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Wichita Police Department

City agencyKS0870300NIBRS since 2000LEMAS 2020

Sedgwick County, Kansas

Serves ~401,730 residents · UCR reported

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The Wichita Police Department (WPD) is the primary law enforcement agency serving Wichita, Kansas. Wichita Police Department’s jurisdiction overlaps with the Sedgwick County Sheriff's office.

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Crime & staffing trends

Reported offenses by year

Summary Reporting System counts from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Staffing by year

Police employment counts reported to the FBI UCR program.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Homicide: victim & offender age · 126 victims, 166 offenders
Victim sex
Male96 (76%)
Female30 (24%)
Victim race
Black or African American62 (50%)
White59 (48%)
Asian2 (2%)
Weapons involved
Handgun50 (41%)
Firearm30 (25%)
Knife/Cutting Instrument7 (6%)
Firearm (Automatic)7 (6%)
Handgun (Automatic)7 (6%)
Unknown6 (5%)

Top 6 of 14 categories shown.

Incident location
Residence/Home69 (55%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk25 (20%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage6 (5%)
Camp/Campground5 (4%)
Hotel/Motel/Etc.4 (3%)
Other/Unknown3 (2%)

Top 6 of 17 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown97 (53%)
Stranger22 (12%)
Acquaintance18 (10%)
Otherwise Known12 (7%)
Child8 (4%)
Spouse5 (3%)

Top 6 of 14 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Aggravated Assault16 (57%)
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property5 (18%)
Weapon Law Violations4 (14%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering2 (7%)
Kidnapping/Abduction1 (4%)

Open data

No open-data portal has been found for this agency. Discovery sweeps Socrata, ArcGIS, and CKAN portals on a schedule, so this can change. Know of a portal or dataset this agency publishes? Tell us.

Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
681
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
175
Part-time civilian
1
Total FT employees
856
Population served
391,731
Operating budget
$92,669,548
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
2013634177$75,454,073
2007646191$65,192,280
2003636174$51,028,670
2000609295$48,000,000
1999626201
1997590188
1993467157
1990423155
1987438156

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment
Sworn officers (2025)
663
Civilians (2025)
200

Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.

Open data

No catalogued open data portals for this agency yet, but its official website may publish records and transparency reports.

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