Jefferson City, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Jefferson City, MO Summary

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

  • There were 880 total crimes committed in Jefferson City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,063.2 total crimes per 100K people in Jefferson City.
  • The overall crime rate in Jefferson City is -11.23% below the national average.
  • Jefferson City ranks #242 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Jefferson City ranks #6,666 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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Jefferson City Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jefferson City is 2,063.2 per 100,000 people. That's -11.23% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -32.88% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jefferson City
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 880 2,063.2 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 2 4.7 11.8 6.3
Robbery 7 16.4 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 93 218.0 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 152 356.4 542.7 369.8
Burglary 65 152.4 378.8 269.8
Larceny 542 1,270.7 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 121 283.7 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 728 1,706.8 2,531.0 1,954.4

Jefferson City 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 Jefferson City

152
Violent Crimes
356.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-3.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 152 violent crimes in Jefferson City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jefferson City is 356.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 280.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jefferson City each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -3.63% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -34.34% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jefferson City

728
Property Crimes
1,706.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-12.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 728 property crimes in Jefferson City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jefferson City is 1,706.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Jefferson City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -12.67% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -32.57% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Jefferson City SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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