Shrewsbury, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Shrewsbury, MO Summary

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

  • There were 315 total crimes committed in Shrewsbury the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,015.9 total crimes per 100K people in Shrewsbury.
  • The overall crime rate in Shrewsbury is 115.81% above the national average.
  • Shrewsbury ranks #345 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Shrewsbury ranks #9,410 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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Shrewsbury Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shrewsbury is 5,015.9 per 100,000 people. That's 115.81% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 63.19% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shrewsbury
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 315 5,015.9 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 5 79.6 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 207.0 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 19 302.5 542.7 369.8
Burglary 11 175.2 378.8 269.8
Larceny 242 3,853.5 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 43 684.7 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 296 4,713.4 2,531.0 1,954.4

Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury

19
Violent Crimes
302.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-18.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Shrewsbury in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shrewsbury is 302.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 330.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shrewsbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -18.19% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.25% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shrewsbury

296
Property Crimes
4,713.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
141.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 296 property crimes in Shrewsbury in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shrewsbury is 4,713.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 21.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Shrewsbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 141.17% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 86.22% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Shrewsbury

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
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
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
Maplewood, MO 8,117 453 5,580.9 5,285.2 295.7
Brentwood, MO 8,101 424 5,233.9 5,036.4 197.5

Shrewsbury SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
9.5
Commute
8.5
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