Kearney, MO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Kearney, MO Summary

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

  • There were 93 total crimes committed in Kearney in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 825.4 total crimes per 100K people in Kearney.
  • The overall crime rate in Kearney is -61.05% below the national average.
  • Kearney ranks #92 safest out of 313 cities in Missouri.
  • Kearney ranks #3,710 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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Kearney Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kearney is 825.4 per 100,000 people. That's -61.05% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -65.65% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 2,403.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kearney
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 93 825.4 2,403.3 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 51.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 16 142.0 357.5 256.0
Violent Crime 24 213.0 462.0 359.0
Burglary 4 35.5 236.3 229.0
Larceny 57 505.9 1,306.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 71.0 398.4 259.0
Property Crime 69 612.4 1,941.2 1,760.0

Kearney 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 Kearney

24
Violent Crimes
213.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Kearney in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kearney is 213.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 469.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kearney each year. That compares to a 1 in 216.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.67% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.90% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 462.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kearney

69
Property Crimes
612.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 69 property crimes in Kearney in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kearney is 612.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 163.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kearney each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -65.20% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.45% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 1,941.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kearney

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Independence, MO 120,271 4,925 4,094.9 3,523.7 571.2
Liberty, MO 30,986 550 1,775.0 1,571.7 203.3
Gladstone, MO 27,404 568 2,072.7 1,696.8 375.9
Smithville, MO 10,888 97 890.9 707.2 183.7
Excelsior Springs, MO 10,621 289 2,721.0 2,391.5 329.5

Kearney SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
8.5
Amenities
7
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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