Ranking of Missouri Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, among Missouri cities with a population of at least 10K, St. Louis had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,913.15), followed by Kansas City (1,654.6), Springfield (1,337.44), Bellefontaine Neighbors (1,019.65), and Bridgeton (929.45).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2016, and the table below shows the ranking of Missouri cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Missouri, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Missouri cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Missouri Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Kansas City
Springfield
Bellefontaine Neighbors
Bridgeton
Ferguson
Poplar Bluff
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Ranking of Missouri Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 St. Louis 1913.15
2 Kansas City 1654.60
3 Springfield 1337.44
4 Bellefontaine Neighbors 1019.65
5 Bridgeton 929.45
6 Ferguson 808.29
7 Poplar Bluff 762.61
8 Bolivar 732.16
9 Sikeston 729.26
10 University City 725.67
11 Branson 724.58
12 Joplin 632.68
13 Kennett 631.48
14 Raytown 612.72
15 Cape Girardeau 593.89
16 Festus 592.25
17 St. Joseph 558.92
18 Sedalia 552.56
19 St. Ann 549.32
20 Grandview 543.05
21 Independence 512.21
22 Lebanon 468.72
23 Union 441.76
24 Fulton 431.67
25 Columbia 426.77
26 Overland 426.60
27 Hannibal 415.15
28 Farmington 414.78
29 Rolla 403.13
30 Jefferson City 403.05
31 Marshall 314.63
32 Gladstone 313.21
33 Belton 306.43
34 West Plains 291.88
35 Maryville 286.80
36 Carthage 279.72
37 Liberty 270.37
38 Troy 264.28
39 Neosho 237.36
40 Kirksville 234.01
41 Warrensburg 233.41
42 Republic 209.63
43 Hazelwood 206.59
44 Maryland Heights 200.92
45 Washington 199.08
46 St. Charles 198.95
47 Florissant 187.50
48 Arnold 186.39
49 Webb City 169.76
50 Wentzville 165.14
51 St. Peters 164.26
52 Jackson 159.03
53 Blue Springs 148.77
54 Grain Valley 140.91
55 Creve Coeur 119.78
56 Clayton 119.70
57 Chesterfield 118.90
58 Ozark 118.77
59 Lee's Summit 108.54
60 Kirkwood 104.34
61 Webster Groves 99.07
62 Nixa 98.24
63 Raymore 97.09
64 Excelsior Springs 95.14
65 Crestwood 91.84
66 Lake St. Louis 90.13
67 O'Fallon 82.47
68 Mexico 76.98
69 Eureka 56.18
70 Moberly 50.36
71 Ballwin 35.94
72 Town and Country 35.85
73 Manchester 21.91