Richmond, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Richmond, MO Summary

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

  • There were 257 total crimes committed in Richmond the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,558.4 total crimes per 100K people in Richmond.
  • The overall crime rate in Richmond is 96.13% above the national average.
  • Richmond ranks #336 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Richmond ranks #9,247 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.

Additional research about crime in Missouri

Richmond Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Richmond is 4,558.4 per 100,000 people. That's 96.13% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 48.30% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Richmond
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 257 4,558.4 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 1 17.7 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 42 744.9 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 44 780.4 542.7 369.8
Burglary 42 744.9 378.8 269.8
Larceny 153 2,713.7 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 319.3 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 213 3,777.9 2,531.0 1,954.4

Richmond 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 Richmond

44
Violent Crimes
780.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
111.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 44 violent crimes in Richmond in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Richmond is 780.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 128.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Richmond each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 111.04% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 43.80% higher than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Richmond

213
Property Crimes
3,777.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
93.30%
Above The National Average
  • There were 213 property crimes in Richmond in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Richmond is 3,777.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Richmond each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 93.30% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 49.26% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Richmond

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lee's Summit, MO 103,976 2,325 2,236.1 2,097.6 138.5
Lenexa, KS 59,289 1,031 1,738.9 1,518.0 221.0
Leawood, KS 33,596 699 2,080.6 1,952.6 128.0
Raymore, MO 25,351 397 1,566.0 1,447.7 118.3
Kearney, MO 11,041 166 1,503.5 1,331.4 172.1
Smithville, MO 10,654 73 685.2 563.2 122.0
Parkville, MO 8,412 131 1,557.3 1,462.2 95.1
Lexington, MO 4,513 93 2,060.7 1,972.1 88.6
Fairway, KS 4,171 57 1,366.6 1,318.6 48.0
Mission Hills, KS 3,540 97 2,740.1 2,655.4 84.7

Richmond SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9.5
Diversity
5
Safety
3
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
6
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