Farmington, MO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Farmington, MO Summary

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

  • There were 571 total crimes committed in Farmington in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,074.2 total crimes per 100K people in Farmington.
  • The overall crime rate in Farmington is 45.06% above the national average.
  • Farmington ranks #259 safest out of 313 cities in Missouri.
  • Farmington ranks #8,647 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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Farmington Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Farmington is 3,074.2 per 100,000 people. That's 45.06% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 27.92% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 2,403.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Farmington
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 571 3,074.2 2,403.3 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.8 5.0
Robbery 1 5.4 51.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 48 258.4 357.5 256.0
Violent Crime 60 323.0 462.0 359.0
Burglary 21 113.1 236.3 229.0
Larceny 464 2,498.1 1,306.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 26 140.0 398.4 259.0
Property Crime 511 2,751.2 1,941.2 1,760.0

Farmington 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 Farmington

60
Violent Crimes
323.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-10.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 60 violent crimes in Farmington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Farmington is 323.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 309.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Farmington each year. That compares to a 1 in 216.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -10.02% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.09% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 462.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Farmington

511
Property Crimes
2,751.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
56.32%
Above The National Average
  • There were 511 property crimes in Farmington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Farmington is 2,751.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Farmington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 56.32% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 41.72% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 1,941.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Farmington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Arnold, MO 20,837 410 1,967.7 1,862.1 105.6
Festus, MO 13,693 166 1,212.3 1,029.7 182.6
Columbia, IL 10,491 69 657.7 495.7 162.0
Oak Grove, MO 9,157 130 1,419.7 1,354.2 65.5
Park Hills, MO 8,812 195 2,212.9 2,065.4 147.5
Perryville, MO 8,489 101 1,189.8 895.3 294.5
Chester, IL 6,706 21 313.2 268.4 44.7
Bonne Terre, MO 6,413 65 1,013.6 779.7 233.9
Desloge, MO 4,883 161 3,297.2 3,174.3 122.9

Farmington SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
9
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