Ranking of Missouri Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among Missouri cities with a population of at least 10K, St. Louis had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,082.29), followed by Kansas City (1,724.31), Springfield (1,338.84), Vinita Park (1,274.75), and Bellefontaine Neighbors (796.03).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2017, 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 2017
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Ranking of Missouri Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 St. Louis 2082.29
2 Kansas City 1724.31
3 Springfield 1338.84
4 Vinita Park 1274.75
5 Bellefontaine Neighbors 796.03
6 Bridgeton 743.40
7 Ferguson 721.54
8 Sedalia 702.29
9 Grandview 663.82
10 Kennett 647.31
11 Poplar Bluff 608.20
12 Joplin 604.82
13 University City 604.03
14 Cape Girardeau 586.66
15 Moberly 585.35
16 St. Joseph 573.04
17 Raytown 564.60
18 Rolla 555.91
19 Independence 551.88
20 St. Ann 539.95
21 Hannibal 517.12
22 Columbia 497.61
23 Bolivar 459.86
24 Branson 458.04
25 Gladstone 438.12
25 Harrisonville 438.12
26 Carthage 426.81
27 Sikeston 373.68
28 Belton 368.91
29 Troy 355.99
30 Jefferson City 353.58
31 Festus 336.42
32 Hazelwood 322.82
33 Washington 305.55
34 Republic 300.32
35 West Plains 299.18
36 Lebanon 298.53
37 Maryland Heights 288.00
38 Neosho 286.02
39 Overland 272.84
40 Fulton 265.96
41 Kirksville 251.14
42 Union 244.61
43 Farmington 240.51
44 Ozark 238.72
45 Liberty 233.39
46 St. Charles 226.35
47 Blue Springs 219.27
48 Florissant 208.93
49 Warrensburg 205.05
50 Maryville 203.05
51 Marshall 194.30
52 Excelsior Springs 181.16
53 O'Fallon 180.80
54 Wentzville 180.06
55 Arnold 177.58
56 Jackson 170.47
57 Grain Valley 159.13
58 St. Peters 151.52
59 Lee's Summit 137.32
60 Mexico 128.11
61 Creve Coeur 128.03
62 Clayton 119.45
63 Webster Groves 117.56
64 Webb City 115.46
65 Lake St. Louis 112.65
66 Chesterfield 111.14
67 Kearney 109.65
68 Kirkwood 101.37
69 Crestwood 100.81
70 Nixa 97.34
71 Eureka 85.00
72 Raymore 71.06
73 Manchester 49.58
74 Town and Country 44.82
75 Ballwin 39.60