Berkeley, MO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Berkeley, MO Summary

Crime in Berkeley research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Berkeley 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 Berkeley:

  • There were 718 total crimes committed in Berkeley in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 9,008.8 total crimes per 100K people in Berkeley.
  • The overall crime rate in Berkeley is 325.10% above the national average.
  • Berkeley ranks #309 safest out of 313 cities in Missouri.
  • Berkeley ranks #9,831 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.

Additional research about crime in Missouri

Berkeley Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Berkeley is 9,008.8 per 100,000 people. That's 325.10% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 274.86% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 2,403.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Berkeley
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 718 9,008.8 2,403.3 2,119.2
Murder 8 100.4 7.8 5.0
Robbery 20 250.9 51.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 165 2,070.3 357.5 256.0
Violent Crime 202 2,534.5 462.0 359.0
Burglary 78 978.7 236.3 229.0
Larceny 254 3,187.0 1,306.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 184 2,308.7 398.4 259.0
Property Crime 516 6,474.3 1,941.2 1,760.0

Berkeley 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 Berkeley

202
Violent Crimes
2,534.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
605.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 202 violent crimes in Berkeley in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Berkeley is 2,534.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Berkeley each year. That compares to a 1 in 216.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 605.99% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 448.54% higher than the Missouri violent crime rate of 462.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Berkeley

516
Property Crimes
6,474.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
267.86%
Above The National Average
  • There were 516 property crimes in Berkeley in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Berkeley is 6,474.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 15.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Berkeley each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 267.86% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 233.52% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 1,941.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Berkeley

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Chesterfield, MO 48,907 676 1,382.2 1,286.1 96.1
Ballwin, MO 30,171 163 540.3 483.9 56.3
Edwardsville, IL 26,663 190 712.6 682.6 30.0
Collinsville, IL 23,599 461 1,953.5 1,758.5 194.9
Ferguson, MO 17,835 751 4,210.8 3,498.7 712.1
Glen Carbon, IL 13,870 162 1,168.0 1,103.1 64.9
Wood River, IL 10,216 203 1,987.1 1,713.0 274.1
Bethalto, IL 9,125 80 876.7 789.0 87.7
Maryville, IL 8,336 29 347.9 287.9 60.0
St. John, MO 6,405 164 2,560.5 1,951.6 608.9

Berkeley SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
7
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