularity had Murder & Non-negligent Manslaughter arrests - with only 65 crimes a year.