Ranking of Missouri Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2022

Updated on November 17, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, among Missouri cities with a population of at least 10K, Kansas City had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,481.36), followed by Sikeston (1,479.03), St. Louis (1,472.45), Springfield (1,417.96), and Bellefontaine Neighbors (1,235.27).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2022, 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 2022
Kansas City
Sikeston
St. Louis
Springfield
Bellefontaine Neighbors
Ferguson
St. Joseph
Hazelwood
Grandview
Bridgeton
Ranking of Missouri Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2022
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Kansas City 1481.36
2 Sikeston 1479.03
3 St. Louis 1472.45
4 Springfield 1417.96
5 Bellefontaine Neighbors 1235.27
6 Ferguson 803.17
7 St. Joseph 755.80
8 Hazelwood 755.12
9 Grandview 716.47
10 Bridgeton 696.53
11 Cape Girardeau 601.49
12 Raytown 557.76
13 Rolla 551.15
14 Independence 527.81
15 Kirksville 502.43
16 Sedalia 492.61
17 Joplin 486.64
18 Union 477.14
19 Columbia 471.60
20 Hannibal 469.81
21 Overland 454.20
22 Branson 453.11
23 Kennett 433.97
24 West Plains 416.26
25 Belton 397.62
26 Lebanon 383.02
27 Marshall 378.06
28 Excelsior Springs 377.07
29 Jefferson City 356.36
30 Gladstone 315.36
31 Maryland Heights 305.81
32 St. Ann 304.97
33 Farmington 301.64
34 Wentzville 297.71
35 Festus 291.50
36 Florissant 275.38
37 Carthage 264.35
38 Troy 263.78
39 Webb City 260.55
40 Moberly 257.18
41 Maryville 250.21
42 St. Peters 227.02
43 University City 218.49
44 St. Charles 212.44
45 Blue Springs 208.01
46 Fulton 203.25
47 Warrensburg 203.02
48 Kearney 172.09
49 Washington 158.16
50 Neosho 147.70
51 Kirkwood 140.05
52 Lee's Summit 138.49
53 Grain Valley 134.80
54 Bolivar 125.80
55 Smithville 122.02
56 Raymore 118.34
57 Jackson 115.67
58 Webster Groves 114.42
59 Crestwood 114.13
60 Lake St. Louis 112.07
61 Ozark 106.92
62 O'Fallon 94.06
63 Eureka 87.38
64 Nixa 72.41
65 Clayton 71.21
66 Chesterfield 70.78
67 Republic 66.73
68 Creve Coeur 64.77
69 Arnold 62.52
70 Manchester 49.61
71 Poplar Bluff 43.26
72 Ballwin 29.38
73 Town and Country 26.14