Mexico, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mexico, MO Summary

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

  • There were 296 total crimes committed in Mexico the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,567.0 total crimes per 100K people in Mexico.
  • The overall crime rate in Mexico is 10.45% above the national average.
  • Mexico ranks #275 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Mexico ranks #7,583 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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Mexico Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mexico is 2,567.0 per 100,000 people. That's 10.45% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -16.49% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mexico
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 296 2,567.0 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 3 26.0 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 69.4 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 21 182.1 542.7 369.8
Burglary 32 277.5 378.8 269.8
Larceny 220 1,907.9 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 23 199.5 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 275 2,384.9 2,531.0 1,954.4

Mexico 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 Mexico

21
Violent Crimes
182.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-50.75%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Mexico in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mexico is 182.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 549.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mexico each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -50.75% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -66.44% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mexico

275
Property Crimes
2,384.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
22.03%
Above The National Average
  • There were 275 property crimes in Mexico in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mexico is 2,384.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mexico each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 22.03% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -5.77% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mexico

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Columbia, MO 127,862 3,946 3,086.1 2,614.5 471.6
Monroe, NC 35,204 1,664 4,726.7 3,939.9 786.8
Middletown, NY 30,538 547 1,791.2 1,434.3 356.9
Hannibal, MO 17,028 649 3,811.4 3,341.6 469.8
Jamestown, ND 15,772 364 2,307.9 2,079.6 228.3
Moberly, MO 13,998 252 1,800.3 1,543.1 257.2
Fulton, MO 12,792 271 2,118.5 1,915.3 203.3
Warrenton, MO 9,215 265 2,875.7 2,593.6 282.1
Boonville, MO 7,882 196 2,486.7 2,232.9 253.7
Bowling Green, MO 5,617 108 1,922.7 1,370.8 551.9

Mexico SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
8
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