What are the most dangerous cities in Missouri? To get the lowdown on the cities in Missouri that are the most dangerous with the highest crime rates, we consulted the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report. Our rankings are based solely on the data publicly released each year by the FBI. A crime is a crime, so we took both violent and property crimes into account when compiling our list of Missouri’s most dangerous cities. Our list of dangerous cities, however, are ranked according to violent crime rate.*

We realize that this topic is inherently controversial in nature and hits close to home. We are aware that there are many different ways to present this data, but when compiling this list we chose to consider not just murder rate, but both violent and property crimes. Our list is ranked by violent crime rate, but check each city listing to get a general idea of the city’s ranking in terms of overall criminal offenses. Only cities with populations over 10,000 were included. We also excluded cities with overall crime rates under 50.

1. Sikeston, MO: Missouri’s Most Dangerous City Population: 16,319

Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents

Violent Crimes: 24.14 per 1,000 residents

Property Crimes: 57.79 per 1,000 residents

Total Reported Crimes: 81.93 per 1,000 residents Sikeston has a crime rate of about 82 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Sikeston? One in 12. Sikeston’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #6 These statistics make Sikeston the most dangerous city in Missouri.

2. St. Louis, MO Population: 318,667

Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents

Violent Crimes: 17.76 per 1,000 residents

Property Crimes: 69.02 per 1,000 residents

Total Reported Crimes: 86.79 per 1,000 residents St. Louis has a crime rate of about 87 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in St. Louis? One in 11. St. Louis’ ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #4

3. Branson, MO Population: 10,759

Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents

Violent Crimes: 15.34 per 1,000 residents

Property Crimes: 120.55 per 1,000 residents

Total Reported Crimes: 135.89 per 1,000 residents Branson has a crime rate of about 136 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Branson? One in 7. Branson’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #1

4. Kansas City, MO Population: 464,073

Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents

Violent Crimes: 12.63 per 1,000 residents

Property Crimes: 55.25 per 1,000 residents

Total Reported Crimes: 67.89 per 1,000 residents Kansas City has a crime rate of about 68 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Kansas City? One in 15. Kansas City’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #10

5. Springfield, MO Population: 160,962

Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents

Violent Crimes: 9.92 per 1,000 residents

Property Crimes: 90.11 per 1,000 residents

Total Reported Crimes: 100.02 per 1,000 residents Springfield has a crime rate of about 100 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Springfield? One in 10. Springfield’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #3

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