Jefferson City, MO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Jefferson City, MO Summary

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

  • There were 1,010 total crimes committed in Jefferson City in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,373.1 total crimes per 100K people in Jefferson City.
  • The overall crime rate in Jefferson City is 11.98% above the national average.
  • Jefferson City ranks #234 safest out of 313 cities in Missouri.
  • Jefferson City ranks #7,851 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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Jefferson City Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jefferson City is 2,373.1 per 100,000 people. That's 11.98% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -1.26% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 2,403.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jefferson City
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,010 2,373.1 2,403.3 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.8 5.0
Robbery 13 30.5 51.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 89 209.1 357.5 256.0
Violent Crime 142 333.6 462.0 359.0
Burglary 60 141.0 236.3 229.0
Larceny 761 1,788.0 1,306.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 47 110.4 398.4 259.0
Property Crime 868 2,039.4 1,941.2 1,760.0

Jefferson City 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 Jefferson City

142
Violent Crimes
333.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-7.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 142 violent crimes in Jefferson City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jefferson City is 333.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 299.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jefferson City each year. That compares to a 1 in 216.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -7.06% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -27.79% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 462.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jefferson City

868
Property Crimes
2,039.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
15.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 868 property crimes in Jefferson City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jefferson City is 2,039.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Jefferson City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 15.88% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.06% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 1,941.2 per 100,000 people.

Jefferson City SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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