Sedgwick County recorded most murders, rapes and robberies in 2007

For the second year in a row, Sedgwick County, the second largest county in Kansas, recorded more murders, rapes and robberies than any other Kansas county.

According to 2007 crime statistics released by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, 44 murders, 313 rapes, and 586 robberies were reported in the county last year.

In 2006, there were 28 murders in the county, with 265 rapes, and 532 robberies.

Overall in Kansas, the number of murders was down in 2007, when compared to 2006, while the number of rapes and robberies increased slightly.

Kansas City counties were a study in contrasts. Johnson County, a wealthy suburb of Kansas City, had only five murders in 2007. Wyandotte, a less affluent area of Kansas City, had five times as many killings and nearly three times as many robberies - but less than half as many reported rapes.

Wichita, with 350,000 people, is the largest city in Sedgwick County and accounts for much of the area's violent crime. According to city-data.com, a demographics website, there are approximately 630 police officers in Wichita, 1.8 for every thousand residents. The national average is 3 officers for every 1000 citizens.

Rape and murder statistics for the state and for Kansas’ four most populous counties: