Carthage, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Carthage:

  • There were 369 total crimes committed in Carthage the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,379.1 total crimes per 100K people in Carthage.
  • The overall crime rate in Carthage is 2.36% above the national average.
  • Carthage ranks #263 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Carthage ranks #7,274 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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Carthage Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Carthage is 2,379.1 per 100,000 people. That's 2.36% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -22.60% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Carthage
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 369 2,379.1 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 1 6.4 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 25 161.2 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 41 264.3 542.7 369.8
Burglary 37 238.6 378.8 269.8
Larceny 265 1,708.6 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 26 167.6 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 328 2,114.8 2,531.0 1,954.4

Carthage 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 Carthage

41
Violent Crimes
264.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-28.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 41 violent crimes in Carthage in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Carthage is 264.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 378.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Carthage each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -28.52% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -51.29% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Carthage

328
Property Crimes
2,114.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
8.21%
Above The National Average
  • There were 328 property crimes in Carthage in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Carthage is 2,114.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.3 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 8.21% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.45% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 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 51,989 3,425 6,587.9 6,101.3 486.6
Bella Vista, AR 31,316 202 645.0 424.7 220.3
Neosho, MO 12,864 374 2,907.3 2,759.6 147.7
Monett, MO 9,782 248 2,535.3 2,330.8 204.5
Carl Junction, MO 8,355 100 1,196.9 1,017.4 179.5
Aurora, MO 7,329 225 3,070.0 2,101.2 968.8
Grove, OK 7,179 242 3,370.9 3,036.6 334.3
Baxter Springs, KS 3,826 72 1,881.9 1,698.9 183.0
Frontenac, KS 3,415 43 1,259.2 1,200.6 58.6
Oronogo, MO 2,654 16 602.9 527.5 75.4

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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