Blue Springs, MO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Blue Springs, MO Summary

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

  • There were 1,640 total crimes committed in Blue Springs in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,684.3 total crimes per 100K people in Blue Springs.
  • The overall crime rate in Blue Springs is 26.66% above the national average.
  • Blue Springs ranks #243 safest out of 313 cities in Missouri.
  • Blue Springs ranks #8,270 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

Blue Springs Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Blue Springs is 2,684.3 per 100,000 people. That's 26.66% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 11.69% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 2,403.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Blue Springs
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,640 2,684.3 2,403.3 2,119.2
Murder 3 4.9 7.8 5.0
Robbery 13 21.3 51.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 98 160.4 357.5 256.0
Violent Crime 144 235.7 462.0 359.0
Burglary 105 171.9 236.3 229.0
Larceny 1,198 1,960.8 1,306.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 193 315.9 398.4 259.0
Property Crime 1,496 2,448.6 1,941.2 1,760.0

Blue Springs 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 Blue Springs

144
Violent Crimes
235.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-34.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 144 violent crimes in Blue Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Blue Springs is 235.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 424.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Blue Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 216.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -34.35% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.99% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 462.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Blue Springs

1,496
Property Crimes
2,448.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
39.13%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,496 property crimes in Blue Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Blue Springs is 2,448.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Blue Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 39.13% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 26.14% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 1,941.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Blue Springs

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Independence, MO 120,271 4,925 4,094.9 3,523.7 571.2
Lee's Summit, MO 105,053 2,567 2,443.5 2,294.1 149.4
Liberty, MO 30,986 550 1,775.0 1,571.7 203.3
Raytown, MO 28,817 1,326 4,601.5 3,737.4 864.1
Raymore, MO 26,124 329 1,259.4 1,110.1 149.3
Belton, MO 26,058 575 2,206.6 1,872.7 333.9
Grain Valley, MO 16,930 238 1,405.8 1,228.6 177.2
Oak Grove, MO 9,157 130 1,419.7 1,354.2 65.5
Pleasant Hill, MO 8,641 71 821.7 717.5 104.2
Greenwood, MO 6,156 29 471.1 389.9 81.2

Blue Springs SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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