How has crime changed in Missouri since 1985?

Police in Missouri reported about 426 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 859 in 1991, and 1,689 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 5,151 in 1994. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Missouri and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Missouri Violent, U.S. Property, Missouri Property, U.S.
1985 563.7 570.3 4,285.1 4,780.0
1986 655.8 633.6 4,569.6 5,015.3
1987 624.1 624.9 4,706.2 5,090.1
1988 630.0 630.2 4,845.2 5,045.9
1989 705.1 680.5 4,977.3 5,211.5
1990 788.3 749.8 4,812.1 5,227.0
1991 859.3 798.1 5,125.0 5,388.4
1992 824.5 785.4 4,809.9 5,089.3
1993 846.9 764.1 4,940.6 4,814.1
1994 836.5 740.4 5,150.9 4,752.4
1995 746.3 720.6 5,009.5 4,796.6
1996 667.4 658.8 5,068.4 4,553.0
1997 635.5 644.9 4,760.0 4,494.7
1998 615.3 603.8 4,812.0 4,212.6
1999 547.9 545.8 4,542.5 3,872.6
2000 546.5 534.4 4,531.1 3,751.7
2001 532.9 529.5 4,200.7 3,801.5
2002 539.0 512.9 4,110.1 3,737.7
2003 491.9 493.7 4,125.2 3,704.0
2004 490.3 478.6 3,937.1 3,599.4
2005 524.4 483.0 3,958.5 3,518.3
2006 546.2 486.9 3,871.2 3,397.1
2007 561.1 477.9 3,864.5 3,316.1
2008 503.4 463.7 3,700.1 3,252.3
2009 493.2 436.8 3,400.4 3,076.7
2010 457.9 408.1 3,378.6 2,963.4
2011 447.3 390.1 3,337.9 2,925.7
2012 451.9 390.7 3,346.5 2,881.3
2013 434.0 378.2 3,158.6 2,759.3
2014 443.7 373.7 2,935.0 2,591.8
2015 498.0 384.6 2,879.2 2,495.2
2016 521.2 399.5 2,826.3 2,469.1
2017 533.5 397.5 2,858.6 2,372.4
2018 504.2 384.8 2,677.6 2,206.8
2019 506.5 381.0 2,668.0 2,109.0
2020 557.1 399.3 2,603.3 1,955.3
2021 539.1 360.9 2,415.0 1,762.2
2022 501.3 398.2 2,418.3 1,998.5
2023 474.0 385.6 2,177.7 1,950.5
2024 472.8 363.4 2,008.0 1,766.8
2025 425.6 329.3 1,688.7 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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