Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.
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….
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According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Kimberling City is safer than 83% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Missouri, only on the order of 22% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Kimberling City. If you live in Kimberling City, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 342. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 44.
Compared to other communities of similar population size, Kimberling City has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Kimberling City 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 Kimberling City 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 Kimberling City.
From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Kimberling City 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 Kimberling City; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 479. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.
Furthermore, our research shows that motor vehicle theft, arson, burglary, and larceny are not very common in Kimberling City compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in Kimberling City is just 1 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, Kimberling City is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.
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FAQ on NeighborhoodScout's Crime Data
NeighborhoodScout® provides exclusive crime risk analytics for every neighborhood in America with up to 98% predictive accuracy. Crime risk indices are nationally comparable on a 1 – 100 scale, where 100 means safer than 100% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Crime risk data are updated annually. Raw crime incidents are sourced from all 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies – municipal, county, transit, park, port, university, tribal and more, assigned to localities, then built into NeighborhoodScout’s proprietary predictive models to provide a comprehensive crime risk profile for every neighborhood and address-vicinity in the U.S.
