Crime Score for ZIP 66608, Topeka, KS
Topeka · September 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime
Higher crime than 98.44% of US ZIP codes
National rank
#174
of 14,733 scored ZIPs
Kansas rank
#6
of 188 in state
Score index
541.7
crime intensity
Snapshot
September 2026
updated monthly
ZIP code 66608 covers part of Topeka in Kansas. In September 2026 it scored in the 98.4th percentile for reported crime among 14,733 scored US ZIP codes. That is a Very High Crime rating, in the top tenth of scored ZIP codes for reported crime.
Nationally it ranks #174, where #1 is the highest-crime ZIP in the country. Within Kansas it ranks #6 of 188. That is 37.8 points above the Kansas median of 60.7. The score held steady between August 2026 and September 2026.
Higher percentile and a lower rank number both mean more reported crime. Levels are fixed cutoffs on the percentile: Low under 25, Below Average to 50, Above Average to 75, High to 90, Very High to 99, Extreme above. Scores reflect incidents reported by police and published by SpotCrime, so they measure reported crime, not every event that happens.
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Monthly history
| Month | Percentile | National rank | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026(latest) | 98.44 | #174 | #6 |
| August 2026 | 98.48 | #179 | #6 |
Nearby ZIP codes
2 of 6 score lower than 66608. Closest scored ZIPs by distance.
County
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On SpotCrime
The score on this page is built from the same incident reports SpotCrime maps.
Questions about 66608
- Is ZIP code 66608 safe?
- CrimeScore does not label places safe or unsafe. ZIP 66608 scores in the 98.4th percentile for reported crime as of September 2026, which is a Very High Crime rating: in the top tenth of scored ZIP codes for reported crime.. Scores reflect police reports, so areas with less reporting can look calmer than they are.
- How is the crime score for 66608 calculated?
- SpotCrime collects police incident reports for the area, weights them into a crime intensity index, and ranks that index against every scored US ZIP code to get a percentile. The score is republished monthly and carries a model hash so you can tell which version produced it.
- How does 66608 compare with the rest of Kansas?
- It ranks #6 of 188 scored ZIP codes in Kansas, against a state median of the 60.7th percentile. Nationally it ranks #174 of 14,733.
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Data: CrimeScore by SpotCrime, September 2026 publication. Scores describe areas, not people, and are not predictions. Terms.