Washington, MO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Washington, MO Summary

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

  • There were 235 total crimes committed in Washington in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,496.1 total crimes per 100K people in Washington.
  • The overall crime rate in Washington is -29.40% below the national average.
  • Washington ranks #180 safest out of 313 cities in Missouri.
  • Washington ranks #6,024 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.

Additional research about crime in Missouri

Washington Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Washington is 1,496.1 per 100,000 people. That's -29.40% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -37.75% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 2,403.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Washington
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 235 1,496.1 2,403.3 2,119.2
Murder 1 6.4 7.8 5.0
Robbery 1 6.4 51.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 31 197.4 357.5 256.0
Violent Crime 40 254.7 462.0 359.0
Burglary 12 76.4 236.3 229.0
Larceny 168 1,069.6 1,306.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 15 95.5 398.4 259.0
Property Crime 195 1,241.5 1,941.2 1,760.0

Washington 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 Washington

40
Violent Crimes
254.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-29.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Washington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Washington is 254.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 392.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Washington each year. That compares to a 1 in 216.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -29.06% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.88% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 462.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Washington

195
Property Crimes
1,241.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-29.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 195 property crimes in Washington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Washington is 1,241.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 80.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Washington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -29.46% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.05% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 1,941.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Washington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wentzville, MO 48,377 413 853.7 744.2 109.6
Union, MO 13,209 359 2,717.8 2,324.2 393.7
Warrenton, MO 9,556 66 690.7 659.3 31.4
Pacific, MO 7,647 100 1,307.7 1,124.6 183.1
St. Clair, MO 4,689 139 2,964.4 2,601.8 362.6

Washington SnackAbility

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