Sikeston, MO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Sikeston, MO Summary

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

  • There were 746 total crimes committed in Sikeston in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,654.9 total crimes per 100K people in Sikeston.
  • The overall crime rate in Sikeston is 119.65% above the national average.
  • Sikeston ranks #287 safest out of 313 cities in Missouri.
  • Sikeston ranks #9,499 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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Sikeston Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sikeston is 4,654.9 per 100,000 people. That's 119.65% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 93.69% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 2,403.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sikeston
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 746 4,654.9 2,403.3 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.8 5.0
Robbery 3 18.7 51.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 154 960.9 357.5 256.0
Violent Crime 165 1,029.6 462.0 359.0
Burglary 57 355.7 236.3 229.0
Larceny 487 3,038.8 1,306.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 37 230.9 398.4 259.0
Property Crime 581 3,625.4 1,941.2 1,760.0

Sikeston 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 Sikeston

165
Violent Crimes
1,029.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
186.79%
Above The National Average
  • There were 165 violent crimes in Sikeston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sikeston is 1,029.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 97.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sikeston each year. That compares to a 1 in 216.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 186.79% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 122.83% higher than the Missouri violent crime rate of 462.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sikeston

581
Property Crimes
3,625.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
105.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 581 property crimes in Sikeston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sikeston is 3,625.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sikeston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 105.99% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 86.76% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 1,941.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sikeston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wilson, NC 47,825 1,426 2,981.7 2,402.5 579.2
Cape Girardeau, MO 40,753 1,255 3,079.5 2,456.3 623.3
Poplar Bluff, MO 16,108 40 248.3 211.1 37.2
Jackson, MO 15,842 177 1,117.3 1,035.2 82.1
Dexter, MO 7,856 244 3,105.9 2,813.1 292.8
Caruthersville, MO 5,129 251 4,893.7 3,665.4 1,228.3
Charleston, MO 4,447 105 2,361.1 1,551.6 809.5

Sikeston SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
9.5
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