Eldon, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Eldon, MO Summary

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

  • There were 61 total crimes committed in Eldon the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,364.7 total crimes per 100K people in Eldon.
  • The overall crime rate in Eldon is -41.28% below the national average.
  • Eldon ranks #173 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Eldon ranks #4,923 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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Eldon Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Eldon is 1,364.7 per 100,000 people. That's -41.28% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -55.60% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Eldon
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 61 1,364.7 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 111.9 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 12 268.5 542.7 369.8
Burglary 6 134.2 378.8 269.8
Larceny 41 917.2 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 44.7 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 49 1,096.2 2,531.0 1,954.4

Eldon 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 Eldon

12
Violent Crimes
268.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-27.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Eldon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Eldon is 268.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 372.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Eldon each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -27.40% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -50.53% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Eldon

49
Property Crimes
1,096.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-43.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 49 property crimes in Eldon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Eldon is 1,096.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 91.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Eldon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -43.91% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.69% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Eldon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Columbia, MO 127,862 3,946 3,086.1 2,614.5 471.6
Sedalia, MO 21,924 725 3,306.9 2,814.3 492.6
Jamestown, ND 15,772 364 2,307.9 2,079.6 228.3
Lebanon, MO 15,143 475 3,136.8 2,753.7 383.0
Fulton, MO 12,792 271 2,118.5 1,915.3 203.3
Boonville, MO 7,882 196 2,486.7 2,232.9 253.7
Osage Beach, MO 4,741 194 4,092.0 3,775.6 316.4
Lake Ozark, MO 2,161 9 416.5 138.8 277.6

Eldon SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
3
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8
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