Perryville, MO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Perryville, MO Summary

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

  • There were 101 total crimes committed in Perryville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,189.8 total crimes per 100K people in Perryville.
  • The overall crime rate in Perryville is -43.86% below the national average.
  • Perryville ranks #145 safest out of 313 cities in Missouri.
  • Perryville ranks #5,090 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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Perryville Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Perryville is 1,189.8 per 100,000 people. That's -43.86% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -50.49% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 2,403.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Perryville
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 101 1,189.8 2,403.3 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 51.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 21 247.4 357.5 256.0
Violent Crime 25 294.5 462.0 359.0
Burglary 6 70.7 236.3 229.0
Larceny 61 718.6 1,306.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 106.0 398.4 259.0
Property Crime 76 895.3 1,941.2 1,760.0

Perryville 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 Perryville

25
Violent Crimes
294.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-17.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Perryville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Perryville is 294.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 339.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Perryville each year. That compares to a 1 in 216.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -17.97% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.26% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 462.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Perryville

76
Property Crimes
895.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 76 property crimes in Perryville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Perryville is 895.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 111.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Perryville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -49.13% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.88% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 1,941.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Perryville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cape Girardeau, MO 40,753 1,255 3,079.5 2,456.3 623.3
Carbondale, IL 21,494 1,008 4,689.7 3,684.7 1,004.9
Jackson, MO 15,842 177 1,117.3 1,035.2 82.1
Festus, MO 13,693 166 1,212.3 1,029.7 182.6
Herrin, IL 12,125 355 2,927.8 2,540.2 387.6
Murphysboro, IL 6,924 240 3,466.2 3,134.0 332.2
Chester, IL 6,706 21 313.2 268.4 44.7
Pinckneyville, IL 4,974 19 382.0 301.6 80.4

Perryville SnackAbility

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