Ozark, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ozark, MO Summary

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

  • There were 315 total crimes committed in Ozark the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,403.3 total crimes per 100K people in Ozark.
  • The overall crime rate in Ozark is -39.62% below the national average.
  • Ozark ranks #178 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Ozark ranks #5,036 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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Ozark Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ozark is 1,403.3 per 100,000 people. That's -39.62% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -54.35% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ozark
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 315 1,403.3 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 4.5 11.8 6.3
Robbery 1 4.5 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 62.4 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 24 106.9 542.7 369.8
Burglary 20 89.1 378.8 269.8
Larceny 242 1,078.1 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 29 129.2 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 291 1,296.4 2,531.0 1,954.4

Ozark 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 Ozark

24
Violent Crimes
106.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Ozark in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ozark is 106.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 935.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ozark each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.09% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.30% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ozark

291
Property Crimes
1,296.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-33.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 291 property crimes in Ozark in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ozark is 1,296.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 77.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ozark each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -33.67% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.78% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ozark

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
Nixa, MO 24,860 227 913.1 840.7 72.4
Republic, MO 19,481 161 826.4 759.7 66.7
Bolivar, MO 11,129 304 2,731.6 2,605.8 125.8
Monett, MO 9,782 248 2,535.3 2,330.8 204.5
Marshfield, MO 7,605 218 2,866.5 2,524.7 341.9
Aurora, MO 7,329 225 3,070.0 2,101.2 968.8
Willard, MO 6,430 59 917.6 606.5 311.0
Battlefield, MO 6,078 49 806.2 641.7 164.5
Berryville, AR 5,727 203 3,544.6 3,335.1 209.5

Ozark SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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