Vandalia, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Vandalia, MO Summary

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

  • There were 29 total crimes committed in Vandalia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 712.2 total crimes per 100K people in Vandalia.
  • The overall crime rate in Vandalia is -69.36% below the national average.
  • Vandalia ranks #100 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Vandalia ranks #2,686 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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Vandalia Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Vandalia is 712.2 per 100,000 people. That's -69.36% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -76.83% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Vandalia
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 29 712.2 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 24.6 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 1 24.6 542.7 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 378.8 269.8
Larceny 26 638.5 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 49.1 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 28 687.6 2,531.0 1,954.4

Vandalia 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 Vandalia

1
Violent Crimes
24.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-93.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Vandalia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Vandalia is 24.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,072.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Vandalia each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -93.36% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -95.47% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Vandalia

28
Property Crimes
687.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-64.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 property crimes in Vandalia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Vandalia is 687.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 145.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Vandalia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -64.82% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.83% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Vandalia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wentzville, MO 46,018 705 1,532.0 1,234.3 297.7
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
Troy, MO 14,027 305 2,174.4 1,910.6 263.8
Fulton, MO 12,792 271 2,118.5 1,915.3 203.3
Mexico, MO 11,531 296 2,567.0 2,384.9 182.1
Warrenton, MO 9,215 265 2,875.7 2,593.6 282.1
Bowling Green, MO 5,617 108 1,922.7 1,370.8 551.9

Vandalia SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
9
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