Caruthersville, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Caruthersville, MO Summary

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

  • There were 310 total crimes committed in Caruthersville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,947.8 total crimes per 100K people in Caruthersville.
  • The overall crime rate in Caruthersville is 155.91% above the national average.
  • Caruthersville ranks #355 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Caruthersville ranks #9,595 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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Caruthersville Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Caruthersville is 5,947.8 per 100,000 people. That's 155.91% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 93.50% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Caruthersville
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 310 5,947.8 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 19.2 11.8 6.3
Robbery 9 172.7 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 110 2,110.5 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 124 2,379.1 542.7 369.8
Burglary 52 997.7 378.8 269.8
Larceny 115 2,206.4 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 19 364.5 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 186 3,568.7 2,531.0 1,954.4

Caruthersville 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 Caruthersville

124
Violent Crimes
2,379.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
543.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 124 violent crimes in Caruthersville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Caruthersville is 2,379.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Caruthersville each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 543.35% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 338.38% higher than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Caruthersville

186
Property Crimes
3,568.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
82.60%
Above The National Average
  • There were 186 property crimes in Caruthersville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Caruthersville is 3,568.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Caruthersville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 82.60% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 41.00% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Caruthersville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Paragould, AR 30,296 1,498 4,944.5 3,802.5 1,142.1
Sikeston, MO 16,024 805 5,023.7 3,544.7 1,479.0
Dyersburg, TN 15,988 984 6,154.6 5,010.0 1,144.6
Blytheville, AR 12,732 646 5,073.8 4,107.8 966.1
Martin, TN 10,562 289 2,736.2 2,281.8 454.5
Brownsville, TN 9,578 348 3,633.3 2,380.5 1,252.9
Dexter, MO 7,854 182 2,317.3 2,113.6 203.7
Osceola, AR 6,621 342 5,165.4 3,020.7 2,144.7
Fulton, KY 2,387 118 4,943.4 4,775.9 167.6
Hayti, MO 2,367 165 6,970.8 5,661.2 1,309.7

Caruthersville SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
8.5
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