Lebanon, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lebanon, MO Summary

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

  • There were 475 total crimes committed in Lebanon the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,136.8 total crimes per 100K people in Lebanon.
  • The overall crime rate in Lebanon is 34.96% above the national average.
  • Lebanon ranks #302 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Lebanon ranks #8,279 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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Lebanon Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lebanon is 3,136.8 per 100,000 people. That's 34.96% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 2.05% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lebanon
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 475 3,136.8 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 6.6 11.8 6.3
Robbery 4 26.4 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 36 237.7 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 58 383.0 542.7 369.8
Burglary 46 303.8 378.8 269.8
Larceny 331 2,185.8 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 40 264.1 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 417 2,753.7 2,531.0 1,954.4

Lebanon 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 Lebanon

58
Violent Crimes
383.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
3.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 58 violent crimes in Lebanon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lebanon is 383.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 261.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lebanon each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 3.57% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -29.43% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lebanon

417
Property Crimes
2,753.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
40.90%
Above The National Average
  • There were 417 property crimes in Lebanon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lebanon is 2,753.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lebanon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 40.90% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 8.80% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lebanon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Springfield, MO 169,822 10,744 6,326.6 4,908.7 1,418.0
Bolivar, MO 11,129 304 2,731.6 2,605.8 125.8
Marshfield, MO 7,605 218 2,866.5 2,524.7 341.9
Willard, MO 6,430 59 917.6 606.5 311.0
Camdenton, MO 4,074 188 4,614.6 4,123.7 490.9
Buffalo, MO 3,370 51 1,513.4 1,335.3 178.0
Richland, MO 1,726 25 1,448.4 1,332.6 115.9

Lebanon SnackAbility

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