Gladstone, MO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Gladstone, MO Summary

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

  • There were 568 total crimes committed in Gladstone in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,072.7 total crimes per 100K people in Gladstone.
  • The overall crime rate in Gladstone is -2.20% below the national average.
  • Gladstone ranks #214 safest out of 313 cities in Missouri.
  • Gladstone ranks #7,365 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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Gladstone Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gladstone is 2,072.7 per 100,000 people. That's -2.20% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -13.76% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 2,403.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gladstone
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 568 2,072.7 2,403.3 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.8 5.0
Robbery 11 40.1 51.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 73 266.4 357.5 256.0
Violent Crime 103 375.9 462.0 359.0
Burglary 44 160.6 236.3 229.0
Larceny 316 1,153.1 1,306.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 105 383.2 398.4 259.0
Property Crime 465 1,696.8 1,941.2 1,760.0

Gladstone 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 Gladstone

103
Violent Crimes
375.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
4.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 103 violent crimes in Gladstone in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gladstone is 375.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 266.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gladstone each year. That compares to a 1 in 216.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 4.70% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -18.65% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 462.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gladstone

465
Property Crimes
1,696.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-3.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 465 property crimes in Gladstone in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gladstone is 1,696.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gladstone each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -3.59% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -12.59% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 1,941.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gladstone

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Shawnee, KS 70,089 1,436 2,048.8 1,772.0 276.8
Liberty, MO 30,986 550 1,775.0 1,571.7 203.3
Kearney, MO 11,267 93 825.4 612.4 213.0
Smithville, MO 10,888 97 890.9 707.2 183.7
Merriam, KS 10,794 650 6,021.9 5,586.4 435.4
Excelsior Springs, MO 10,621 289 2,721.0 2,391.5 329.5
Parkville, MO 9,377 80 853.2 735.8 117.3
Roeland Park, KS 6,661 164 2,462.1 2,281.9 180.2
Fairway, KS 4,154 22 529.6 385.2 144.4
Mission Hills, KS 3,504 63 1,797.9 1,740.9 57.1

Gladstone SnackAbility

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