Springfield, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Springfield, MO Summary

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

  • There were 10,744 total crimes committed in Springfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,326.6 total crimes per 100K people in Springfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Springfield is 172.21% above the national average.
  • Springfield ranks #362 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Springfield ranks #9,644 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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Springfield Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Springfield is 6,326.6 per 100,000 people. That's 172.21% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 105.83% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Springfield
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 10,744 6,326.6 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 17 10.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 309 182.0 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,892 1,114.1 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 2,408 1,418.0 542.7 369.8
Burglary 1,368 805.5 378.8 269.8
Larceny 5,819 3,426.5 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,149 676.6 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 8,336 4,908.7 2,531.0 1,954.4

Springfield 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 Springfield

2,408
Violent Crimes
1,418.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
283.44%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,408 violent crimes in Springfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Springfield is 1,418.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 70.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Springfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 283.44% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 161.27% higher than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Springfield

8,336
Property Crimes
4,908.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
151.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 8,336 property crimes in Springfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Springfield is 4,908.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 20.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Springfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 151.16% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 93.94% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Springfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Nixa, MO 24,860 227 913.1 840.7 72.4
Ozark, MO 22,447 315 1,403.3 1,296.4 106.9
Republic, MO 19,481 161 826.4 759.7 66.7
Willard, MO 6,430 59 917.6 606.5 311.0
Battlefield, MO 6,078 49 806.2 641.7 164.5
Rogersville, MO 4,972 53 1,066.0 844.7 221.2
Clever, MO 3,101 34 1,096.4 516.0 580.5
Strafford, MO 2,633 72 2,734.5 2,582.6 151.9

Springfield SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
7
Safety
1
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
9
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