Safest Places to Live in Missouri of March 2024

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Last Update: March 11, 2023 Living

Missouri is located in the Midwestern region of the United States. With over 6 million residents, it is the 18th most populous state in the US. The state’s capital is Jefferson City, Kansas City’s largest city (close to 500,000 residents); Greater St. Louis is the largest metropolitan area. Some of the states’ nicknames are the ‘Mother of the West,’ the ‘Cave State,’ and the ‘Show Me State.’

Missouri was an important state during the West’s expansion, while its role in the Civil War was complex because it was a border state.

This state’s culture is a blend of many different influences, such as ragtime, jazz, and blues. This state takes pride in its barbecue, beer brewing, and wine when it comes to food. Some of the most important American companies are headquartered in Missouri, which greatly improves its economy.

Ranking Criteria

ElitePersonalFinance extracted the latest data from the FBI crime statistics in the United States. We took violent crime as the main criteria. To get our score, we used this formula:

Crime Score = ( Total Number of Violent Crimes / Population ) * 1,000

This way, safer cities got the lowest score, and those more vulnerable to crimes got higher scores.

The cities that did not report crimes to the FBI and those under 5,000 residents were not included in the list.

50 Safest Places in Missouri of March 2024

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Battlefield6 34800,00
2Glendale5 87310,17
3Savannah5 21210,19
4Pacific7 26540,55
5Kearney10 73670,65
6Maryville11 64380,69
7Clayton16 936120,71
8Creve Coeur18 829140,74
9Raymore22 121170,77
10Mexico11 52990,78
11Parkville7 14360,84
12Cottleville5 84950,85
13Ladue8 65080,92
14Marshfield7 56670,93
15De Soto6 35560,94
16Jackson15 151161,06
17Lee’s Summit99 3651151,16
18Willard5 61671,25
19O’Fallon89 6111141,27
20Excelsior Springs11 715151,28
21Peculiar5 41771,29
22Sunset Hills8 480111,30
23Nixa22 235291,30
24Lake St. Louis16 444221,34
25Platte City5 00271,40
26Ellisville9 946141,41
27Farmington19 178271,41
28Smithville10 503151,43
29Grain Valley14 464211,45
30Arnold21 102321,52
31Odessa5 19091,73
32Blue Springs55 415991,79
33Republic16 715311,85
34Boonville8 410161,90
35Dexter7 861151,91
36Wentzville42 892882,05
37Oak Grove8 226172,07
38Maryland Heights26 964562,08
39Neosho12 076292,40
40St. Peters57 6971392,41
41Trenton5 779142,42
42Nevada8 237212,55
43Carthage14 808382,57
44Washington14 064372,63
45Bolivar11 129302,70
46Harrisonville10 095282,77
47Jefferson City42 7931192,78
48Belton23 657672,83
49Ozark20 490602,93
50Warrensburg20 435602,94

Crime Score in All Cities in Missouri of March 2024

If your city didn’t make our list, you could see our full list of Missouri cities.

We can’t compare crime rates in small and large cities. That’s why ElitePersonalFinance made a detailed analysis and narrowed the results according to population segments:

  • Under 3,000 Residents
  • 3,000 – 10,000 Residents
  • 10,000 – 30,000 Residents
  • Over 30,000 Residents

(Other sites don’t include places with under 3,000 residents, but we included them.)

These are the results that we got:

Under 3,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Rutledge11100,00
2Fleming12500,00
3Strasburg14000,00
4Kimmswick15100,00
5Edgar Springs19300,00
6Blackburn23800,00
7Old Monroe28500,00
8Martinsburg29700,00
9Canalou30100,00
10East Lynne30300,00
11Risco31000,00
12Farber31300,00
13Annapolis33800,00
14St. Marys34800,00
15Alma38100,00
16Corder39700,00
17Platte Woods40900,00
18Niangua42600,00
19Bucklin43700,00
20Delta43800,00
21Washburn43900,00
22Sunrise Beach50000,00
23Eminence57800,00
24Doolittle60000,00
25Cleveland66300,00
26Wheaton69300,00
27Perry69400,00
28New Florence70800,00
29Jonesburg70900,00
30Bertrand74500,00
31Oregon75500,00
32Exeter77300,00
33Conway77500,00
34Pineville80100,00
35Walnut Grove80300,00
36Morehouse86500,00
37Truesdale87000,00
38Osceola90000,00
39La Grange90200,00
40Mound City1 02500,00
41Highlandville1 05200,00
42Lilbourn1 06000,00
43New Franklin1 07200,00
44Glasgow1 09500,00
45Goodman1 25700,00
46Rich Hill1 32300,00
47Sweet Springs1 41400,00
48Tarkio1 42200,00
49Weston1 82900,00
50Warson Woods1 92500,00
51Seneca2 39200,00
52Montgomery City2 64700,00
53Oronogo2 69410,37
54Lake Lotawana2 12610,47
55Sparta1 93710,52
56Bernie1 88410,53
57Merriam Woods1 87010,53
58Lake Ozark1 83210,55
59Duquesne1 57710,63
60Huntsville1 51310,66
61Marble Hill1 46310,68
62Bel-Nor1 39810,72
63Clever2 78720,72
64Lakeshire1 39310,72
65Monroe City2 43920,82
66Archie1 21010,83
67Edina1 11110,90
68New Haven2 07120,97
69Lathrop2 00921,00
70Jasper96911,03
71Diamond92311,08
72Rockaway Beach88011,14
73Owensville2 57431,17
74Seligman84811,18
75Hermann2 32531,29
76Iberia74911,34
77Ash Grove1 44721,38
78Pilot Knob71911,39
79Sarcoxie1 32121,51
80Piedmont1 91531,57
81Campbell1 81231,66
82Matthews59711,68
83Hornersville59611,68
84Appleton City1 06821,87
85Hardin53311,88
86Forsyth2 58251,94
87Duenweg1 37832,18
88Fayette2 71962,21
89La Plata1 31232,29
90Fordland85022,35
91Cabool2 10352,38
92Adrian1 59942,50
93Wellsville1 14432,62
94Billings1 11432,69
95Noel1 83352,73
96Ava2 90282,76
97Humansville1 05932,83
98Houston2 09162,87
99Howardville33912,95
100Hamilton1 69452,95
101Advance1 33742,99
102Kimberling City2 28683,50
103Edmundson83033,61
104Versailles2 45093,67
105Lone Jack1 34253,73
106Lawson2 38993,77
107Greenfield1 30953,82
108Pilot Grove75833,96
109Bella Villa72634,13
110Lake Tapawingo72034,17
111Laurie94744,22
112Terre du Lac2 382125,04
113Foristell58935,09
114Richland1 75795,12
115Portageville2 964165,40
116Potosi2 609155,75
117Willow Springs2 103136,18
118Branson West44936,68
119Warsaw2 206167,25
120Van Buren80067,50
121Flordell Hills77667,73
122Calverton Park1 269107,88
123Hayti2 548239,03
124Moline Acres2 352229,35
125Hillsdale1 568159,57
126Verona60669,90
127Velda City1 3731410,20
128Dixon1 4211510,56
129Country Club Hills1 2651411,07
130Northmoor349411,46
131Summersville487612,32
132Riverview2 8365017,63

3,000 – 10,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Palmyra3 60600,00
2Mount Vernon4 50400,00
3Battlefield6 34800,00
4Glendale5 87310,17
5Savannah5 21210,19
6Vandalia4 07210,25
7Pleasant Valley3 07310,33
8Bethany3 06510,33
9Pacific7 26540,55
10Buffalo3 07320,65
11Higginsville4 58830,65
12Ashland3 97530,75
13Parkville7 14360,84
14Cottleville5 84950,85
15Ladue8 65080,92
16Marshfield7 56670,93
17De Soto6 35560,94
18Rogersville3 88841,03
19Crystal City4 69851,06
20Herculaneum4 14951,21
21Moscow Mills3 29841,21
22Salem4 89561,23
23Willard5 61671,25
24Peculiar5 41771,29
25Sunset Hills8 480111,30
26Frontenac3 85151,30
27Rock Hill4 62061,30
28Platte City5 00271,40
29Ellisville9 946141,41
30Hollister4 60871,52
31Odessa5 19091,73
32Boonville8 410161,90
33Dexter7 861151,91
34Ste. Genevieve4 44592,02
35Oak Grove8 226172,07
36Trenton5 779142,42
37Scott City4 493112,45
38Nevada8 237212,55
39Licking3 08782,59
40Eldon4 649143,01
41Chillicothe9 700313,20
42Maplewood8 108263,21
43Perryville8 466283,31
44Cameron9 674323,31
45St. Robert6 034213,48
46Louisiana3 241123,70
47Butler4 017153,73
48Park Hills8 484364,24
49Riverside3 522154,26
50Mountain Grove4 681204,27
51Camdenton4 138184,35
52Waynesville5 265234,37
53Cassville3 327154,51
54Aurora7 455364,83
55Hillsboro3 231175,26
56El Dorado Springs3 594195,29
57Osage Beach4 598255,44
58Sullivan7 111415,77
59North Kansas City4 573296,34
60Sugar Creek3 269247,34
61Richmond5 615427,48
62Charleston5 490427,65
63Berkeley8 8689110,26
64Caruthersville5 4516511,92
65Pagedale3 2936419,44

10,000 – 30,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Kearney10 73670,65
2Maryville11 64380,69
3Clayton16 936120,71
4Creve Coeur18 829140,74
5Raymore22 121170,77
6Mexico11 52990,78
7Jackson15 151161,06
8Excelsior Springs11 715151,28
9Nixa22 235291,30
10Lake St. Louis16 444221,34
11Farmington19 178271,41
12Smithville10 503151,43
13Grain Valley14 464211,45
14Arnold21 102321,52
15Republic16 715311,85
16Maryland Heights26 964562,08
17Neosho12 076292,40
18Carthage14 808382,57
19Washington14 064372,63
20Bolivar11 129302,70
21Harrisonville10 095282,77
22Belton23 657672,83
23Ozark20 490602,93
24Warrensburg20 435602,94
25Gladstone27 553893,23
26Lebanon14 841604,04
27West Plains12 284524,23
28Hazelwood25 1461134,49
29Marshall12 915594,57
30Rolla20 4821095,32
31Moberly13 559836,12
32Branson11 688736,25
33Raytown28 9322006,91
34Grandview25 0221927,67
35Sedalia21 7421888,65
36Bellefontaine Neighbors10 41612411,90
37Vinita Park10 97915914,48

Over 30,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Lee’s Summit99 3651151,16
2O’Fallon89 6111141,27
3Blue Springs55 415991,79
4Wentzville42 892882,05
5St. Peters57 6971392,41
6Jefferson City42 7931192,78
7Columbia125 0174013,21
8St. Joseph75 8724315,68
9Cape Girardeau40 0772335,81
10Independence116 9316895,89
11Joplin50 6353076,06
12Kansas City495 9647 09914,31
13Springfield169 2352 57115,19
14St. Louis300 5215 79219,27

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