Ferguson, MO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Ferguson, MO Summary

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

  • There were 751 total crimes committed in Ferguson in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,210.8 total crimes per 100K people in Ferguson.
  • The overall crime rate in Ferguson is 98.70% above the national average.
  • Ferguson ranks #276 safest out of 313 cities in Missouri.
  • Ferguson ranks #9,348 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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Ferguson Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ferguson is 4,210.8 per 100,000 people. That's 98.70% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 75.21% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 2,403.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ferguson
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 751 4,210.8 2,403.3 2,119.2
Murder 6 33.6 7.8 5.0
Robbery 22 123.4 51.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 94 527.1 357.5 256.0
Violent Crime 127 712.1 462.0 359.0
Burglary 99 555.1 236.3 229.0
Larceny 364 2,040.9 1,306.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 161 902.7 398.4 259.0
Property Crime 624 3,498.7 1,941.2 1,760.0

Ferguson 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 Ferguson

127
Violent Crimes
712.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
98.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 127 violent crimes in Ferguson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ferguson is 712.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 140.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ferguson each year. That compares to a 1 in 216.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 98.35% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 54.11% higher than the Missouri violent crime rate of 462.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ferguson

624
Property Crimes
3,498.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
98.79%
Above The National Average
  • There were 624 property crimes in Ferguson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ferguson is 3,498.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ferguson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 98.79% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 80.23% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 1,941.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ferguson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ballwin, MO 30,171 163 540.3 483.9 56.3
Edwardsville, IL 26,663 190 712.6 682.6 30.0
Collinsville, IL 23,599 461 1,953.5 1,758.5 194.9
Fairview Heights, IL 15,948 548 3,436.2 3,028.6 407.6
Glen Carbon, IL 13,870 162 1,168.0 1,103.1 64.9
Wood River, IL 10,216 203 1,987.1 1,713.0 274.1
Bethalto, IL 9,125 80 876.7 789.0 87.7
Maryville, IL 8,336 29 347.9 287.9 60.0
Berkeley, MO 7,970 718 9,008.8 6,474.3 2,534.5
Pontoon Beach, IL 5,786 113 1,953.0 1,693.7 259.2

Ferguson SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
7
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