Richmond, MO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Richmond, MO Summary

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

  • There were 124 total crimes committed in Richmond in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,086.8 total crimes per 100K people in Richmond.
  • The overall crime rate in Richmond is -1.53% below the national average.
  • Richmond ranks #215 safest out of 313 cities in Missouri.
  • Richmond ranks #7,398 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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Richmond Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Richmond is 2,086.8 per 100,000 people. That's -1.53% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -13.17% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 2,403.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Richmond
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 124 2,086.8 2,403.3 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 51.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 15 252.4 357.5 256.0
Violent Crime 19 319.8 462.0 359.0
Burglary 16 269.3 236.3 229.0
Larceny 85 1,430.5 1,306.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 67.3 398.4 259.0
Property Crime 105 1,767.1 1,941.2 1,760.0

Richmond 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 Richmond

19
Violent Crimes
319.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-10.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Richmond in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Richmond is 319.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 312.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Richmond each year. That compares to a 1 in 216.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -10.93% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.80% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 462.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Richmond

105
Property Crimes
1,767.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
0.40%
Above The National Average
  • There were 105 property crimes in Richmond in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Richmond is 1,767.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Richmond each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 0.40% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.97% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 1,941.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Richmond

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lee's Summit, MO 105,053 2,567 2,443.5 2,294.1 149.4
Lenexa, KS 58,871 901 1,530.5 1,347.0 183.5
Leawood, KS 34,010 537 1,578.9 1,520.1 58.8
Liberty, MO 30,986 550 1,775.0 1,571.7 203.3
Raymore, MO 26,124 329 1,259.4 1,110.1 149.3
Kearney, MO 11,267 93 825.4 612.4 213.0
Smithville, MO 10,888 97 890.9 707.2 183.7
Parkville, MO 9,377 80 853.2 735.8 117.3
Lexington, MO 4,561 61 1,337.4 1,118.2 219.3
Fairway, KS 4,154 22 529.6 385.2 144.4

Richmond SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9.5
Diversity
5
Safety
3
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
6
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