St. Joseph MO Murder/Homicide Rate 1999-2018

Interactive chart of the St. Joseph, Missouri murder rate (i.e. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 1999 to 2018.
  • The St. Joseph MO murder/homicide rate for 2018 was 10.47 per 100,000 population, a 14.3% increase from 2017.
  • The St. Joseph MO murder/homicide rate for 2017 was 9.16 per 100,000 population, a 0.22% increase from 2016.
  • The St. Joseph MO murder/homicide rate for 2016 was 9.14 per 100,000 population, a 0.55% increase from 2015.
  • The St. Joseph MO murder/homicide rate for 2015 was 9.09 per 100,000 population, a 250.97% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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City Name Population Rate
Bates City 216 462.96
Hillsdale 1,567 127.63
Vinita Park 11,003 118.15
La Grange 915 109.29
Riverview 2,772 108.23
Crocker 1,022 97.85
Calverton Park 1,276 78.37
Velda City 1,378 72.57
St. Louis 306,875 60.94
Pagedale 3,292 60.75
Malden 3,943 50.72
Steele 1,991 50.23
Bellefontaine Neighbors 10,597 37.75
Bel-Ridge 2,661 37.58
Caruthersville 5,640 35.46
Shrewsbury 6,108 32.74
Kansas City 493,115 27.78
Woodson Terrace 4,032 24.80
Raytown 29,173 23.99
Northwoods 4,404 22.71
Breckenridge Hills 4,612 21.68
Desloge 4,861 20.57
Waynesville 5,275 18.96
Grandview 25,256 15.84
St. John 6,344 15.76
Moberly 13,750 14.55
Lebanon 14,622 13.68
Florissant 51,326 13.64
Dexter 7,839 12.76
Cape Girardeau 39,303 12.72
Sikeston 16,129 12.40
Warrenton 8,283 12.07
Poplar Bluff 17,074 11.71
Jefferson City 42,856 11.67
Clinton 8,897 11.24
St. Joseph 76,409 10.47
St. Charles 70,925 9.87
Ferguson 20,663 9.68
Springfield 168,537 9.49
Bridgeton 11,663 8.57
Union 11,710 8.54
Independence 117,368 8.52
Hazelwood 25,234 7.93
Marshall 12,655 7.90
St. Ann 12,698 7.88
Maryland Heights 26,930 7.43
Gladstone 27,382 7.30
Blue Springs 55,277 7.24
Kirkwood 27,670 7.23
Warrensburg 20,355 4.91
Sedalia 21,590 4.63
Columbia 123,586 4.05
University City 34,438 2.90
Wright City 3,777 0.00
Winona 1,299 0.00
Winfield 1,461 0.00
Willow Springs 2,110 0.00
Wheaton 690 0.00
Willard 5,447 0.00
West Plains 12,277 0.00
Wentzville 41,057 0.00
Wellsville 1,132 0.00
Wellington 795 0.00
Webster Groves 22,873 0.00
Webb City 11,379 0.00
Washington 13,964 0.00
Washburn 436 0.00
Warson Woods 1,915 0.00
Warsaw 2,184 0.00
Walnut Grove 807 0.00
Vienna 588 0.00
Viburnum 665 0.00
Versailles 2,426 0.00
Verona 608 0.00
Vandalia 4,215 0.00
Van Buren 820 0.00
Urbana 414 0.00
Truesdale 813 0.00
Troy 12,226 0.00
Trenton 5,800 0.00
Town And Country 11,154 0.00
Tipton 3,387 0.00
Thayer 2,136 0.00
Tarkio 1,453 0.00
Sunset Hills 8,492 0.00
Summersville 491 0.00
Sullivan 7,156 0.00
Sugar Creek 3,303 0.00
St. Robert 6,006 0.00
Strafford 2,408 0.00
St. Peters 57,838 0.00
Stover 1,063 0.00
St. Marys 346 0.00
St. James 4,059 0.00
Stewartsville 734 0.00
Ste. Genevieve 4,443 0.00
Steelville 1,677 0.00
St. Clair 4,702 0.00
Sparta 1,907 0.00
Smithville 10,012 0.00
Silex 301 0.00
Seymour 2,003 0.00
Seneca 2,389 0.00
Seligman 844 0.00
Scott City 4,486 0.00
Savannah 5,202 0.00
Sarcoxie 1,296 0.00
Salem 4,910 0.00
Rosebud 406 0.00
Rolla 20,385 0.00
Rogersville 3,739 0.00
Rock Port 1,212 0.00
Rock Hill 4,599 0.00
Rockaway Beach 866 0.00
Risco 315 0.00
Richmond Heights 8,342 0.00
Richmond 5,636 0.00
Richland 1,759 0.00
Rich Hill 1,323 0.00
Republic 16,495 0.00
Reeds Spring 880 0.00
Raymore 21,452 0.00
Qulin 453 0.00
Queen City 607 0.00
Purdy 1,096 0.00
Potosi 2,623 0.00
Portageville 3,019 0.00
Pleasant Valley 3,059 0.00
Pleasant Hill 8,606 0.00
Plattsburg 2,262 0.00
Platte City 4,979 0.00
Pineville 790 0.00
Pilot Knob 718 0.00
Pilot Grove 760 0.00
Pierce City 1,302 0.00
Piedmont 1,947 0.00
Pevely 5,883 0.00
Perryville 8,495 0.00
Perry 694 0.00
Peculiar 5,192 0.00
Parkville 6,963 0.00
Palmyra 3,598 0.00
Pacific 7,241 0.00
Ozark 20,203 0.00
Owensville 2,576 0.00
Osceola 895 0.00
Osage Beach 4,582 0.00
Orrick 802 0.00
Oronogo 2,578 0.00
Oregon 754 0.00
Olivette 7,843 0.00
Old Monroe 282 0.00
Odessa 5,184 0.00
Oakland 1,368 0.00
Oak Grove 8,151 0.00
Northmoor 347 0.00
North Kansas City 4,552 0.00
Noel 1,815 0.00
Nixa 21,653 0.00
Niangua 423 0.00
New London 973 0.00
New Haven 2,076 0.00
New Franklin 1,074 0.00
New Florence 705 0.00
Newburg 435 0.00
Nevada 8,116 0.00
Neosho 12,057 0.00
Napoleon 212 0.00
Mount Vernon 4,525 0.00
Mountain View 2,645 0.00
Mountain Grove 4,659 0.00
Mound City 1,026 0.00
Moscow Mills 3,004 0.00
Morehouse 880 0.00
Montgomery City 2,630 0.00
Monroe City 2,424 0.00
Monett 8,984 0.00
Moline Acres 2,382 0.00
Miner 947 0.00
Milan 1,799 0.00
Mexico 11,507 0.00
Merriam Woods 1,858 0.00
Memphis 1,864 0.00
Maysville 1,067 0.00
Matthews 606 0.00
Maryville 11,716 0.00
Martinsburg 300 0.00
Marston 456 0.00
Marshfield 7,442 0.00
Marionville 2,186 0.00
Marceline 2,122 0.00
Marble Hill 1,483 0.00
Maplewood 8,130 0.00
Mansfield 1,249 0.00
Manchester 18,114 0.00
Macon 5,368 0.00
Lowry City 610 0.00
Louisiana 3,282 0.00
Lone Jack 1,266 0.00
Linn 1,517 0.00
Lincoln 1,179 0.00
Licking 3,094 0.00
Liberty 31,842 0.00
Lexington 4,531 0.00
Leadwood 1,165 0.00
Leadington 606 0.00
Lawson 2,382 0.00
Laurie 935 0.00
Lathrop 2,028 0.00
Lanagan 416 0.00
Lamar 4,303 0.00
Lake Winnebago 1,175 0.00
Lake Waukomis 932 0.00
Lake Tapawingo 725 0.00
Lake St. Louis 16,134 0.00
Lakeshire 1,397 0.00
Lake Ozark 1,822 0.00
Lake Lotawana 2,119 0.00
Lake Lafayette 332 0.00
Ladue 8,625 0.00
Laddonia 500 0.00
Knob Noster 2,763 0.00
Kirksville 17,539 0.00
Kimmswick 151 0.00
Kimberling City 2,306 0.00
Kennett 10,326 0.00
Kearney 10,300 0.00
Kahoka 1,987 0.00
Jonesburg 705 0.00
Jasper 942 0.00
Jackson 15,101 0.00
Indian Point 519 0.00
Ironton 1,389 0.00
Iberia 745 0.00
Huntsville 1,512 0.00
Howardville 346 0.00
Houston 2,091 0.00
Hornersville 613 0.00
Holts Summit 4,599 0.00
Hollister 4,561 0.00
Holden 2,232 0.00
Higginsville 4,606 0.00
Hermann 2,327 0.00
Herculaneum 4,067 0.00
Henrietta 355 0.00
Hayti 2,644 0.00
Hawk Point 691 0.00
Hartville 606 0.00
Harrisonville 10,113 0.00
Hardin 534 0.00
Hannibal 17,545 0.00
Hamilton 1,694 0.00
Green Ridge 498 0.00
Greenfield 1,309 0.00
Granby 2,100 0.00
Grain Valley 14,165 0.00
Gower 1,476 0.00
Goodman 1,244 0.00
Glendale 5,881 0.00
Gideon 985 0.00
Gallatin 1,759 0.00
Fulton 12,856 0.00
Frontenac 3,875 0.00
Fredericktown 4,014 0.00
Frankford 317 0.00
Forsyth 2,437 0.00
Foristell 578 0.00
Fordland 842 0.00
Flordell Hills 801 0.00
Fleming 125 0.00
Festus 12,092 0.00
Ferrelview 872 0.00
Fayette 2,713 0.00
Farmington 18,740 0.00
Farber 315 0.00
Fairview 379 0.00
Fair Grove 1,473 0.00
Exeter 771 0.00
Excelsior Springs 11,626 0.00
Eureka 10,626 0.00
Eminence 582 0.00
Ellisville 9,842 0.00
Ellington 922 0.00
El Dorado Springs 3,568 0.00
Eldon 4,632 0.00
Edmundson 831 0.00
Edgar Springs 194 0.00
East Lynne 304 0.00
Duquesne 1,736 0.00
Duenweg 1,348 0.00
Doolittle 602 0.00
Dixon 1,429 0.00
Diamond 928 0.00
Des Peres 8,601 0.00
Delta 439 0.00
Cuba 3,302 0.00
Crystal City 4,726 0.00
Creve Coeur 18,831 0.00
Crestwood 11,864 0.00
Country Club Hills 1,258 0.00
Corder 398 0.00
Cottleville 5,670 0.00
Conway 773 0.00
Concordia 2,362 0.00
Cole Camp 1,106 0.00
Clever 2,743 0.00
Cleveland 660 0.00
Clayton 16,935 0.00
Claycomo 1,496 0.00
Clarkton 1,189 0.00
Clarkson Valley 2,610 0.00
Chillicothe 9,699 0.00
Chesterfield 47,602 0.00
Charleston 5,599 0.00
Centralia 4,255 0.00
Center 506 0.00
Cassville 3,311 0.00
Carterville 1,919 0.00
Carrollton 3,508 0.00
Carl Junction 7,921 0.00
Canton 2,335 0.00
Canalou 306 0.00
Campbell 1,858 0.00
Cameron 9,736 0.00
Camdenton 4,106 0.00
Camden 185 0.00
California 4,425 0.00
Cabool 2,119 0.00
Byrnes Mill 3,016 0.00
Butterfield Village 472 0.00
Butler 4,025 0.00
Bunker 388 0.00
Buffalo 3,057 0.00
Buckner 3,053 0.00
Brookfield 4,291 0.00
Brentwood 7,991 0.00
Braymer 849 0.00
Branson West 450 0.00
Branson 11,589 0.00
Bowling Green 5,577 0.00
Bourbon 1,598 0.00
Boonville 8,434 0.00
Bonne Terre 7,305 0.00
Bolivar 10,966 0.00
Blackburn 237 0.00
Billings 1,100 0.00
Bethany 3,107 0.00
Bertrand 756 0.00
Bernie 1,904 0.00
Bel-Nor 1,453 0.00
Bellflower 358 0.00
Belle 1,490 0.00
Bella Villa 736 0.00
Battlefield 6,218 0.00
Ballwin 30,151 0.00
Ava 2,883 0.00
Aurora 7,478 0.00
Ashland 3,956 0.00
Ash Grove 1,448 0.00
Arnold 21,151 0.00
Arbyrd 473 0.00
Appleton City 1,064 0.00
Annapolis 341 0.00
Anderson 1,975 0.00
Alma 384 0.00
Advance 1,348 0.00
Adrian 1,599 0.00
Historical Murder/Homicide Rate per 100,000 Population
Year St. Joseph MO US
2018 10.47 9.91 4.96
2017 9.16 9.81 5.32
2016 9.14 8.83 5.38
2015 9.09 8.28 4.95
2014 2.59 6.66 4.44
2013 1.29 6.10 4.52
2012 1.29 6.47 4.73
2011 5.19 6.09 4.71
2010 6.59 7.01 4.76
2009 3.92 6.46 5.02
2008 3.93 7.71 5.42
2007 2.76 6.24 5.68
2006 0.00 6.32 5.78
2005 2.73 6.93 5.65
2003 1.36 5.05 5.68
2002 0.00 5.84 5.64
2001 2.69 6.60 5.62
2000 0.00 6.20 5.54
1999 0.00 6.57 5.69