Festus, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Festus, MO Summary

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

  • There were 226 total crimes committed in Festus the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,733.7 total crimes per 100K people in Festus.
  • The overall crime rate in Festus is -25.41% below the national average.
  • Festus ranks #217 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Festus ranks #5,934 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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Festus Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Festus is 1,733.7 per 100,000 people. That's -25.41% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -43.60% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Festus
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 226 1,733.7 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 7.7 11.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 32 245.5 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 38 291.5 542.7 369.8
Burglary 6 46.0 378.8 269.8
Larceny 141 1,081.6 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 41 314.5 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 188 1,442.2 2,531.0 1,954.4

Festus 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 Festus

38
Violent Crimes
291.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-21.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 38 violent crimes in Festus in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Festus is 291.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 343.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Festus each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -21.17% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -46.29% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Festus

188
Property Crimes
1,442.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-26.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 188 property crimes in Festus in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Festus is 1,442.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 69.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Festus each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -26.21% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.02% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Festus

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Arnold, MO 20,794 326 1,567.8 1,505.2 62.5
Columbia, IL 10,491 69 657.7 495.7 162.0
De Soto, MO 6,355 119 1,872.5 1,778.1 94.4
Pevely, MO 5,998 155 2,584.2 2,350.8 233.4
Herculaneum, MO 5,118 104 2,032.0 1,817.1 214.9
Hillsboro, MO 3,497 73 2,087.5 1,029.5 1,058.0
Valmeyer, IL 1,216 2 164.5 164.5 0.0

Festus SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8
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