Bowling Green, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bowling Green, MO Summary

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

  • There were 108 total crimes committed in Bowling Green the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,922.7 total crimes per 100K people in Bowling Green.
  • The overall crime rate in Bowling Green is -17.27% below the national average.
  • Bowling Green ranks #231 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Bowling Green ranks #6,368 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Bowling Green Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bowling Green is 1,922.7 per 100,000 people. That's -17.27% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -37.45% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bowling Green
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 108 1,922.7 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 30 534.1 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 31 551.9 542.7 369.8
Burglary 8 142.4 378.8 269.8
Larceny 64 1,139.4 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 89.0 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 77 1,370.8 2,531.0 1,954.4

Bowling Green Crime Compared To Missouri Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Missouri.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bowling Green

31
Violent Crimes
551.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
49.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Bowling Green in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bowling Green is 551.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 181.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bowling Green each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 49.24% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 1.69% higher than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bowling Green

77
Property Crimes
1,370.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-29.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 77 property crimes in Bowling Green in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bowling Green is 1,370.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 72.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bowling Green each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -29.86% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -45.84% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bowling Green

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
O'Fallon, MO 95,689 778 813.1 719.0 94.1
Wentzville, MO 46,018 705 1,532.0 1,234.3 297.7
Quincy, IL 39,860 384 963.4 469.1 494.2
Middletown, NY 30,538 547 1,791.2 1,434.3 356.9
Lake St. Louis, MO 17,846 186 1,042.3 930.2 112.1
Troy, MO 14,027 305 2,174.4 1,910.6 263.8
Mexico, MO 11,531 296 2,567.0 2,384.9 182.1
Jerseyville, IL 8,271 123 1,487.1 1,342.0 145.1
Wilmington, IL 5,602 56 999.6 839.0 160.7
Vandalia, MO 4,072 29 712.2 687.6 24.6

Bowling Green SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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