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West Plains, 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 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 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

With a crime rate of 29 per one thousand residents, West Plains has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 34. Within Missouri, more than 88% of the communities have a lower crime rate than West Plains.

Importantly, when you compare West Plains to other communities of similar population, then West Plains crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how West Plains does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how West Plains 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 West Plains.

For West Plains, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in West Plains is one in 191.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that West Plains's rate for property crime is 24 per one thousand population. This makes West Plains a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in West Plains is one in 41.

West Plains Crime Data

total Crime Index

10

(100 is safest)


Safer than 10% of U.S. cities.

West Plains Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

66

304

370

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

5.24

24.13

29.37

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
5.24
4.59
National Median: 4
    West Plains
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 191

in West Plains

1 in 218

in Missouri

West Plains Violent Crimes

Population: 12,598
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 9 6 51
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.71 0.48 4.05

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
24.13
20.95
National Median: 19
    West Plains
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 41

in West Plains

1 in 48

in Missouri

Property Crimes

Population: 12,598
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 38 236 30
Rate per 1,000 3.02 18.73 2.38

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

West Plains Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
28
27
National Median: 26.5
    West Plains
    Missouri