Ozark, MO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Ozark, MO Summary

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

  • There were 179 total crimes committed in Ozark in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 763.9 total crimes per 100K people in Ozark.
  • The overall crime rate in Ozark is -63.95% below the national average.
  • Ozark ranks #83 safest out of 313 cities in Missouri.
  • Ozark ranks #3,435 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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Ozark Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ozark is 763.9 per 100,000 people. That's -63.95% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -68.21% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 2,403.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ozark
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 179 763.9 2,403.3 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 51.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 10 42.7 357.5 256.0
Violent Crime 19 81.1 462.0 359.0
Burglary 9 38.4 236.3 229.0
Larceny 136 580.4 1,306.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 15 64.0 398.4 259.0
Property Crime 160 682.8 1,941.2 1,760.0

Ozark 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 Ozark

19
Violent Crimes
81.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-77.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Ozark in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ozark is 81.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,233.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ozark each year. That compares to a 1 in 216.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -77.41% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -82.45% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 462.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ozark

160
Property Crimes
682.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-61.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 160 property crimes in Ozark in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ozark is 682.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 146.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ozark each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -61.20% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -64.82% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 1,941.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ozark

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Springfield, MO 170,527 9,145 5,362.8 4,184.7 1,178.1
Nixa, MO 26,094 170 651.5 605.5 46.0
Republic, MO 20,578 244 1,185.7 1,059.4 126.3
Bolivar, MO 11,523 138 1,197.6 1,024.0 173.6
Monett, MO 10,133 155 1,529.7 1,401.4 128.3
Marshfield, MO 7,967 210 2,635.9 2,497.8 138.1
Aurora, MO 7,513 170 2,262.7 1,863.4 399.3
Willard, MO 6,573 42 639.0 441.2 197.8
Battlefield, MO 6,285 40 636.4 477.3 159.1
Berryville, AR 5,782 159 2,749.9 2,473.2 276.7

Ozark SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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