Richmond Heights, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Richmond Heights, MO Summary

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

  • There were 661 total crimes committed in Richmond Heights the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,247.8 total crimes per 100K people in Richmond Heights.
  • The overall crime rate in Richmond Heights is 211.84% above the national average.
  • Richmond Heights ranks #371 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Richmond Heights ranks #9,735 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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Richmond Heights Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Richmond Heights is 7,247.8 per 100,000 people. That's 211.84% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 135.80% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Richmond Heights
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 661 7,247.8 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 12 131.6 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 40 438.6 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 53 581.1 542.7 369.8
Burglary 13 142.5 378.8 269.8
Larceny 490 5,372.8 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 105 1,151.3 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 608 6,666.7 2,531.0 1,954.4

Richmond Heights 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 Heights

53
Violent Crimes
581.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
57.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 53 violent crimes in Richmond Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Richmond Heights is 581.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 172.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Richmond Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 57.15% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 7.08% higher than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Richmond Heights

608
Property Crimes
6,666.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
241.11%
Above The National Average
  • There were 608 property crimes in Richmond Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Richmond Heights is 6,666.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 15.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Richmond Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 241.11% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 163.40% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Richmond Heights

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Chesterfield, MO 49,451 784 1,585.4 1,514.6 70.8
Ballwin, MO 30,630 207 675.8 646.4 29.4
Kirkwood, MO 29,276 552 1,885.5 1,745.5 140.0
Collinsville, IL 24,131 518 2,146.6 1,918.7 227.9
Webster Groves, MO 23,598 267 1,131.5 1,017.0 114.4
Clayton, MO 16,851 247 1,465.8 1,394.6 71.2
Fairview Heights, IL 16,270 562 3,454.2 3,146.9 307.3
Swansea, IL 14,068 200 1,421.7 1,322.1 99.5
Town and Country, MO 11,479 190 1,655.2 1,629.1 26.1
Columbia, IL 10,491 69 657.7 495.7 162.0

Richmond Heights SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
9.5
Commute
8.5
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