Safest Cities in Missouri

Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by lowest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Town and Country at 26/100K.

FBI UCR Safest-Cities Snapshot: Missouri

Missouri lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Town and Country at 26/100K violent down to West Plains at 361.2/100K on this cut. That is a 335.2/100K spread inside the safest cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 184.2 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Town and Country reported 3 violent and 143 property offenses on a 11,523 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 1241/100K sits beside the 26/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Town and Country, Poplar Bluff, Manchester, Nixa, Ballwin.

Town and Country offense desk

Town and Country's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (67% of 3 Part I violent offenses; mix index 5,556).

Town and Country's violent rate held near 0.3% vs 2023 (26.0 → 26.0 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Missouri list.

Town and Country violent offense mix (2024)

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# City GradePopulationViolent Crime RateProperty Crime Rate
1 Town and Country A 11,523 26/100K 1241/100K
2 Poplar Bluff A+ 16,108 37.2/100K 211.1/100K
3 Manchester A 17,912 44.7/100K 1300.8/100K
4 Nixa A+ 26,094 46/100K 605.5/100K
5 Ballwin A+ 30,171 56.3/100K 483.9/100K
6 Lake St. Louis A 19,334 56.9/100K 605.2/100K
7 O'Fallon A+ 94,911 59/100K 479.4/100K
8 Ozark A 23,432 81.1/100K 682.8/100K
9 Jackson A 15,842 82.1/100K 1035.2/100K
10 Chesterfield A 48,907 96.1/100K 1286.1/100K
11 Crestwood A 12,103 99.1/100K 1487.2/100K
12 Clayton A 17,501 102.9/100K 794.2/100K
13 Wentzville A 48,377 109.6/100K 744.2/100K
14 Webster Groves A 23,271 120.3/100K 648.9/100K
15 Republic A 20,578 126.3/100K 1059.4/100K
16 Monett A 10,133 128.3/100K 1401.4/100K
17 Eureka A 13,566 132.7/100K 862.5/100K
18 St. Charles A 72,143 134.5/100K 887.1/100K
19 Marshall A 13,591 139.8/100K 1015.4/100K
20 Troy A 15,240 144.4/100K 977.7/100K
21 Raymore A 26,124 149.3/100K 1110.1/100K
22 Lee's Summit B 105,053 149.4/100K 2294.1/100K
23 Creve Coeur B 18,340 163.6/100K 1717.6/100K
24 Maryland Heights B 27,351 168.2/100K 1330.8/100K
25 Bolivar B 11,523 173.6/100K 1024/100K
26 Carthage B 15,549 173.6/100K 1286.3/100K
27 Maryville B 10,208 176.3/100K 1733.9/100K
28 Grain Valley B 16,930 177.2/100K 1228.6/100K
29 Festus B 13,693 182.6/100K 1029.7/100K
30 Smithville A 10,888 183.7/100K 707.2/100K
31 Liberty B 30,986 203.3/100K 1571.7/100K
32 St. Peters B 59,993 206.7/100K 1058.5/100K
33 Fulton B 12,431 209.2/100K 1086/100K
34 Kearney B 11,267 213/100K 612.4/100K
35 Kirkwood B 29,082 213.2/100K 1396.1/100K
36 Webb City C 13,406 223.8/100K 2125.9/100K
37 Blue Springs C 61,096 235.7/100K 2448.6/100K
38 Washington B 15,707 254.7/100K 1241.5/100K
39 Neosho C 13,581 272.4/100K 2142.7/100K
40 University City C 33,799 298.8/100K 1574/100K
41 Warrensburg C 19,785 313.4/100K 2623.2/100K
42 Moberly C 13,206 318/100K 1022.3/100K
43 Farmington C 18,574 323/100K 2751.2/100K
44 Excelsior Springs C 10,621 329.5/100K 2391.5/100K
45 Jefferson City C 42,561 333.6/100K 2039.4/100K
46 Belton C 26,058 333.9/100K 1872.7/100K
47 Florissant C 50,695 341.3/100K 1832.5/100K
48 Columbia C 130,354 347.5/100K 2317.5/100K
49 Hannibal C 16,762 358/100K 2404.2/100K
50 West Plains C 12,734 361.2/100K 1806.2/100K

Missouri overview · Most dangerous cities · National safest cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.