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Jefferson City Crime Rate Report (Missouri)

Jefferson City crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Jefferson City for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Jefferson City in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 4.68% and the city property crime rate in Jefferson City was higher than the national property crime rate average by 16.92%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Jefferson City was lower than the violent crime rate in Missouri by 17.91% and the city property crime rate in Jefferson City was higher than the property crime rate in Missouri by 9.15%.

Property and Violent Crime
Jefferson City Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Jefferson City Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Jefferson City Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault91
Arson2
Burglary71
Larceny and Theft650
Motor Vehicle Theft43
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape47
Robbery8
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)890
Property Crime764
Violent Crime146
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault76
Arson7
Burglary32
Larceny and Theft506
Motor Vehicle Theft72
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape53
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)736
Property Crime610
Violent Crime131

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Jefferson City Property Crime

Jefferson City Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Jefferson City Crime 2025

Jefferson City Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Jefferson City Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Jefferson City Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Jefferson City, Missouri crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Jefferson City crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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