Pleasant Hill, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pleasant Hill, MO Summary

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

  • There were 48 total crimes committed in Pleasant Hill the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 544.8 total crimes per 100K people in Pleasant Hill.
  • The overall crime rate in Pleasant Hill is -76.56% below the national average.
  • Pleasant Hill ranks #80 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Pleasant Hill ranks #1,996 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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Pleasant Hill Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pleasant Hill is 544.8 per 100,000 people. That's -76.56% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -82.28% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pleasant Hill
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 48 544.8 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 56.7 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 6 68.1 542.7 369.8
Burglary 5 56.7 378.8 269.8
Larceny 31 351.8 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 68.1 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 42 476.7 2,531.0 1,954.4

Pleasant Hill 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 Pleasant Hill

6
Violent Crimes
68.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-81.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Pleasant Hill in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pleasant Hill is 68.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,468.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pleasant Hill each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -81.59% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -87.45% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pleasant Hill

42
Property Crimes
476.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-75.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 42 property crimes in Pleasant Hill in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pleasant Hill is 476.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 209.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pleasant Hill each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -75.61% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -81.17% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pleasant Hill

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Independence, MO 121,255 4,652 3,836.5 3,308.7 527.8
Lee's Summit, MO 103,976 2,325 2,236.1 2,097.6 138.5
Blue Springs, MO 60,093 1,430 2,379.6 2,171.6 208.0
Grandview, MO 25,542 1,090 4,267.5 3,551.0 716.5
Raymore, MO 25,351 397 1,566.0 1,447.7 118.3
Belton, MO 24,395 691 2,832.5 2,434.9 397.6
Grain Valley, MO 16,320 252 1,544.1 1,409.3 134.8
Harrisonville, MO 9,956 248 2,491.0 2,139.4 351.5
Oak Grove, MO 8,388 112 1,335.2 1,204.1 131.1
Greenwood, MO 6,077 29 477.2 362.0 115.2

Pleasant Hill SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
4
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