Charleston, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Charleston, MO Summary

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

  • There were 128 total crimes committed in Charleston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,566.7 total crimes per 100K people in Charleston.
  • The overall crime rate in Charleston is 10.43% above the national average.
  • Charleston ranks #274 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Charleston ranks #7,581 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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Charleston Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Charleston is 2,566.7 per 100,000 people. That's 10.43% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -16.50% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Charleston
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 128 2,566.7 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 3 60.2 11.8 6.3
Robbery 1 20.1 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 27 541.4 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 34 681.8 542.7 369.8
Burglary 10 200.5 378.8 269.8
Larceny 72 1,443.8 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 240.6 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 94 1,884.9 2,531.0 1,954.4

Charleston 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 Charleston

34
Violent Crimes
681.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
84.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 34 violent crimes in Charleston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Charleston is 681.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 146.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Charleston each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 84.36% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 25.62% higher than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Charleston

94
Property Crimes
1,884.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-3.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 94 property crimes in Charleston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Charleston is 1,884.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Charleston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -3.56% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.53% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Charleston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wilson, NC 47,518 1,416 2,979.9 2,464.3 515.6
Cape Girardeau, MO 40,067 1,225 3,057.4 2,455.9 601.5
Paducah, KY 26,050 860 3,301.3 3,032.6 268.7
Jackson, MO 15,561 168 1,079.6 963.9 115.7
Metropolis, IL 5,849 198 3,385.2 3,043.3 341.9
East Prairie, MO 2,955 53 1,793.6 1,421.3 372.3
Fulton, KY 2,387 118 4,943.4 4,775.9 167.6
Baker, MT 1,823 13 713.1 603.4 109.7

Charleston SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
3
Commute
9
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