Aurora, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Aurora, MO Summary

Crime in Aurora research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Aurora over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Aurora:

  • There were 225 total crimes committed in Aurora the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,070.0 total crimes per 100K people in Aurora.
  • The overall crime rate in Aurora is 32.09% above the national average.
  • Aurora ranks #298 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Aurora ranks #8,211 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in Missouri

Aurora Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Aurora is 3,070.0 per 100,000 people. That's 32.09% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -0.12% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Aurora
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 225 3,070.0 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 13.6 11.8 6.3
Robbery 1 13.6 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 58 791.4 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 71 968.8 542.7 369.8
Burglary 30 409.3 378.8 269.8
Larceny 106 1,446.3 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 245.6 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 154 2,101.2 2,531.0 1,954.4

Aurora Crime Compared To Missouri Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Missouri.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Aurora

71
Violent Crimes
968.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
161.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 71 violent crimes in Aurora in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Aurora is 968.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 103.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Aurora each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 161.97% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 78.50% higher than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Aurora

154
Property Crimes
2,101.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
7.51%
Above The National Average
  • There were 154 property crimes in Aurora in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Aurora is 2,101.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Aurora each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 7.51% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.98% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Aurora

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Nixa, MO 24,860 227 913.1 840.7 72.4
Ozark, MO 22,447 315 1,403.3 1,296.4 106.9
Republic, MO 19,481 161 826.4 759.7 66.7
Neosho, MO 12,864 374 2,907.3 2,759.6 147.7
Bolivar, MO 11,129 304 2,731.6 2,605.8 125.8
Monett, MO 9,782 248 2,535.3 2,330.8 204.5
Carl Junction, MO 8,355 100 1,196.9 1,017.4 179.5
Willard, MO 6,430 59 917.6 606.5 311.0
Battlefield, MO 6,078 49 806.2 641.7 164.5
Mount Vernon, MO 4,555 70 1,536.8 1,470.9 65.9

Aurora SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
8
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