Carthage, MO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Carthage, MO Summary

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

  • There were 227 total crimes committed in Carthage in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,459.9 total crimes per 100K people in Carthage.
  • The overall crime rate in Carthage is -31.11% below the national average.
  • Carthage ranks #175 safest out of 313 cities in Missouri.
  • Carthage ranks #5,921 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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Carthage Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Carthage is 1,459.9 per 100,000 people. That's -31.11% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -39.25% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 2,403.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Carthage
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 227 1,459.9 2,403.3 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 51.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 23 147.9 357.5 256.0
Violent Crime 27 173.6 462.0 359.0
Burglary 24 154.4 236.3 229.0
Larceny 160 1,029.0 1,306.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 16 102.9 398.4 259.0
Property Crime 200 1,286.3 1,941.2 1,760.0

Carthage 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 Carthage

27
Violent Crimes
173.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-51.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Carthage in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Carthage is 173.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 575.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Carthage each year. That compares to a 1 in 216.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -51.63% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -62.42% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 462.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Carthage

200
Property Crimes
1,286.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-26.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 200 property crimes in Carthage in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Carthage is 1,286.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 77.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Carthage each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -26.92% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -33.74% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 1,941.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Carthage

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Joplin, MO 53,533 2,506 4,681.2 4,120.8 560.4
Neosho, MO 13,581 328 2,415.1 2,142.7 272.4
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
Aurora, MO 7,513 170 2,262.7 1,863.4 399.3
Grove, OK 7,409 247 3,333.8 3,036.8 296.9
Baxter Springs, KS 3,813 76 1,993.2 1,757.1 236.0
Frontenac, KS 3,368 34 1,009.5 920.4 89.1

Carthage SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9.5
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