Violent Crime Rate
Data comes from the FBI Uniform Crime Rate database for 2008.
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Springfield, Missouri has a violent crime rate of 689 incidents per 100,000 people. This compares with a rate of 682 in Missouri and a rate of 676 nationally. Lower numbers are better, indicating that fewer crimes happen per person in the population.
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Violent Crime Rate
Incidents per 100,000
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Springfield
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689
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MO
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682
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National
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676
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Springfield, Missouri is in the 88% percentile rank in the state for Violent Crime. It is in the 86% percentile rank nationally. Lower numbers are better. In this case, 88% of cities in Missouri have crime rates equal to or lower than Springfield, or said another way, 12% of cities in Missouri have crime rates higher than Springfield.
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Review crime rate data for Springfield, Missouri
| Crime |
Springfield |
MO |
Nation |
| Violent Crime Total |
688.6 |
682.0 |
676 |
| Murder / NNH |
5.8 |
10.6 |
6.5 |
| Forcible Rape |
61.3 |
34.2 |
31.1 |
| Robbery Rate |
186.3 |
189.8 |
197.4 |
| Aggravated Assault |
435.2 |
433.9 |
315 |
| Property Crime Total |
9357.5 |
4790.0 |
3726.9 |
| Burglary |
1372.0 |
962.2 |
812.3 |
| Larceny Theft |
7322.1 |
3344.8 |
2541.6 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft |
663.4 |
483.0 |
382.3 |
| Arson |
60.0 |
33.6 |
23.3 |
Best/Worst crime areas in Missouri
Property Crime Rate
Property crime includes burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, and arson. Data comes from the FBI Uniform Crime Rate database for 2008.
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Springfield, Missouri has a property crime rate of 9357.5 incidents per 100,000 people. This compares with an average rate of 4790.0 in Missouri and an average rate of 3727 incidents per 100,000 nationally. Lower numbers are better, indicating that fewer crimes happen per person in the population.
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Property Crime Rate
Incidents per 100,000
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Springfield
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9357.5
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MO
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4790.0
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National
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3727
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Springfield Property Crime:
State Percentile Rank - 99
National Percentile Rank - 98
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