What is the safest city in Missouri?

Based on 2024 FBI data, Cottleville is the safest city in Missouri with a violent crime rate of 16.2 per 100,000 residents.

What is the most dangerous city in Missouri?

Berkeley has the highest violent crime rate in Missouri at 2534.5 per 100,000 residents in 2024.

How many cities in Missouri report crime data?

366 cities in Missouri reported crime data to the FBI in 2024.

Safest Cities in Missouri (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. Missouri has 366 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 462.0 per 100K.

366

Cities Tracked

16.2

Safest City Rate

177.2

Median City Rate

2534.5

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in Missouri

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Property Rate	Grade
1	Cottleville	6,164	16.2	0.0	48.7	A
2	Glendale	6,011	16.6	0.0	366.0	A
3	Town and Country	11,523	26.0	0.0	1241.0	A
4	Warrenton	9,556	31.4	0.0	659.3	A
5	Poplar Bluff	16,108	37.2	12.4	211.1	B+
6	Olivette	8,961	44.6	0.0	881.6	B+
7	Manchester	17,912	44.7	5.6	1300.8	B+
8	Ladue	8,847	45.2	0.0	847.7	B+
9	Nixa	26,094	46.0	0.0	605.5	B+
10	Odessa	5,648	53.1	0.0	265.6	B+
11	Ballwin	30,171	56.3	3.3	483.9	B+
12	Lake St. Louis	19,334	56.9	0.0	605.2	B+
13	O'Fallon	94,911	59.0	0.0	479.4	B+
14	Oak Grove	9,157	65.5	0.0	1354.2	B+
15	Des Peres	9,070	66.2	0.0	4244.8	B+
16	Rogersville	5,559	72.0	0.0	917.4	B
17	Sunset Hills	8,995	77.8	0.0	1222.9	B
18	Ozark	23,432	81.1	0.0	682.8	B
19	Greenwood	6,156	81.2	0.0	389.9	B
20	Jackson	15,842	82.1	0.0	1035.2	B
21	Chesterfield	48,907	96.1	2.0	1286.1	B
22	Crestwood	12,103	99.1	0.0	1487.2	B
23	Clayton	17,501	102.9	0.0	794.2	B
24	Pleasant Hill	8,641	104.2	0.0	717.5	C+
25	Arnold	20,837	105.6	0.0	1862.1	C+

Most Dangerous Cities in Missouri

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Grade
1	Berkeley	7,970	2534.5	100.4	F
2	Vinita Park	8,727	1718.8	68.8	F
3	Kansas City	511,535	1547.1	27.6	F
4	St. Louis	277,294	1367.1	54.1	F
5	Caruthersville	5,129	1228.3	19.5	F
6	Springfield	170,527	1178.1	5.9	F
7	Sikeston	16,026	1029.6	0.0	F
8	Bellefontaine Neighbors	10,263	945.1	19.5	F
9	Raytown	28,817	864.1	10.4	F
10	Normandy	8,593	779.7	23.3	F
11	Clinton	9,486	737.9	0.0	F
12	St. Joseph	70,139	728.6	4.3	F
13	Ferguson	17,835	712.1	33.6	F
14	North Kansas City	5,920	709.5	0.0	F
15	Grandview	25,200	674.6	7.9	F

All 366 Cities in Missouri

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 366 cities

#	City	Pop.	Violent Rate	Grade
1	Palmyra	3,594	0.0	A
2	Oronogo	3,014	0.0	A
3	Knob Noster	2,928	0.0	A
4	Canton	2,724	0.0	A
5	Clarkson Valley	2,601	0.0	A
6	Lake Lotawana	2,586	0.0	A
7	Concordia	2,336	0.0	A
8	Warson Woods	1,970	0.0	A
9	Weston	1,829	0.0	A
10	Lake Winnebago	1,809	0.0	A
11	Gower	1,511	0.0	A
12	Ironton	1,441	0.0	A
13	Sarcoxie	1,381	0.0	A
14	Goodman	1,311	0.0	A
15	Reeds Spring	1,278	0.0	A
16	Rich Hill	1,249	0.0	A
17	Billings	1,207	0.0	A
18	Cole Camp	1,189	0.0	A
19	Clarkton	1,138	0.0	A
20	Highlandville	1,070	0.0	A
21	Wellsville	1,012	0.0	A
22	Humansville	947	0.0	A
23	La Grange	888	0.0	A
24	Puxico	865	0.0	A
25	Oregon	837	0.0	A
26	Waverly	804	0.0	A
27	Fordland	800	0.0	A
28	Lake Tapawingo	771	0.0	A
29	Pilot Grove	760	0.0	A
30	Hawk Point	752	0.0	A
31	Exeter	744	0.0	A
32	Orrick	735	0.0	A
33	Gideon	729	0.0	A
34	Iberia	728	0.0	A
35	Perry	689	0.0	A
36	Wheaton	679	0.0	A
37	Pilot Knob	661	0.0	A
38	Cleveland	643	0.0	A
39	Foristell	639	0.0	A
40	Walnut Grove	637	0.0	A
41	Queen City	628	0.0	A
42	Arcadia	605	0.0	A
43	Hardin	556	0.0	A
44	Center	539	0.0	A
45	Sunrise Beach	530	0.0	A
46	Hornersville	505	0.0	A
47	Qulin	459	0.0	A
48	Arbyrd	457	0.0	A
49	Ellsinore	432	0.0	A
50	Corder	425	0.0	A
51	Delta	419	0.0	A
52	Washburn	414	0.0	A
53	Niangua	398	0.0	A
54	Platte Woods	393	0.0	A
55	Alma	391	0.0	A
56	Fairview	376	0.0	A
57	Oakview Village	361	0.0	A
58	Howardville	333	0.0	A
59	Tracy	323	0.0	A
60	Frankford	313	0.0	A
61	Farber	309	0.0	A
62	Canalou	297	0.0	A
63	East Lynne	290	0.0	A
64	Old Monroe	290	0.0	A
65	Prairie Home	263	0.0	A
66	Linn Creek	224	0.0	A
67	Napoleon	208	0.0	A
68	Emma	203	0.0	A
69	Edgar Springs	202	0.0	A
70	Marquand	187	0.0	A
71	Kimmswick	135	0.0	A
72	Fleming	129	0.0	A
73	Cottleville	6,164	16.2	A
74	Glendale	6,011	16.6	A
75	Higginsville	4,722	21.2	A
76	Mount Vernon	4,592	21.8	A
77	Town and Country	11,523	26.0	A
78	Ava	3,247	30.8	A
79	Warrenton	9,556	31.4	A
80	Poplar Bluff	16,108	37.2	B+
81	Kimberling City	2,410	41.5	B+
82	Centralia	4,785	41.8	B+
83	Olivette	8,961	44.6	B+
84	Manchester	17,912	44.7	B+
85	Bowling Green	4,460	44.8	B+
86	Ladue	8,847	45.2	B+
87	Nixa	26,094	46.0	B+
88	Marionville	2,095	47.7	B+
89	Frontenac	4,068	49.2	B+
90	Seymour	1,930	51.8	B+
91	Odessa	5,648	53.1	B+
92	Bernie	1,827	54.7	B+
93	Ballwin	30,171	56.3	B+
94	Lake St. Louis	19,334	56.9	B+
95	O'Fallon	94,911	59.0	B+
96	Garden City	1,562	64.0	B+
97	Oak Grove	9,157	65.5	B+
98	Bourbon	1,518	65.9	B+
99	Salisbury	1,513	66.1	B+
100	Des Peres	9,070	66.2	B+
101	Campbell	1,501	66.6	B+
102	Licking	2,984	67.0	B+
103	Rogersville	5,559	72.0	B
104	Pleasant Valley	2,718	73.6	B
105	Gerald	1,351	74.0	B
106	Sunset Hills	8,995	77.8	B
107	Lawson	2,521	79.3	B
108	Country Club Village	2,501	80.0	B
109	La Plata	1,236	80.9	B
110	Ozark	23,432	81.1	B
111	Rock Port	1,233	81.1	B
112	Greenwood	6,156	81.2	B
113	Jackson	15,842	82.1	B
114	Willow Springs	2,231	89.6	B
115	Lamar	4,314	92.7	B
116	Weatherby Lake	2,110	94.8	B
117	Marceline	2,105	95.0	B
118	Granby	2,089	95.7	B
119	Chesterfield	48,907	96.1	B
120	Mound City	1,017	98.3	B
121	Crestwood	12,103	99.1	B
122	Sparta	1,970	101.5	B
123	Clayton	17,501	102.9	B
124	Pleasant Hill	8,641	104.2	C+
125	Thayer	1,906	104.9	C+
126	Arnold	20,837	105.6	C+
127	Crystal City	4,698	106.4	C+
128	Holts Summit	5,493	109.2	C+
129	Wentzville	48,377	109.6	C+
130	Seligman	906	110.4	C+
131	Versailles	2,674	112.2	C+
132	Milan	1,740	114.9	C+
133	Parkville	9,377	117.3	C+
134	Savannah	5,078	118.2	C+
135	Ste. Genevieve	5,051	118.8	C+
136	Hamilton	1,680	119.0	C+
137	Webster Groves	23,271	120.3	C+
138	Duquesne	2,450	122.4	C+
139	Desloge	4,883	122.9	C+
140	Brookfield	4,063	123.1	C+
141	Monroe City	2,433	123.3	C+
142	Republic	20,578	126.3	C+
143	New Haven	2,361	127.1	C+
144	Monett	10,133	128.3	C+
145	Eureka	13,566	132.7	C+
146	Lakeshire	1,501	133.2	C+
147	St. Charles	72,143	134.5	C+
148	Marshfield	7,967	138.1	C+
149	Linn	1,438	139.1	C+
150	Steelville	1,435	139.4	C+
151	Marshall	13,591	139.8	C+
152	Bertrand	704	142.0	C+
153	Ellisville	9,742	143.7	C+
154	Peculiar	6,253	143.9	C+
155	Troy	15,240	144.4	C+
156	Platte City	4,846	144.4	C+
157	Wright City	5,529	144.7	C+
158	Marble Hill	1,373	145.7	C
159	Park Hills	8,812	147.5	C
160	Bel-Nor	1,353	147.8	C
161	Raymore	26,124	149.3	C
162	Lee's Summit	105,053	149.4	C
163	Brentwood	8,021	149.6	C
164	Advance	1,331	150.3	C
165	Viburnum	657	152.2	C
166	Louisiana	3,262	153.3	C
167	Archie	1,259	158.9	C
168	Battlefield	6,285	159.1	C
169	Creve Coeur	18,340	163.6	C
170	Lincoln	1,220	163.9	C
171	Lone Jack	1,821	164.7	C
172	Moscow Mills	4,236	165.3	C
173	Holcomb	603	165.8	C
174	Verona	599	166.9	C
175	Vienna	599	166.9	C
176	Indian Point	598	167.2	C
177	Maryland Heights	27,351	168.2	C
178	Adrian	1,763	170.2	C
179	Carthage	15,549	173.6	C
180	Bolivar	11,523	173.6	C
181	Bloomfield	1,728	173.6	C
182	East Prairie	2,848	175.6	C
183	Maryville	10,208	176.3	C
184	Grain Valley	16,930	177.2	C
185	Shrewsbury	6,192	177.6	C
186	Lake Ozark	2,241	178.5	C
187	Mexico	11,531	182.1	C
188	Noel	2,195	182.2	C
189	Festus	13,693	182.6	C
190	Pacific	7,647	183.1	C
191	Smithville	10,888	183.7	C
192	Laurie	1,085	184.3	C
193	Salem	4,736	190.0	C
194	Auxvasse	1,017	196.7	D+
195	Ashland	5,076	197.0	D+
196	Willard	6,573	197.8	D+
197	Fredericktown	4,547	197.9	D+
198	Hillsboro	3,506	199.7	D+
199	Herculaneum	5,436	202.4	D+
200	Liberty	30,986	203.3	D+
201	Summersville	489	204.5	D+
202	Bethany	2,928	204.9	D+
203	St. Peters	59,993	206.7	D+
204	Galena	483	207.0	D+
205	Fulton	12,431	209.2	D+
206	Southwest City	954	209.6	D+
207	Kearney	11,267	213.0	D+
208	Kirkwood	29,082	213.2	D+
209	Carterville	1,852	216.0	D+
210	Holden	2,294	218.0	D+
211	Cassville	3,201	218.7	D+
212	Lexington	4,561	219.3	D+
213	Crocker	912	219.3	D+
214	Diamond	912	219.3	D+
215	Camdenton	4,088	220.2	D+
216	Lathrop	2,261	221.1	D+
217	Doniphan	1,808	221.2	D+
218	Webb City	13,406	223.8	D+
219	Mansfield	1,315	228.1	D+
220	Hermann	2,187	228.6	D+
221	Pierce City	1,311	228.8	D+
222	Mountain View	2,608	230.1	D+
223	Carrollton	3,471	230.5	D+
224	Pevely	6,069	230.7	D+
225	Bonne Terre	6,413	233.9	D+
226	Woodson Terrace	3,845	234.1	D+
227	Morehouse	854	234.2	D+
228	Hollister	4,693	234.4	D+
229	Blue Springs	61,096	235.7	D+
230	Macon	5,509	236.0	D+
231	Bismarck	1,245	241.0	D+
232	Cabool	2,052	243.7	D+
233	Dixon	1,217	246.5	D+
234	Forsyth	2,799	250.1	D+
235	Rosebud	397	251.9	D+
236	Warsaw	2,367	253.5	D+
237	Strafford	2,751	254.5	D+
238	Washington	15,707	254.7	D+
239	St. Robert	5,453	256.7	D+
240	Van Buren	765	261.4	D+
241	Osage Beach	4,911	264.7	D
242	Carl Junction	8,446	272.3	D
243	Neosho	13,581	272.4	D
244	Mountain Grove	4,759	273.2	D
245	Boonville	7,848	280.3	D
246	Trenton	5,635	283.9	D
247	Owensville	2,792	286.5	D
248	Buffalo	3,477	287.6	D
249	Dexter	7,856	292.8	D
250	Perryville	8,489	294.5	D
251	Portageville	2,713	294.9	D
252	University City	33,799	298.8	D
253	Scott City	4,350	298.9	D
254	Eldon	4,663	300.2	D
255	Birch Tree	646	309.6	D
256	Warrensburg	19,785	313.4	D
257	Cuba	3,156	316.9	D
258	Moberly	13,206	318.0	D
259	Richmond	5,942	319.8	D
260	Osceola	934	321.2	D
261	Farmington	18,574	323.0	D
262	Excelsior Springs	10,621	329.5	D
263	St. James	3,898	333.5	D
264	Jefferson City	42,561	333.6	D
265	Belton	26,058	333.9	D
266	Hartville	598	334.4	D
267	Florissant	50,695	341.3	D
268	Lake Lafayette	289	346.0	D
269	Chillicothe	9,215	347.3	D
270	Columbia	130,354	347.5	D
271	Buckner	2,855	350.3	D
272	Hannibal	16,762	358.0	D
273	Pineville	837	358.4	D
274	El Dorado Springs	3,626	358.5	D
275	West Plains	12,734	361.2	D
276	St. Clair	4,689	362.6	D
277	Northwoods	3,832	365.3	D
278	Fayette	2,682	372.9	F
279	Rolla	20,591	373.9	F
280	Gladstone	27,404	375.9	F
281	Sweet Springs	1,307	382.6	F
282	Shelbina	1,554	386.1	F
283	Union	13,209	393.7	F
284	Potosi	2,539	393.9	F
285	Aurora	7,513	399.3	F
286	Richmond Heights	8,987	400.6	F
287	Richland	1,737	403.0	F
288	St. Ann	12,547	406.5	F
289	Greenfield	1,227	407.5	F
290	Sugar Creek	3,171	410.0	F
291	Cameron	6,827	410.1	F
292	Rock Hill	4,618	411.4	F
293	Truesdale	963	415.4	F
294	Lebanon	15,567	417.5	F
295	Kirksville	17,472	417.8	F
296	Bates City	229	436.7	F
297	Waynesville	5,463	439.3	F
298	Claycomo	1,357	442.2	F
299	Fair Play	446	448.4	F
300	Chaffee	2,891	449.7	F
301	New Madrid	2,576	465.8	F
302	Ash Grove	1,501	466.4	F
303	Liberal	639	469.5	F
304	Steele	1,681	475.9	F
305	Branson	12,982	477.6	F
306	Edmundson	837	477.9	F
307	Hazelwood	24,678	490.3	F
308	Byrnes Mill	3,188	501.9	F
309	Seneca	2,312	519.0	F
310	Overland	15,358	527.4	F
311	De Soto	6,509	537.7	F
312	Nevada	8,277	543.7	F
313	Sedalia	22,201	545.0	F
314	Harrisonville	9,762	553.2	F
315	Miner	896	558.0	F
316	Joplin	53,533	560.4	F
317	Kennett	9,996	570.2	F
318	Independence	120,271	571.2	F
319	Malden	3,468	576.7	F
320	Clever	3,101	580.5	F
321	Houston	2,221	585.3	F
322	Sullivan	6,800	588.2	F
323	Hillsdale	1,171	597.8	F
324	Branson West	501	598.8	F
325	New London	987	607.9	F
326	St. John	6,405	608.9	F
327	Riverside	4,563	613.6	F
328	Cape Girardeau	40,753	623.3	F
329	Calverton Park	1,120	625.0	F
330	Bridgeton	11,206	651.4	F
331	Maplewood	7,971	652.4	F
332	Grandview	25,200	674.6	F
333	Winfield	1,629	675.3	F
334	Northmoor	292	684.9	F
335	North Kansas City	5,920	709.5	F
336	Ferguson	17,835	712.1	F
337	Breckenridge Hills	4,322	717.3	F
338	St. Joseph	70,139	728.6	F
339	Clinton	9,486	737.9	F
340	Normandy	8,593	779.7	F
341	Matthews	498	803.2	F
342	Winona	991	807.3	F
343	Charleston	4,447	809.5	F
344	New Florence	698	859.6	F
345	Piedmont	1,852	863.9	F
346	Raytown	28,817	864.1	F
347	Senath	1,595	940.4	F
348	Bellefontaine Neighbors	10,263	945.1	F
349	Sikeston	16,026	1029.6	F
350	Bellflower	353	1133.1	F
351	Jonesburg	788	1142.1	F
352	Moline Acres	2,077	1155.5	F
353	Springfield	170,527	1178.1	F
354	Stover	1,094	1188.3	F
355	Caruthersville	5,129	1228.3	F
356	Hayti	2,367	1309.7	F
357	Butler	4,268	1359.0	F
358	St. Louis	277,294	1367.1	F
359	Kansas City	511,535	1547.1	F
360	Country Club Hills	987	1621.1	F
361	Vinita Park	8,727	1718.8	F
362	Pagedale	2,491	1806.5	F
363	Riverview	2,306	1864.7	F
364	Berkeley	7,970	2534.5	F
365	Flordell Hills	797	3136.8	F
366	Velda City	1,236	6310.7	F

Crime Composition in Missouri

How violent crime breaks down across cities reporting data in Missouri.

Agg. Assault: 75.9%

Robbery: 13.1%

Rape: 9.1%

Murder: 1.9%

State violent crime rate: 462.0/100K vs national average: 359.1/100K (29% above national average)

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.

→ Most Dangerous Cities in Missouri → Missouri Crime Overview → Safest Cities in America → National Rankings → Safety Score Calculator

National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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