Aurora, MO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Aurora, MO Summary

Crime in Aurora research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Aurora over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Aurora:

  • There were 170 total crimes committed in Aurora in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,262.7 total crimes per 100K people in Aurora.
  • The overall crime rate in Aurora is 6.77% above the national average.
  • Aurora ranks #227 safest out of 313 cities in Missouri.
  • Aurora ranks #7,683 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Aurora Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Aurora is 2,262.7 per 100,000 people. That's 6.77% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -5.85% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 2,403.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Aurora
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 170 2,262.7 2,403.3 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.8 5.0
Robbery 2 26.6 51.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 22 292.8 357.5 256.0
Violent Crime 30 399.3 462.0 359.0
Burglary 38 505.8 236.3 229.0
Larceny 85 1,131.4 1,306.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 17 226.3 398.4 259.0
Property Crime 140 1,863.4 1,941.2 1,760.0

Aurora Crime Compared To Missouri Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Missouri.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Aurora

30
Violent Crimes
399.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
11.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 30 violent crimes in Aurora in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Aurora is 399.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 250.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Aurora each year. That compares to a 1 in 216.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 11.23% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -13.58% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 462.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Aurora

140
Property Crimes
1,863.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
5.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 140 property crimes in Aurora in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Aurora is 1,863.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Aurora each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 5.88% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -4.01% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 1,941.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Aurora

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Nixa, MO 26,094 170 651.5 605.5 46.0
Ozark, MO 23,432 179 763.9 682.8 81.1
Republic, MO 20,578 244 1,185.7 1,059.4 126.3
Neosho, MO 13,581 328 2,415.1 2,142.7 272.4
Bolivar, MO 11,523 138 1,197.6 1,024.0 173.6
Monett, MO 10,133 155 1,529.7 1,401.4 128.3
Carl Junction, MO 8,446 77 911.7 639.4 272.3
Willard, MO 6,573 42 639.0 441.2 197.8
Battlefield, MO 6,285 40 636.4 477.3 159.1
Mount Vernon, MO 4,592 84 1,829.3 1,807.5 21.8

Aurora SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
8
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