Rolla, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rolla, MO Summary

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

  • There were 793 total crimes committed in Rolla the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,902.4 total crimes per 100K people in Rolla.
  • The overall crime rate in Rolla is 67.90% above the national average.
  • Rolla ranks #321 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Rolla ranks #8,890 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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Rolla Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rolla is 3,902.4 per 100,000 people. That's 67.90% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 26.96% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rolla
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 793 3,902.4 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 6 29.5 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 93 457.7 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 112 551.2 542.7 369.8
Burglary 130 639.7 378.8 269.8
Larceny 508 2,499.9 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 43 211.6 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 681 3,351.2 2,531.0 1,954.4

Rolla 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 Rolla

112
Violent Crimes
551.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
49.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 112 violent crimes in Rolla in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rolla is 551.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 181.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rolla each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 49.04% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 1.56% higher than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rolla

681
Property Crimes
3,351.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
71.47%
Above The National Average
  • There were 681 property crimes in Rolla in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rolla is 3,351.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rolla each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 71.47% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 32.40% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rolla

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Oak Grove, MO 8,388 112 1,335.2 1,204.1 131.1
Sullivan, MO 6,811 394 5,784.8 5,270.9 513.9
St. Robert, MO 6,558 249 3,796.9 3,568.2 228.7
St. James, MO 4,010 136 3,391.5 3,217.0 174.6
Cuba, MO 3,153 194 6,152.9 5,708.8 444.0
Steelville, MO 1,373 86 6,263.7 4,515.7 1,748.0
Dixon, MO 1,217 40 3,286.8 3,040.3 246.5

Rolla SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
7
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
10
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