Ranking of Missouri Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among Missouri cities with a population of at least 10K, Springfield had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (8,066.25), followed by Joplin (7,406.32), St. Louis (6,998.13), Bridgeton (6,305.99), and Branson (6,238.87).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total crime rate in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of Missouri cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Total 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 Total 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.
See this for other years:
Ranking of Missouri Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
Springfield
Joplin
St. Louis
Bridgeton
Branson
Kansas City
Vinita Park
St. Joseph
Bellefontaine Neighbors
Kirksville
Ranking of Missouri Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
Items per page:
0 of 0
Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Springfield 8066.25
2 Joplin 7406.32
3 St. Louis 6998.13
4 Bridgeton 6305.99
5 Branson 6238.87
6 Kansas City 5791.42
7 Vinita Park 5004.58
8 St. Joseph 4842.80
9 Bellefontaine Neighbors 4682.47
10 Kirksville 4585.08
11 West Plains 4437.47
12 Union 4433.78
13 Hannibal 4361.99
14 Independence 4339.63
15 Sikeston 4262.13
16 Farmington 4226.99
17 Lebanon 3908.29
18 Rolla 3762.37
19 Hazelwood 3719.57
20 Cape Girardeau 3589.39
21 Carthage 3541.92
22 Overland 3430.64
23 Neosho 3236.43
24 Washington 3167.48
25 Fulton 3096.57
26 Columbia 2995.62
27 Belton 2849.96
28 Bolivar 2782.46
29 Harrisonville 2636.01
30 Maryland Heights 2623.05
31 Mexico 2575.67
32 Warrensburg 2429.13
33 Blue Springs 2384.46
34 Gladstone 2315.00
35 St. Ann 2312.60
36 University City 2310.64
37 Florissant 2274.30
38 Moberly 2273.57
39 St. Charles 2118.28
40 Jefferson City 2097.92
41 Creve Coeur 2025.87
42 Lee's Summit 1924.52
43 Town and Country 1915.33
44 St. Peters 1894.30
45 Excelsior Springs 1872.69
46 Crestwood 1817.72
47 Chesterfield 1792.85
48 Grain Valley 1775.50
49 Maryville 1733.60
50 Kirkwood 1713.45
51 Marshall 1554.24
52 Arnold 1549.22
53 Jackson 1419.69
54 Lake St. Louis 1368.14
55 Eureka 1363.40
56 Manchester 1360.54
57 Clayton 1287.15
58 Wentzville 1232.34
59 Kearney 1186.01
60 Raymore 1005.03
61 Smithville 945.98
62 Webster Groves 930.74
63 O'Fallon 910.66
64 Nixa 811.10
65 Ballwin 635.38