Palmyra, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Palmyra, MO Summary

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

  • There were 56 total crimes committed in Palmyra the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,543.1 total crimes per 100K people in Palmyra.
  • The overall crime rate in Palmyra is -33.61% below the national average.
  • Palmyra ranks #193 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Palmyra ranks #5,443 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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Palmyra Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Palmyra is 1,543.1 per 100,000 people. That's -33.61% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -49.80% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Palmyra
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 56 1,543.1 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 27.6 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 1 27.6 542.7 369.8
Burglary 7 192.9 378.8 269.8
Larceny 41 1,129.8 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 192.9 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 55 1,515.6 2,531.0 1,954.4

Palmyra 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 Palmyra

1
Violent Crimes
27.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-92.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Palmyra in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Palmyra is 27.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,629.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Palmyra each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -92.55% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -94.92% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Palmyra

55
Property Crimes
1,515.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-22.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 55 property crimes in Palmyra in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Palmyra is 1,515.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 66.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Palmyra each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -22.45% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -40.12% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Palmyra

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Quincy, IL 39,860 384 963.4 469.1 494.2
Monroe, NC 35,204 1,664 4,726.7 3,939.9 786.8
Middletown, NY 30,538 547 1,791.2 1,434.3 356.9
Hannibal, MO 17,028 649 3,811.4 3,341.6 469.8
Mexico, MO 11,531 296 2,567.0 2,384.9 182.1
Keokuk, IA 9,702 279 2,875.7 2,143.9 731.8
Lewistown, MT 6,135 28 456.4 48.9 407.5
Bowling Green, MO 5,617 108 1,922.7 1,370.8 551.9
Valley, NE 2,904 15 516.5 482.1 34.4

Palmyra SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
7
Commute
9.5
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