Buckner, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Buckner, MO Summary

Crime in Buckner research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Buckner over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Buckner:

  • There were 51 total crimes committed in Buckner the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,761.0 total crimes per 100K people in Buckner.
  • The overall crime rate in Buckner is -24.23% below the national average.
  • Buckner ranks #218 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Buckner ranks #5,986 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Buckner Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Buckner is 1,761.0 per 100,000 people. That's -24.23% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -42.71% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Buckner
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 51 1,761.0 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 448.9 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 14 483.4 542.7 369.8
Burglary 7 241.7 378.8 269.8
Larceny 24 828.7 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 207.2 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 37 1,277.6 2,531.0 1,954.4

Buckner Crime Compared To Missouri Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Missouri.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Buckner

14
Violent Crimes
483.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
30.73%
Above The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Buckner in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Buckner is 483.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 206.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Buckner each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 30.73% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -10.92% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Buckner

37
Property Crimes
1,277.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-34.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 property crimes in Buckner in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Buckner is 1,277.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 78.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Buckner each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -34.63% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -49.52% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Buckner

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Independence, MO 121,255 4,652 3,836.5 3,308.7 527.8
Lee's Summit, MO 103,976 2,325 2,236.1 2,097.6 138.5
Blue Springs, MO 60,093 1,430 2,379.6 2,171.6 208.0
Grain Valley, MO 16,320 252 1,544.1 1,409.3 134.8
Kearney, MO 11,041 166 1,503.5 1,331.4 172.1
Excelsior Springs, MO 10,608 275 2,592.4 2,215.3 377.1
Oak Grove, MO 8,388 112 1,335.2 1,204.1 131.1
Richmond, MO 5,638 257 4,558.4 3,777.9 780.4
Odessa, MO 5,546 53 955.6 829.4 126.2

Buckner SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
9
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
7
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