Most Dangerous Cities in Missouri 2024

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Missouri is popular due to its low cost of living, strong job market and decent wages, the state of Missouri is worth considering as home, finding a safe place is crucial, there are many safe locations but on the same time, but high crime areas make Missouri in 2024 as one of the most dangerous states in the country. Lee's Summit, Independence, Columbia, Springfield, St. Louis and Kansas City are the populous cities in Missouri with over 100 thousand people, out of these Springfield is the most violent crimes in 2021 with 36.13 incidents per 1000 residents, Kansas City with 28.59, St. Louis with 22.60 and Columbia with 20.42. Smaller cities like Potosi with 81.95 per 1000 residents listed with top most dangerous city by 2024 in Missouri, followed by Caruthersville with 65.81, St. Clair with 64.45 incidents.

Springfield has registered 23,907 cases that includes crime against person, property and society, records 141.47 offenses per 1000 residents, out of these 5,630 are Assaults, 29 are Homicides, 55 are Kidnapping and 389 are sex offenses. St. Louis registered 197 homicides and 140 Kidnapping, whereas Kansas city with a population of half a million registered 46,103 of total cases with 157 as Homicides.

Rank	Cities	Population	Violent Crimes	Violent Crimes	Violent Crimes	Crime Rate
		2021	2019	2020	2021	per 1000 persons
1	Potosi	2,538	15	228	208	81.95
2	Caruthersville	5,212	65	-	343	65.81
3	St. Clair	4,686	-	-	302	64.45
4	Marble Hill	1,457	1	-	88	60.40
5	Branson West	449	3	-	23	51.22
6	Nevada	8,177	21	-	370	45.25
7	Lincoln	1,198	-	-	54	45.08
8	Flordell Hills	797	6	-	35	43.91
9	North Kansas City	5,110	29	151	215	42.07
10	Kennett	9,946	-	368	400	40.22
11	Cassville	3,223	15	-	119	36.92
12	Hayti	2,425	23	-	88	36.29
13	Springfield	168,988	2,571	5,626	6,106	36.13
14	Riverside	3,592	15	-	129	35.91
15	Velda City	1,351	14	93	47	34.79
16	Sikeston	15,931	-	-	545	34.21
17	Berkeley	8,868	91	-	294	33.15
18	Pagedale	3,287	64	76	100	30.42
19	Branson	11,797	73	-	358	30.35
20	Miner	935	-	-	28	29.95
21	West Plains	12,417	52	-	365	29.40
22	Union	12,292	-	312	361	29.37
23	Vinita Park	10,910	159	-	315	28.87
24	Auxvasse	979	-	-	28	28.60
25	Kansas City	500,965	7,099	14,898	14,323	28.59
26	Bolivar	11,285	30	287	318	28.18
27	Hillsdale	1,542	15	23	42	27.24
28	Bellefontaine Neighbors	10,251	124	252	275	26.83
29	Charleston	4,936	42	-	132	26.74
30	Shelbina	1,571	-	-	42	26.73
31	Cameron	7,986	32	212	211	26.42
32	Joplin	50,970	307	1,457	1,329	26.07
33	Laurie	983	4	-	25	25.43
34	St. James	3,986	-	139	100	25.09
35	Excelsior Springs	11,908	15	-	296	24.86
36	New Madrid	2,730	-	73	67	24.54
37	Lebanon	14,917	60	-	364	24.40
38	Hannibal	17,194	-	-	417	24.25
39	Matthews	580	1	-	14	24.14
40	Carthage	14,766	38	298	356	24.11
41	Camdenton	4,186	18	89	100	23.89
42	Lamar	4,204	-	48	100	23.79
43	Mansfield	1,240	-	-	29	23.39
44	Rolla	20,519	109	487	473	23.05
45	Harrisonville	10,091	28	287	232	22.99
46	Breckenridge Hills	4,533	-	-	103	22.72
47	St. Louis	295,536	5,792	-	6,680	22.60
48	Aurora	7,422	36	-	165	22.23
49	Louisiana	3,206	12	-	70	21.83
50	St. Joseph	73,821	431	1,666	1,609	21.80
51	Seligman	835	1	-	18	21.56
52	Dixon	1,446	15	-	31	21.44
53	Hazelwood	24,976	113	-	531	21.26
54	Columbia	126,418	401	2,378	2,581	20.42
55	Normandy	7,385	-	142	150	20.31
56	Grain Valley	15,038	21	248	305	20.28
57	Versailles	2,479	9	57	50	20.17
58	Houston	2,085	6	-	42	20.14
59	Rosebud	398	-	-	8	20.10
60	Malden	3,812	-	-	76	19.94
61	Washington	14,270	37	280	284	19.90
62	Marshfield	7,786	7	-	153	19.65
63	Riverview	2,810	50	-	55	19.57
64	Sullivan	7,118	41	-	139	19.53
65	Perryville	8,570	28	136	166	19.37
66	Fulton	12,530	-	-	242	19.31
67	Bridgeton	11,497	-	-	216	18.79
68	Boonville	7,833	16	144	144	18.38
69	Milan	1,744	-	-	32	18.35
70	Canton	2,308	-	-	42	18.20
71	Farmington	18,926	27	-	344	18.18
72	Mountain Grove	4,697	20	-	85	18.10
73	Bethany	3,025	1	-	54	17.85
74	Doniphan	1,911	-	41	34	17.79
75	Marshall	12,868	59	205	226	17.56
76	Steele	1,825	-	-	32	17.53
77	Pevely	6,042	-	187	105	17.38
78	Carrollton	3,387	-	-	58	17.12
79	Holden	2,232	-	-	38	17.03
80	Cape Girardeau	41,957	233	-	714	17.02
81	St. John	6,299	-	-	107	16.99
82	Belton	23,860	67	349	401	16.81
83	Neosho	12,143	29	184	204	16.80
84	Osage Beach	4,706	25	114	79	16.79
85	Dexter	7,833	15	-	130	16.60
86	St. Ann	12,540	-	-	208	16.59
87	Hartville	616	-	-	10	16.23
88	Country Club Hills	1,243	14	-	20	16.09
89	Park Hills	8,482	36	134	136	16.03
90	Desloge	4,883	-	96	78	15.97
91	Waynesville	5,348	23	-	84	15.71
92	Trenton	5,584	14	80	87	15.58
93	Hillsboro	3,404	17	-	53	15.57
94	Kirksville	17,666	-	300	271	15.34
95	Marionville	2,157	-	-	33	15.30
96	El Dorado Springs	3,605	19	-	55	15.26
97	Overland	15,449	-	265	234	15.15
98	Gerald	1,324	-	-	20	15.11
99	Osceola	934	0	-	14	14.99
100	Jefferson City	41,851	119	475	625	14.93
101	Carl Junction	8,527	-	-	125	14.66
102	Cabool	2,063	5	-	30	14.54
103	Warrenton	9,019	-	-	131	14.52
104	Piedmont	1,868	3	-	27	14.45
105	Cuba	3,270	-	-	47	14.37
106	Lawson	2,394	9	19	34	14.20
107	Bellflower	353	-	-	5	14.16
108	Carterville	1,972	-	-	27	13.69
109	Duquesne	1,681	1	39	23	13.68
110	Edmundson	827	3	12	11	13.30
111	Chillicothe	8,865	31	123	117	13.20
112	Ash Grove	1,440	2	-	19	13.19
113	Maryville	11,479	8	-	151	13.15
114	Macon	5,327	-	-	70	13.14
115	Portageville	2,838	16	41	37	13.04
116	Independence	116,761	689	1,923	1,514	12.97
117	Wentzville	44,793	88	622	579	12.93
118	Holts Summit	5,296	-	-	68	12.84
119	Scott City	4,520	11	59	58	12.83
120	Mount Vernon	4,468	0	-	57	12.76
121	Warrensburg	20,707	60	284	263	12.70
122	Herculaneum	4,346	5	-	55	12.66
123	Seymour	2,033	-	-	25	12.30
124	Mound City	982	0	-	12	12.22
125	Knob Noster	2,806	-	-	34	12.12
126	Maplewood	8,076	26	115	97	12.01
127	Willow Springs	2,090	13	-	25	11.96
128	Blue Springs	56,952	99	763	679	11.92
129	Mexico	11,531	9	-	136	11.79
130	Florissant	50,653	-	-	589	11.63
131	Kearney	11,467	7	-	131	11.42
132	Galena	443	-	-	5	11.29
133	St. Charles	72,323	-	650	816	11.28
134	Moberly	13,459	83	-	150	11.14
135	St. Robert	6,558	21	-	73	11.13
136	Gladstone	27,905	89	410	305	10.93
137	Lakeshire	1,380	1	11	15	10.87
138	Crocker	1,023	-	-	11	10.75
139	Moline Acres	2,331	22	-	25	10.73
140	Peculiar	5,774	7	-	61	10.56
141	Pacific	7,108	4	-	74	10.41
142	University City	33,930	-	-	351	10.34
143	Jackson	14,792	16	-	152	10.28
144	Butler	3,981	15	30	40	10.05
145	Monett	9,188	-	-	92	10.01
146	Bloomfield	1,808	-	15	18	9.96
147	Sugar Creek	3,225	24	-	32	9.92
148	Hamilton	1,680	5	14	16	9.52
149	Sparta	2,101	1	-	20	9.52
150	Kimberling City	2,321	8	-	22	9.48
151	Bertrand	739	0	-	7	9.47
152	St. Peters	58,597	139	526	537	9.16
153	Richmond Heights	8,799	-	79	78	8.86
154	Smithville	11,311	15	133	100	8.84
155	Marceline	2,047	-	-	18	8.79
156	Woodson Terrace	4,028	-	-	35	8.69
157	New Florence	698	0	0	6	8.60
158	Oak Grove	8,493	17	61	73	8.60
159	Adrian	1,594	4	-	13	8.16
160	Shrewsbury	6,046	-	-	48	7.94
161	Olivette	7,850	-	60	62	7.90
162	Campbell	1,773	3	-	14	7.90
163	Raymore	22,885	17	-	179	7.82
164	Lee's Summit	102,519	115	-	798	7.78
165	Eureka	11,442	-	51	89	7.78
166	Odessa	5,293	9	41	40	7.56
167	Weston	1,854	0	-	14	7.55
168	Seneca	2,400	0	-	18	7.50
169	Bonne Terre	6,811	-	-	51	7.49
170	O'Fallon	90,813	114	-	665	7.32
171	Brentwood	7,944	-	-	56	7.05
172	Pleasant Hill	8,801	-	-	62	7.04
173	Platte City	4,998	7	-	35	7.00
174	Nixa	23,795	29	277	166	6.98
175	Hermann	2,311	3	34	16	6.92
176	Rogersville	4,051	4	-	28	6.91
177	Mountain View	2,649	-	-	18	6.80
178	Warsaw	2,227	16	-	15	6.74
179	Richland	1,791	9	-	12	6.70
180	Arnold	21,172	32	-	137	6.47
181	Palmyra	3,574	0	-	23	6.44
182	Eldon	4,764	14	45	30	6.30
183	Monroe City	2,433	2	-	15	6.17
184	Noel	1,806	5	-	11	6.09
185	Lathrop	2,012	2	-	12	5.96
186	Creve Coeur	18,708	14	97	111	5.93
187	Rock Hill	4,610	6	-	27	5.86
188	Bel-Nor	1,385	1	-	8	5.78
189	Crystal City	4,680	5	-	27	5.77
190	Fayette	2,682	6	-	15	5.59
191	Lake Lotawana	2,152	1	6	12	5.58
192	Ellisville	9,905	14	38	53	5.35
193	Willard	5,781	7	-	30	5.19
194	Hornersville	579	1	-	3	5.18
195	Ashland	4,063	3	-	21	5.17
196	Walnut Grove	794	0	-	4	5.04
197	Town and Country	11,173	-	-	54	4.83
198	Foristell	627	3	-	3	4.78
199	Clayton	16,859	12	87	80	4.75
200	Fredericktown	4,008	-	-	19	4.74
201	Battlefield	6,776	0	-	32	4.72
202	Maryland Heights	26,839	56	-	123	4.58
203	Bourbon	1,558	-	-	7	4.49
204	Lake St. Louis	17,469	22	-	77	4.41
205	Salem	4,866	6	27	21	4.32
206	Lone Jack	1,412	5	-	6	4.25
207	Pleasant Valley	3,063	1	-	13	4.24
208	Hollister	4,626	7	-	19	4.11
209	Ballwin	30,061	-	139	119	3.96
210	Savannah	5,177	1	-	20	3.86
211	Chesterfield	47,578	-	-	183	3.85
212	Warson Woods	1,890	0	-	7	3.70
213	Kirkwood	27,897	-	96	102	3.66
214	Vienna	599	-	-	2	3.34
215	Sunset Hills	8,447	11	-	28	3.31
216	Crestwood	11,828	-	24	39	3.30
217	Parkville	8,680	6	-	28	3.23
218	East Lynne	313	0	-	1	3.19
219	Winona	1,292	-	-	4	3.10
220	Greenwood	5,951	-	-	18	3.02
221	Frontenac	3,899	5	13	11	2.82
222	Licking	2,848	8	8	8	2.81
223	Webster Groves	22,885	-	-	63	2.75
224	Ladue	8,624	8	-	21	2.44
225	Manchester	18,081	-	-	43	2.38
226	Clarkson Valley	2,601	-	-	6	2.31
227	Qulin	459	-	-	1	2.18
228	Cottleville	6,333	5	-	11	1.74

*Some of the crime data for 2020 and 2019 is not available.

Kansas City population is 500,965 in 2021. There are 14,323 crime cases in 2021, 14,898 in 2020. It is the twenty-fifth most dangerous cities in Missouri in 2022, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 28.59 per 1000 residents. Kansas City crime rate increased from 29.74 per 1,000 residents in 2020 to 28.59 in 2021. Kansas City recorded 157 Homicides, 15 Kidnapping, 565 sex offenses, 248 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 154 Arson, 4,606 Motor vehicle theft, 1,213 Robbery, 1,151 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

St. Louis population is 295,536 in 2021. There are 6,680 crime cases in 2021, It is the forty-seventh most dangerous cities in Missouri in 2022, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 22.60 per 1000 residents. St. Louis recorded 197 Homicides, 140 Kidnapping, 230 sex offenses, 98 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 149 Arson, 3,518 Motor vehicle theft, 818 Robbery, 2,606 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Springfield population is 168,988 in 2021. There are 6,106 crime cases in 2021, 5,626 in 2020. It is the thirteenth most dangerous cities in Missouri in 2022, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 36.13 per 1000 residents. Springfield crime rate increased from 33.29 per 1,000 residents in 2020 to 36.13 in 2021. Springfield recorded 29 Homicides, 55 Kidnapping, 389 sex offenses, 142 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 40 Arson, 1,462 Motor vehicle theft, 342 Robbery, 2,241 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Columbia population is 126,418 in 2021. There are 2,581 crime cases in 2021, 2,378 in 2020. It is the fifty-fourth most dangerous cities in Missouri in 2022, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 20.42 per 1000 residents. Columbia crime rate increased from 18.81 per 1,000 residents in 2020 to 20.42 in 2021. Columbia recorded 6 Homicides, 63 Kidnapping, 211 sex offenses, 86 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 15 Arson, 378 Motor vehicle theft, 51 Robbery, 736 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Independence population is 116,761 in 2021. There are 1,514 crime cases crime cases in 2021, 1,923 in 2020. It is the one-hundred-sixteenth most dangerous cities in Missouri in 2022, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 12.97 per 1000 residents. Independence crime rate increased from 16.47 per 1,000 residents in 2020 to 12.97 in 2021. Independence recorded 9 Homicides, 16 Kidnapping, 156 sex offenses, 53 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 13 Arson, 996 Motor vehicle theft, 91 Robbery, 815 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

St. Joseph population is 73,821 in 2021. There are 1,609 crime cases in 2021, 1,666 in 2020. It is the fiftieth most dangerous cities in Missouri in 2022, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 21.80 per 1000 residents. St. Joseph crime rate increased from 22.57 per 1,000 residents in 2020 to 21.80 in 2021. St. Joseph recorded 8 Homicides, 47 Kidnapping, 148 sex offenses, 38 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 19 Arson, 431 Motor vehicle theft, 33 Robbery, 649 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

St. Charles population is 72,323 in 2021. There are 816 violent cases in 2021, 650 in 2020. By 2022, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 11.28 per 1000 residents. St. Charles crime rate increased from 8.99 per 1,000 residents in 2020 to 11.28 in 2021. St. Charles recorded zero Homicides, 10 Kidnapping, 42 sex offenses, 16 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 3 Arson, 194 Motor vehicle theft, 30 Robbery, 1,054 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

St. Peters population is 58,597 in 2021. There are 537 violent cases in 2021, 526 in 2020. By 2022, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 9.16 per 1000 residents.St. Peters crime rate increased from 8.98 per 1,000 residents in 2020 to 9.16 in 2021. St. Peters recorded 4 Homicides, 0 Kidnapping, 28 sex offenses, 6 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 7 Arson, 112 Motor vehicle theft, 7 Robbery, 891 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Blue Springs population is 56,952 in 2021. There are 679 crime cases in 2021, 763 in 2020. By 2022, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 11.92 per 1000 residents. Blue Springs crime rate increased from 13.40 per 1,000 residents in 2020 to 11.92 in 2021. Blue Springs recorded 2 Homicides, 17 Kidnapping, 41 sex offenses, 14 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 1 Arson, 167 Motor vehicle theft, 8 Robbery, 438 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Joplin population is 50,970 in 2021. There are 1,329 crime cases in 2021, 1,457 in 2020. It is the thirty-second most dangerous cities in Missouri in 2022, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 26.07 per 1000 residents. Joplin crime rate increased from 28.59 per 1,000 residents in 2020 to 26.07 in 2021. Joplin recorded 6 Homicides, 17 Kidnapping, 73 sex offenses, 37 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 37 Arson, 349 Motor vehicle theft, 47 Robbery, 570 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Wentzville population is 44,793 in 2021. There are 579 crime cases in 2021, 622 in 2020. By 2022, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 12.93 per 1000 residents. Wentzville crime rate increased from 13.89 per 1,000 residents in 2020 to 12.93 in 2021. Wentzville recorded zero Homicides, 1 Kidnapping, 20 sex offenses, 10 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 0 Arson, 36 Motor vehicle theft, 5 Robbery, 532 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Missouri Offenses(Crime/Property/Social) in 2021

Below are the Missouri Offenses in 2021, detailed by Violent and Property Crimes, Violent cases include Assault, Homicides, Sex Offences, Rape, Arson, Motor Vehicle Theft, Robbery, Drug and Narcotic cases. Property Crimes in Missouri include Burglary, Breaking, Property Vandalism, Arson, Motor Vehicle Theft and other offenses.

Rank (Total Offenses)	Cities	Population (2021)	Violent Crime	Property Crimes	Total Offenses	Assault	Homicide	Kidnapping	Sex Offenses	Rape	Arson	Larceny	Motor Vehicle Theft	Robbery	Drug/Narcotic	Total Offenses per 1000
1	Potosi	2,538	208	352	950	199	0	5	4	3	1	181	18	2	369	374.31
2	North Kansas City	5,110	215	936	1,390	199	0	4	12	5	0	441	138	10	222	272.02
3	Branson West	449	23	58	120	16	0	0	7	3	0	44	5	0	37	267.26
4	Riverside	3,592	129	402	828	119	1	0	9	5	0	198	44	1	281	230.51
5	Edmundson	827	11	88	169	7	0	1	3	2	0	26	41	0	60	204.35
6	St. Clair	4,686	302	356	767	291	1	2	8	3	1	204	27	0	98	163.68
7	Houston	2,085	42	147	341	39	1	0	2	0	1	96	2	1	145	163.55
8	Seneca	2,400	18	64	391	18	0	0	0	0	0	32	2	0	298	162.92
9	Cassville	3,223	119	279	499	118	0	0	1	0	2	175	9	0	93	154.82
10	Nevada	8,177	370	698	1,248	344	1	1	24	13	1	386	44	3	170	152.62
11	Caruthersville	5,212	343	319	749	321	1	17	4	4	8	121	20	9	67	143.71
12	Springfield	168,988	6,106	15,108	23,907	5,630	29	55	389	142	40	8,370	1,462	342	2,241	141.47
13	Kennett	9,946	400	795	1,366	383	3	2	12	3	10	432	36	1	154	137.34
14	Joplin	50,970	1,329	4,852	6,865	1,233	6	17	73	37	37	2,613	349	47	570	134.69
15	Marble Hill	1,457	88	85	196	85	0	1	2	0	0	51	6	0	20	134.52
16	St. Louis	295,536	6,680	26,643	38,607	6,113	197	140	230	98	149	11,666	3,518	818	2,606	130.63
17	Sullivan	7,118	139	554	909	135	0	0	4	3	4	316	45	3	203	127.70
18	Vinita Park	10,910	315	734	1,393	300	7	1	7	3	5	238	125	22	198	127.68
19	Branson	11,797	358	957	1,506	325	2	3	28	9	1	591	43	6	168	127.66
20	Berkeley	8,868	294	719	1,113	284	6	0	4	1	11	287	99	15	73	125.51
21	Flordell Hills	797	35	57	98	32	0	1	2	2	0	11	9	5	4	122.96
22	Hayti	2,425	88	155	293	77	1	5	5	3	3	61	6	5	34	120.82
23	Sikeston	15,931	545	807	1,923	510	3	8	24	8	6	408	32	6	463	120.71
24	Richmond Heights	8,799	78	811	980	76	0	0	2	1	1	474	54	11	73	111.38
25	Carthage	14,766	356	669	1,632	334	0	3	19	8	2	380	36	2	564	110.52
26	Bridgeton	11,497	216	990	1,266	196	1	4	15	9	0	570	79	15	32	110.12
27	Breckenridge Hills	4,533	103	266	494	103	0	0	0	0	1	111	38	0	106	108.98
28	Hannibal	17,194	417	755	1,833	383	0	9	25	0	11	527	51	4	588	106.61
29	Cuba	3,270	47	236	347	43	0	0	4	2	1	146	9	0	57	106.12
30	Union	12,292	361	760	1,301	345	0	9	7	3	6	420	45	1	157	105.84
31	Desloge	4,883	78	213	509	72	1	1	4	0	1	95	10	1	209	104.24
32	West Plains	12,417	365	716	1,292	342	0	0	23	12	0	385	39	1	186	104.05
33	Doniphan	1,911	34	98	197	30	0	0	4	2	0	61	4	0	62	103.09
34	Rosebud	398	8	9	41	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	23	103.02
35	Seligman	835	18	18	85	17	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	47	101.80
36	El Dorado Springs	3,605	55	244	361	47	1	1	6	1	6	136	12	0	54	100.14
37	Lamar	4,204	100	241	419	93	0	2	5	2	0	127	8	2	66	99.67
38	Maplewood	8,076	97	655	780	93	0	0	4	1	0	303	58	3	17	96.58
39	St. James	3,986	100	262	382	95	1	2	2	2	0	151	7	0	17	95.84
40	Rolla	20,519	473	1,028	1,948	446	0	5	22	11	1	566	33	9	413	94.94
41	Hazelwood	24,976	531	1,259	2,339	503	3	6	19	5	0	485	228	21	419	93.65
42	Velda City	1,351	47	68	125	46	0	0	1	0	1	15	11	3	8	92.52
43	Kansas City	500,965	14,323	30,206	46,103	13,584	157	15	565	248	154	14,148	4,606	1,213	1,151	92.03
44	St. Joseph	73,821	1,609	4,364	6,785	1,399	8	47	148	38	19	2,303	431	33	649	91.91
45	Bellefontaine Neighbors	10,251	275	544	924	264	1	3	7	1	2	207	74	18	35	90.14
46	Lebanon	14,917	364	798	1,343	331	2	8	23	8	2	421	65	4	155	90.03
47	St. John	6,299	107	272	562	104	0	1	2	1	2	119	27	6	161	89.22
48	Steele	1,825	32	89	159	30	0	1	1	0	0	43	5	4	32	87.12
49	Kirksville	17,666	271	1,117	1,529	242	3	7	19	8	7	566	51	3	106	86.55
50	Normandy	7,385	150	326	634	144	2	3	1	1	0	129	47	7	104	85.85
51	Washington	14,270	284	648	1,221	266	4	1	13	2	4	342	26	5	265	85.56
52	Miner	935	28	42	80	21	1	1	5	5	0	19	3	1	7	85.56
53	Camdenton	4,186	100	187	354	95	0	1	4	3	0	97	11	0	63	84.57
54	Pagedale	3,287	100	149	275	98	0	1	1	0	0	44	17	4	11	83.66
55	Hillsdale	1,542	42	71	128	42	0	0	0	0	1	19	10	4	5	83.01
56	Pevely	6,042	105	301	499	98	0	0	7	3	0	140	29	1	86	82.59
57	Harrisonville	10,091	232	380	827	220	0	1	11	6	0	189	26	2	187	81.95
58	Excelsior Springs	11,908	296	349	963	275	0	0	21	6	2	171	22	1	301	80.87
59	Aurora	7,422	165	341	595	138	0	2	24	9	2	158	30	2	63	80.17
60	Dexter	7,833	130	276	625	107	1	7	15	9	2	158	14	1	192	79.79
61	Matthews	580	14	31	46	14	0	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	1	79.31
62	Shrewsbury	6,046	48	376	474	47	0	0	1	1	0	223	22	5	39	78.40
63	Brentwood	7,944	56	513	621	53	1	1	1	0	0	304	32	9	46	78.17
64	Neosho	12,143	204	564	947	184	1	2	17	8	6	266	18	3	167	77.99
65	Cape Girardeau	41,957	714	1,834	3,244	618	2	22	72	24	19	882	106	20	480	77.32
66	Overland	15,449	234	709	1,175	223	2	0	9	2	2	329	100	17	172	76.06
67	Marshfield	7,786	153	366	592	148	0	0	5	2	3	204	30	1	62	76.03
68	Farmington	18,926	344	976	1,439	322	0	1	21	4	2	693	49	1	111	76.03
69	Independence	116,761	1,514	6,323	8,867	1,333	9	16	156	53	13	3,037	996	91	815	75.94
70	Bolivar	11,285	318	440	856	293	1	3	21	5	2	222	26	0	81	75.85
71	Foristell	627	3	22	47	3	0	0	0	0	0	16	3	0	22	74.96
72	Auxvasse	979	28	26	73	25	0	0	3	1	0	6	6	1	13	74.57
73	Maryland Heights	26,839	123	1,098	1,996	104	1	3	15	8	0	544	120	7	697	74.37
74	Mansfield	1,240	29	35	92	29	0	0	0	0	0	28	0	0	27	74.19
75	Warrenton	9,019	131	373	659	120	1	1	8	4	1	216	14	1	141	73.07
76	Malden	3,812	76	122	275	65	0	1	8	3	0	57	12	0	63	72.14
77	Carterville	1,972	27	68	142	26	0	0	1	0	0	35	6	0	38	72.01
78	Park Hills	8,482	136	335	606	117	0	1	17	4	1	191	38	1	119	71.45
79	St. Robert	6,558	73	306	461	66	0	0	7	3	0	200	9	1	75	70.30
80	Shelbina	1,571	42	21	110	38	0	2	2	2	0	11	2	0	45	70.02
81	Charleston	4,936	132	171	345	123	1	6	2	1	5	75	9	2	23	69.89
82	Boonville	7,833	144	283	541	127	1	3	13	5	2	160	22	1	102	69.07
83	Belton	23,860	401	1,009	1,644	380	3	0	18	14	6	472	95	15	195	68.90
84	Mountain Grove	4,697	85	90	321	73	0	1	11	6	1	54	6	0	139	68.34
85	Laurie	983	25	37	67	25	0	0	0	0	0	21	1	0	5	68.16
86	Louisiana	3,206	70	73	218	64	0	5	1	1	1	38	10	0	69	68.00
87	Duquesne	1,681	23	71	114	20	0	0	3	0	1	37	3	0	19	67.82
88	Lincoln	1,198	54	19	81	54	0	0	0	0	1	9	2	0	8	67.61
89	Woodson Terrace	4,028	35	174	268	33	0	1	1	0	0	37	75	2	50	66.53
90	Fulton	12,530	242	466	831	229	1	7	5	1	2	284	20	4	118	66.32
91	Columbia	126,418	2,581	4,847	8,337	2,292	6	63	211	86	15	2,443	378	51	736	65.95
92	Hartville	616	10	23	40	10	0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	5	64.94
93	Osceola	934	14	22	60	11	0	0	3	1	0	7	1	0	24	64.24
94	Crocker	1,023	11	24	65	9	1	0	1	1	0	11	4	0	26	63.54
95	Warrensburg	20,707	263	702	1,314	228	1	1	33	11	4	365	47	4	302	63.46
96	Osage Beach	4,706	79	190	297	71	0	2	5	0	0	124	11	0	25	63.11
97	Jefferson City	41,851	625	1,131	2,626	558	0	14	53	13	8	594	83	13	714	62.75
98	Dixon	1,446	31	49	89	28	0	3	0	0	1	16	3	0	7	61.55
99	Riverview	2,810	55	110	172	53	1	0	1	0	1	40	16	1	4	61.21
100	St. Ann	12,540	208	396	763	198	0	3	7	1	0	157	51	5	127	60.85
101	St. Charles	72,323	816	2,366	4,330	764	0	10	42	16	3	1,059	194	30	1,054	59.87
102	Waynesville	5,348	84	110	318	59	0	0	25	13	0	55	6	0	122	59.46
103	Versailles	2,479	50	58	147	49	0	0	1	0	0	27	0	0	30	59.30
104	Perryville	8,570	166	209	508	156	0	3	7	4	0	97	18	1	128	59.28
105	Monett	9,188	92	335	541	88	0	0	4	1	0	229	31	0	108	58.88
106	Butler	3,981	40	149	234	35	0	0	5	1	0	75	13	1	41	58.78
107	Herculaneum	4,346	55	127	252	46	0	1	8	2	0	77	6	0	65	57.98
108	Mount Vernon	4,468	57	152	256	54	0	0	3	1	0	107	15	2	47	57.30
109	Chillicothe	8,865	117	284	502	107	1	3	6	2	2	81	19	0	90	56.63
110	Willow Springs	2,090	25	62	118	23	0	0	2	0	2	41	3	0	28	56.46
111	Cameron	7,986	211	200	445	198	0	6	7	1	1	83	12	0	30	55.72
112	Mexico	11,531	136	427	642	118	0	3	15	6	1	222	20	3	56	55.68
113	Pacific	7,108	74	204	394	69	0	2	3	0	2	104	12	0	108	55.43
114	Canton	2,308	42	65	127	31	0	2	9	2	0	36	5	0	16	55.03
115	Blue Springs	56,952	679	1,938	3,116	619	2	17	41	14	1	988	167	8	438	54.71
116	Seymour	2,033	25	43	110	22	1	0	2	1	1	18	2	0	37	54.11
117	Grain Valley	15,038	305	389	805	279	0	0	26	5	0	180	36	0	90	53.53
118	Hillsboro	3,404	53	83	182	50	0	0	3	2	1	34	16	1	42	53.47
119	University City	33,930	351	1,064	1,811	330	5	4	12	3	3	527	128	22	307	53.37
120	Florissant	50,653	589	1,442	2,635	549	5	9	26	5	7	608	306	24	404	52.02
121	Gladstone	27,905	305	929	1,451	277	0	6	22	6	4	400	99	7	203	52.00
122	Holden	2,232	38	61	116	35	0	0	3	0	0	25	4	0	14	51.97
123	Mountain View	2,649	18	52	137	17	0	0	1	0	0	28	4	0	64	51.72
124	Hermann	2,311	16	61	118	14	0	0	2	1	0	34	4	0	39	51.06
125	Mound City	982	12	35	50	10	0	0	2	0	0	20	7	0	3	50.92
126	St. Peters	58,597	537	1,473	2,978	504	4	0	28	6	7	798	112	7	891	50.82
127	Portageville	2,838	37	72	144	32	0	1	4	0	1	24	9	0	34	50.74
128	Macon	5,327	70	129	268	69	0	0	1	0	1	71	4	0	64	50.31
129	Arnold	21,172	137	444	1,060	131	0	2	4	3	1	257	57	3	453	50.07
130	Peculiar	5,774	61	161	289	59	0	0	2	0	0	72	19	1	61	50.05
131	Frontenac	3,899	11	166	191	11	0	0	0	0	0	98	15	1	11	48.99
132	Marshall	12,868	226	290	625	209	0	3	14	5	3	109	22	1	96	48.57
133	Ash Grove	1,440	19	41	69	18	0	0	1	0	0	20	4	0	9	47.92
134	Sugar Creek	3,225	32	90	152	31	0	0	1	0	0	30	5	1	29	47.13
135	Maryville	11,479	151	278	538	131	0	1	19	3	3	142	14	0	96	46.87
136	Scott City	4,520	58	94	211	57	0	0	1	0	1	67	7	1	56	46.68
137	New Madrid	2,730	67	45	125	63	1	0	3	1	0	21	1	0	10	45.79
138	Town and Country	11,173	54	273	510	52	0	0	2	1	0	167	15	5	176	45.65
139	Lathrop	2,012	12	37	91	9	0	0	3	1	0	15	4	0	39	45.23
140	Country Club Hills	1,243	20	34	56	20	0	0	0	0	0	9	8	0	1	45.05
141	Crystal City	4,680	27	131	210	27	0	0	0	0	1	75	19	1	50	44.87
142	Bertrand	739	7	26	33	7	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	44.65
143	Warsaw	2,227	15	77	98	15	0	0	0	0	0	49	4	0	5	44.01
144	Wentzville	44,793	579	816	1,963	558	0	1	20	10	0	394	36	5	532	43.82
145	Salem	4,866	21	158	212	16	0	2	3	0	2	80	5	0	29	43.57
146	Moberly	13,459	150	298	586	135	1	3	11	2	2	172	23	3	114	43.54
147	Trenton	5,584	87	121	241	83	0	0	4	0	1	41	4	0	29	43.16
148	Fredericktown	4,008	19	82	165	19	0	0	0	0	0	51	5	1	61	41.17
149	Piedmont	1,868	27	31	76	26	0	0	1	0	0	12	4	1	16	40.69
150	Bethany	3,025	54	57	122	53	0	0	1	0	1	20	8	0	8	40.33
151	Sunset Hills	8,447	28	239	338	26	0	1	1	1	0	108	37	4	62	40.01
152	Lawson	2,394	34	38	95	34	0	0	0	0	2	15	5	0	21	39.68
153	Jackson	14,792	152	297	584	129	1	5	17	3	2	141	27	0	104	39.48
154	Crestwood	11,828	39	353	465	38	0	0	1	0	1	173	26	2	63	39.31
155	Rogersville	4,051	28	85	159	25	0	0	3	0	0	40	3	0	41	39.25
156	Creve Coeur	18,708	111	510	729	104	0	3	4	1	0	279	44	6	99	38.97
157	Eldon	4,764	30	90	185	27	0	1	2	1	0	57	10	0	59	38.83
158	Sparta	2,101	20	31	81	16	0	0	4	1	0	10	1	0	27	38.55
159	Lakeshire	1,380	15	35	52	15	0	0	0	0	1	10	5	0	1	37.68
160	Palmyra	3,574	23	80	134	18	1	0	4	0	0	50	5	0	30	37.49
161	Carl Junction	8,527	125	145	317	114	0	4	7	1	6	58	11	0	41	37.18
162	Chesterfield	47,578	183	1,237	1,765	176	0	1	6	2	2	673	73	5	308	37.10
163	Kimberling City	2,321	22	18	86	21	0	1	0	0	0	9	1	0	43	37.05
164	Pleasant Valley	3,063	13	60	113	13	0	0	0	0	1	36	10	0	38	36.89
165	Lee's Summit	102,519	798	2,549	3,761	748	2	4	44	14	4	1,435	269	15	339	36.69
166	Milan	1,744	32	17	63	30	1	0	1	0	0	8	1	0	8	36.12
167	Eureka	11,442	89	243	412	83	0	1	5	0	0	113	24	0	76	36.01
168	Nixa	23,795	166	289	855	164	1	1	0	0	0	159	12	2	391	35.93
169	Pleasant Hill	8,801	62	84	315	52	0	0	10	6	0	50	9	0	165	35.79
170	Moline Acres	2,331	25	46	83	25	0	0	0	0	0	13	11	2	4	35.61
171	Carrollton	3,387	58	38	119	52	0	1	5	1	0	8	5	0	22	35.13
172	Vienna	599	2	11	21	1	0	0	1	1	0	7	0	0	5	35.06
173	Smithville	11,311	100	162	396	90	0	1	9	1	0	68	15	1	119	35.01
174	Holts Summit	5,296	68	76	185	67	0	0	1	0	0	28	6	0	40	34.93
175	Richland	1,791	12	41	62	12	0	0	0	0	0	21	1	0	8	34.62
176	Weston	1,854	14	49	64	12	1	0	1	1	1	28	1	1	1	34.52
177	Olivette	7,850	62	174	260	61	0	0	1	0	0	83	16	2	17	33.12
178	Oak Grove	8,493	73	139	281	69	0	0	4	1	0	66	20	1	64	33.09
179	Gerald	1,324	20	18	43	17	0	0	3	2	0	9	2	0	4	32.48
180	Ashland	4,063	21	65	131	17	0	2	2	0	1	27	5	1	37	32.24
181	Monroe City	2,433	15	31	77	13	0	0	2	0	0	11	2	0	30	31.65
182	Hamilton	1,680	16	15	53	9	0	1	4	1	0	5	1	0	20	31.55
183	Hornersville	579	3	6	18	2	0	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	8	31.09
184	Marionville	2,157	33	15	67	23	1	2	7	2	0	4	4	0	14	31.06
185	Bonne Terre	6,811	51	115	208	43	1	0	7	1	1	56	20	0	34	30.54
186	Lake St. Louis	17,469	77	362	522	71	0	0	5	2	1	192	21	0	76	29.88
187	Ellisville	9,905	53	187	294	52	0	0	1	1	0	91	14	1	52	29.68
188	Knob Noster	2,806	34	36	83	29	0	0	5	2	0	19	3	0	7	29.58
189	Galena	443	5	8	13	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	29.35
190	Hollister	4,626	19	63	134	16	0	1	2	1	0	43	5	1	51	28.97
191	Clayton	16,859	80	334	487	76	0	1	3	2	0	155	31	2	68	28.89
192	Kirkwood	27,897	102	658	804	96	0	1	5	2	0	341	71	7	34	28.82
193	Odessa	5,293	40	71	152	33	0	2	5	0	0	31	6	0	34	28.72
194	Kearney	11,467	131	170	326	121	0	0	10	2	0	92	15	3	21	28.43
195	Platte City	4,998	35	92	140	29	0	0	6	0	0	46	7	5	12	28.01
196	O'Fallon	90,813	665	1,158	2,508	618	1	3	43	12	1	622	86	7	627	27.62
197	Bel-Nor	1,385	8	24	38	6	0	1	1	0	1	6	2	3	6	27.44
198	Adrian	1,594	13	23	43	11	0	0	2	1	0	13	1	0	6	26.98
199	Noel	1,806	11	22	48	10	0	0	1	1	1	9	2	0	15	26.58
200	Lake Lotawana	2,152	12	42	56	12	0	0	0	0	0	19	2	0	1	26.02
201	New Florence	698	6	8	18	6	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	3	25.79
202	Raymore	22,885	179	278	576	171	1	0	7	2	2	180	23	3	109	25.17
203	Savannah	5,177	20	67	130	15	0	0	5	3	0	39	6	0	38	25.11
204	Bourbon	1,558	7	27	39	7	0	0	0	0	0	18	1	0	5	25.03
205	Manchester	18,081	43	315	440	37	0	0	6	1	0	213	21	2	72	24.33
206	Willard	5,781	30	50	138	30	0	0	0	0	0	19	4	0	53	23.87
207	Rock Hill	4,610	27	78	109	27	0	0	0	0	0	50	10	0	4	23.64
208	Ladue	8,624	21	149	194	20	0	0	1	1	0	81	16	0	20	22.50
209	Parkville	8,680	28	143	195	23	2	0	3	0	0	60	18	2	23	22.47
210	Marceline	2,047	18	21	45	16	0	0	2	0	0	11	1	0	6	21.98
211	Bloomfield	1,808	18	17	39	10	1	0	7	0	0	8	2	0	3	21.57
212	Cabool	2,063	30	12	42	27	0	0	3	1	0	5	1	1	0	20.36
213	Lone Jack	1,412	6	8	28	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	14	19.83
214	Webster Groves	22,885	63	331	439	62	0	1	0	0	0	146	38	3	33	19.18
215	Warson Woods	1,890	7	29	36	7	0	0	0	0	0	17	5	0	0	19.05
216	Walnut Grove	794	4	8	15	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	18.89
217	Ballwin	30,061	119	364	541	114	0	1	3	2	1	143	24	3	52	18.00
218	Bellflower	353	5	1	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.00
219	Battlefield	6,776	32	53	115	31	0	0	1	1	0	13	4	0	27	16.97
220	Cottleville	6,333	11	28	98	11	0	0	0	0	0	16	1	2	59	15.47
221	Fayette	2,682	15	17	38	11	1	0	3	1	0	9	2	0	6	14.17
222	Licking	2,848	8	21	38	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	9	13.34
223	Winona	1,292	4	11	17	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	2	13.16
224	Campbell	1,773	14	8	22	14	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	12.41
225	Qulin	459	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10.89
226	Clarkson Valley	2,601	6	20	28	6	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	1	10.77
227	Greenwood	5,951	18	34	62	16	0	1	1	0	1	6	4	0	10	10.42
228	Corder	406	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.39
229	East Lynne	313	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.19

Crime data in Missouri State Universities

Rank (Total Offenses)	Universities	Population (2021)	Violent Crime	Property Crimes	Total Offenses	Assault	Kidnapping	Sex Offenses	Rape	Arson	Larceny	Motor Vehicle Theft	Robbery	Drug/Narcotic	Total Offenses per 1000
1	University of Missouri, Columbia	32,916	1,238	177	685	161	0	16	5	1	209	16	1	365	20.81
2	Truman State University	5,637	94	6	80	5	0	1	1	0	50	2	0	7	14.19
3	Lincoln University	2,947	121	46	37	43	0	3	3	0	20	1	0	34	12.56
4	Missouri University of Science and Technology	8,618	121	10	98	7	3	0	0	0	71	3	0	12	11.37
5	University of Central Missouri	15,315	208	20	100	14	0	6	4	2	52	4	0	83	6.53
6	Southeast Missouri State University	11,812	77	13	59	13	0	0	0	0	30	0	2	4	4.99
7	Northwest Missouri State University	8,383	59	4	41	2	0	2	2	0	20	1	0	14	4.89
8	University of Missouri, Kansas City	18,894	102	16	85	15	0	1	1	1	47	4	1	1	4.50
9	Missouri Southern State University	6,617	28	5	23	3	0	2	1	0	16	2	0	0	3.48
10	Washington University, St. Louis	17,893	40	1	39	1	0	0	0	0	37	1	0	0	2.18
11	Metropolitan Community College	21,040	40	0	40	0	0	0	0	1	26	3	0	0	1.90
12	St. Louis Community College, Meramec	26,166	34	1	33	1	0	0	0	0	19	2	0	0	1.26