Belton, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Belton, MO Summary

Crime in Belton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Belton 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 Belton:

  • There were 691 total crimes committed in Belton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,832.5 total crimes per 100K people in Belton.
  • The overall crime rate in Belton is 21.87% above the national average.
  • Belton ranks #285 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Belton ranks #7,927 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.

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Belton Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Belton is 2,832.5 per 100,000 people. That's 21.87% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -7.85% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Belton
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 691 2,832.5 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 9 36.9 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 64 262.3 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 97 397.6 542.7 369.8
Burglary 41 168.1 378.8 269.8
Larceny 488 2,000.4 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 65 266.4 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 594 2,434.9 2,531.0 1,954.4

Belton 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 Belton

97
Violent Crimes
397.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
7.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 97 violent crimes in Belton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Belton is 397.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 251.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Belton each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 7.52% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -26.73% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Belton

594
Property Crimes
2,434.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
24.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 594 property crimes in Belton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Belton is 2,434.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Belton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 24.59% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -3.80% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Belton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Overland Park, KS 196,626 5,145 2,616.6 2,394.4 222.2
Olathe, KS 144,646 2,071 1,431.8 1,207.8 224.0
Lee's Summit, MO 103,976 2,325 2,236.1 2,097.6 138.5
Lenexa, KS 59,289 1,031 1,738.9 1,518.0 221.0
Leawood, KS 33,596 699 2,080.6 1,952.6 128.0
Grandview, MO 25,542 1,090 4,267.5 3,551.0 716.5
Raymore, MO 25,351 397 1,566.0 1,447.7 118.3
Spring Hill, KS 9,024 116 1,285.5 1,141.4 144.1
Pleasant Hill, MO 8,811 48 544.8 476.7 68.1
Greenwood, MO 6,077 29 477.2 362.0 115.2

Belton SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
7
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