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.

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