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Lake Ozark, MO crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Lake Ozark is safer than 79% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Missouri, only on the order of 25% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Lake Ozark. If you live in Lake Ozark, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 241. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Lake Ozark has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Lake Ozark is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Lake Ozark does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Lake Ozark.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Lake Ozark occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Lake Ozark; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 362. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.

Furthermore, our research shows that motor vehicle theft, arson, burglary, and larceny are not very common in Lake Ozark compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in Lake Ozark is just 1 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, Lake Ozark is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.

Lake Ozark Crime Data

total Crime Index

79

(100 is safest)


Safer than 79% of U.S. cities.

Lake Ozark Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

6

3

9

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.76

1.38

4.14

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.76
4.88
National Median: 4
    Lake Ozark
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 362

in Lake Ozark

1 in 205

in Missouri

Lake Ozark Violent Crimes

Population: 2,172
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 2 0 4
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.92 0.00 1.84

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
1.38
23.4
National Median: 20
    Lake Ozark
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 724

in Lake Ozark

1 in 43

in Missouri

Property Crimes

Population: 2,172
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 0 3 0
Rate per 1,000 0.00 1.38 0.00

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Lake Ozark Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
1
30
National Median: 27.0
    Lake Ozark
    Missouri