Malden, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Malden, MO Summary

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

  • There were 115 total crimes committed in Malden the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,223.1 total crimes per 100K people in Malden.
  • The overall crime rate in Malden is 38.68% above the national average.
  • Malden ranks #305 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Malden ranks #8,368 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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Malden Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Malden is 3,223.1 per 100,000 people. That's 38.68% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 4.86% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Malden
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 115 3,223.1 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 1 28.0 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 476.5 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 19 532.5 542.7 369.8
Burglary 24 672.6 378.8 269.8
Larceny 64 1,793.7 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 224.2 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 96 2,690.6 2,531.0 1,954.4

Malden 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 Malden

19
Violent Crimes
532.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
44.00%
Above The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Malden in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Malden is 532.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 187.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Malden each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 44.00% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -1.88% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Malden

96
Property Crimes
2,690.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
37.67%
Above The National Average
  • There were 96 property crimes in Malden in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Malden is 2,690.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Malden each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 37.67% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 6.30% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Malden

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wilson, NC 47,518 1,416 2,979.9 2,464.3 515.6
Paragould, AR 30,296 1,498 4,944.5 3,802.5 1,142.1
Poplar Bluff, MO 16,181 77 475.9 432.6 43.3
Sikeston, MO 16,024 805 5,023.7 3,544.7 1,479.0
Blytheville, AR 12,732 646 5,073.8 4,107.8 966.1
Kennett, MO 10,139 435 4,290.4 3,856.4 434.0
Dexter, MO 7,854 182 2,317.3 2,113.6 203.7
Caruthersville, MO 5,212 310 5,947.8 3,568.7 2,379.1
Charleston, MO 4,987 128 2,566.7 1,884.9 681.8
Bernie, MO 1,837 14 762.1 707.7 54.4

Malden SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
4
Commute
8
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