City Population Violent / 100K Property / 100K Grade
Kansas City 511,535 1,547.1 4,676.1 F
St. Louis 277,294 1,367.1 5,706.9 F
Springfield 170,527 1,178.1 4,184.7 F
Columbia 130,354 347.5 2,317.5 C
Independence 120,271 571.2 3,523.7 F
Lee's Summit 105,053 149.4 2,294.1 B
O'Fallon 94,911 59 479.4 A+
St. Charles 72,143 134.5 887.1 A
St. Joseph 70,139 728.6 3,850.9 F
Blue Springs 61,096 235.7 2,448.6 C
St. Peters 59,993 206.7 1,058.5 B
Joplin 53,533 560.4 4,120.8 F
Florissant 50,695 341.3 1,832.5 C
Chesterfield 48,907 96.1 1,286.1 A
Wentzville 48,377 109.6 744.2 A
Jefferson City 42,561 333.6 2,039.4 C
Cape Girardeau 40,753 623.3 2,456.3 F
University City 33,799 298.8 1,574 C
Liberty 30,986 203.3 1,571.7 B
Ballwin 30,171 56.3 483.9 A+
Kirkwood 29,082 213.2 1,396.1 B
Raytown 28,817 864.1 3,737.4 F
Gladstone 27,404 375.9 1,696.8 C
Maryland Heights 27,351 168.2 1,330.8 B
Raymore 26,124 149.3 1,110.1 A
Nixa 26,094 46 605.5 A+
Belton 26,058 333.9 1,872.7 C
Grandview 25,200 674.6 3,781.7 F
Hazelwood 24,678 490.3 2,520.5 D
Ozark 23,432 81.1 682.8 A
Webster Groves 23,271 120.3 648.9 A
Sedalia 22,201 545 2,635 F
Rolla 20,591 373.9 2,539.9 C
Republic 20,578 126.3 1,059.4 A
Warrensburg 19,785 313.4 2,623.2 C
Lake St. Louis 19,334 56.9 605.2 A
Farmington 18,574 323 2,751.2 C
Creve Coeur 18,340 163.6 1,717.6 B
Manchester 17,912 44.7 1,300.8 A
Ferguson 17,835 712.1 3,498.7 F
Clayton 17,501 102.9 794.2 A
Kirksville 17,472 417.8 1,934.5 C
Grain Valley 16,930 177.2 1,228.6 B
Hannibal 16,762 358 2,404.2 C
Poplar Bluff 16,108 37.2 211.1 A+
Sikeston 16,026 1,029.6 3,625.4 F
Jackson 15,842 82.1 1,035.2 A
Washington 15,707 254.7 1,241.5 B
Lebanon 15,567 417.5 2,055.6 C
Carthage 15,549 173.6 1,286.3 B
Overland 15,358 527.4 2,181.3 D
Troy 15,240 144.4 977.7 A
Festus 13,693 182.6 1,029.7 B
Marshall 13,591 139.8 1,015.4 A
Neosho 13,581 272.4 2,142.7 C
Eureka 13,566 132.7 862.5 A
Webb City 13,406 223.8 2,125.9 C
Union 13,209 393.7 2,324.2 C
Moberly 13,206 318 1,022.3 C
Branson 12,982 477.6 6,016 F
West Plains 12,734 361.2 1,806.2 C
St. Ann 12,547 406.5 1,211.4 C
Fulton 12,431 209.2 1,086 B
Crestwood 12,103 99.1 1,487.2 A
Bolivar 11,523 173.6 1,024 B
Town and Country 11,523 26 1,241 A
Kearney 11,267 213 612.4 B
Bridgeton 11,206 651.4 5,755.8 F
Smithville 10,888 183.7 707.2 A
Excelsior Springs 10,621 329.5 2,391.5 C
Bellefontaine Neighbors 10,263 945.1 2,747.7 F
Maryville 10,208 176.3 1,733.9 B
Monett 10,133 128.3 1,401.4 A
Kennett 9,996 570.2 3,981.6 F
Harrisonville 9,762 553.2 1,761.9 D
Ellisville 9,742 143.7 728.8 A
Warrenton 9,556 31.4 659.3 A+
Clinton 9,486 737.9 2,076.7 F
Parkville 9,377 117.3 735.8 A
Chillicothe 9,215 347.3 748.8 C
Oak Grove 9,157 65.5 1,354.2 A
Des Peres 9,070 66.2 4,244.8 B
Sunset Hills 8,995 77.8 1,222.9 A
Richmond Heights 8,987 400.6 7,377.3 D
Olivette 8,961 44.6 881.6 A
Ladue 8,847 45.2 847.7 A
Park Hills 8,812 147.5 2,065.4 B
Vinita Park 8,727 1,718.8 5,271 F
Pleasant Hill 8,641 104.2 717.5 A
Normandy 8,593 779.7 2,595.1 F
Perryville 8,489 294.5 895.3 B
Carl Junction 8,446 272.3 639.4 B
Nevada 8,277 543.7 4,772.3 F
Brentwood 8,021 149.6 3,889.8 C
Maplewood 7,971 652.4 6,799.6 F
Berkeley 7,970 2,534.5 6,474.3 F
Marshfield 7,967 138.1 2,497.8 B
Dexter 7,856 292.8 2,813.1 C
Boonville 7,848 280.3 1,898.6 C
Pacific 7,647 183.1 1,124.6 B
Cameron 6,827 410.1 1,567.3 C
Sullivan 6,800 588.2 5,102.9 F
Willard 6,573 197.8 441.2 A
De Soto 6,509 537.7 3,395.3 F
Bonne Terre 6,413 233.9 779.7 B
St. John 6,405 608.9 1,951.6 F
Battlefield 6,285 159.1 477.3 A
Peculiar 6,253 143.9 975.5 A
Shrewsbury 6,192 177.6 10,142.1 C
Cottleville 6,164 16.2 48.7 A+
Greenwood 6,156 81.2 389.9 A
Pevely 6,069 230.7 1,104 B
Glendale 6,011 16.6 366 A+
Richmond 5,942 319.8 1,767.1 C
North Kansas City 5,920 709.5 7,516.9 F
Odessa 5,648 53.1 265.6 A+
Trenton 5,635 283.9 585.6 B
Rogersville 5,559 72 917.4 A
Wright City 5,529 144.7 488.3 A
Macon 5,509 236 1,542.9 B
Holts Summit 5,493 109.2 18.2 A
Waynesville 5,463 439.3 951.9 C
Herculaneum 5,436 202.4 1,232.5 B
Caruthersville 5,129 1,228.3 3,665.4 F
Savannah 5,078 118.2 472.6 A
Ashland 5,076 197 413.7 A
Ste. Genevieve 5,051 118.8 455.4 A
Osage Beach 4,911 264.7 2,606.4 C
Desloge 4,883 122.9 3,174.3 B
Platte City 4,846 144.4 1,031.8 A
Centralia 4,785 41.8 1,044.9 A
Mountain Grove 4,759 273.2 1,533.9 C
Salem 4,736 190 1,689.2 B
Hollister 4,693 234.4 1,193.3 B
St. Clair 4,689 362.6 2,601.8 C
Eldon 4,663 300.2 407.5 B
Rock Hill 4,618 411.4 822.9 C
Mount Vernon 4,592 21.8 1,807.5 A
Riverside 4,563 613.6 4,711.8 F
Lexington 4,561 219.3 1,118.2 B
Fredericktown 4,547 197.9 2,595.1 C
Bowling Green 4,460 44.8 672.6 A+
Charleston 4,447 809.5 1,551.6 F
Scott City 4,350 298.9 804.6 B
Lamar 4,314 92.7 3,616.1 B
Butler 4,268 1,359 2,858.5 F
Moscow Mills 4,236 165.3 377.7 A
Camdenton 4,088 220.2 2,690.8 C
Frontenac 4,068 49.2 1,942 A
Brookfield 4,063 123.1 664.5 A
Showing cities 1–150 of 272 in Missouri, by population. See the Missouri safest and most dangerous city rankings, or the Missouri crime overview.

How These City Grades Are Calculated

Each grade weighs a city's violent crime rate (70%) and property crime rate (30%) against the national averages, drawn from FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States, Table 8 for 2024. Rates use (offenses ÷ population) × 100,000.

UCR participation is voluntary, so not every Missouri city reports every year, and small-population cities can show volatile rates where a single incident moves the per-capita figure sharply. Read the full methodology for the scoring formula and limitations.