Kearney, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Kearney:

  • There were 166 total crimes committed in Kearney the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,503.5 total crimes per 100K people in Kearney.
  • The overall crime rate in Kearney is -35.31% below the national average.
  • Kearney ranks #184 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Kearney ranks #5,330 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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Kearney Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kearney is 1,503.5 per 100,000 people. That's -35.31% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -51.09% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kearney
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 166 1,503.5 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 108.7 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 19 172.1 542.7 369.8
Burglary 6 54.3 378.8 269.8
Larceny 126 1,141.2 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 15 135.9 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 147 1,331.4 2,531.0 1,954.4

Kearney 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 Kearney

19
Violent Crimes
172.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Kearney in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kearney is 172.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 581.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kearney each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.47% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -68.29% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kearney

147
Property Crimes
1,331.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 147 property crimes in Kearney in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kearney is 1,331.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 75.1 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 -31.88% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.40% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 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 121,255 4,652 3,836.5 3,308.7 527.8
Gladstone, MO 26,953 822 3,049.8 2,734.4 315.4
Smithville, MO 10,654 73 685.2 563.2 122.0
Excelsior Springs, MO 10,608 275 2,592.4 2,215.3 377.1
Lawson, MO 2,511 33 1,314.2 1,194.7 119.5

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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