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Joplin Crime Rate Report (Missouri)

Joplin crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Joplin for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Joplin in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 70.5% and the city property crime rate in Joplin was higher than the national property crime rate average by 133.32%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Joplin was higher than the violent crime rate in Missouri by 33.71% and the city property crime rate in Joplin was higher than the property crime rate in Missouri by 117.81%.

Property and Violent Crime
Joplin Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Joplin Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Joplin Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault206
Arson17
Burglary229
Larceny and Theft1,489
Motor Vehicle Theft218
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape72
Robbery24
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,059
Property Crime1,936
Violent Crime302
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault197
Arson32
Burglary258
Larceny and Theft1,668
Motor Vehicle Theft259
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape55
Robbery18
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,308
Property Crime2,185
Violent Crime273

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Joplin Property Crime

Joplin Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Joplin Crime 2025

Joplin Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Joplin Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Joplin Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Joplin, 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 Joplin crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 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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