East Prairie, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In East Prairie, MO Summary

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

  • There were 53 total crimes committed in East Prairie the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,793.6 total crimes per 100K people in East Prairie.
  • The overall crime rate in East Prairie is -22.83% below the national average.
  • East Prairie ranks #221 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • East Prairie ranks #6,075 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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East Prairie Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in East Prairie is 1,793.6 per 100,000 people. That's -22.83% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -41.65% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
East Prairie
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 53 1,793.6 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 33.8 11.8 6.3
Robbery 1 33.8 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 304.6 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 11 372.3 542.7 369.8
Burglary 5 169.2 378.8 269.8
Larceny 33 1,116.8 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 135.4 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 42 1,421.3 2,531.0 1,954.4

East Prairie 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 East Prairie

11
Violent Crimes
372.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
0.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in East Prairie in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in East Prairie is 372.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 268.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in East Prairie each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 0.66% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -31.41% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In East Prairie

42
Property Crimes
1,421.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-27.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 42 property crimes in East Prairie in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in East Prairie is 1,421.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 70.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in East Prairie each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -27.28% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.84% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around East Prairie

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wilson, NC 47,518 1,416 2,979.9 2,464.3 515.6
Cape Girardeau, MO 40,067 1,225 3,057.4 2,455.9 601.5
Paducah, KY 26,050 860 3,301.3 3,032.6 268.7
Sikeston, MO 16,024 805 5,023.7 3,544.7 1,479.0
Jackson, MO 15,561 168 1,079.6 963.9 115.7
Metropolis, IL 5,849 198 3,385.2 3,043.3 341.9
Charleston, MO 4,987 128 2,566.7 1,884.9 681.8
Fulton, KY 2,387 118 4,943.4 4,775.9 167.6
Baker, MT 1,823 13 713.1 603.4 109.7

East Prairie SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
3
Affordability
6
Diversity
5
Safety
9
Amenities
8
Education
3
Commute
9
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