Butler, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Butler, MO Summary

Crime in Butler research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Butler 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 Butler:

  • There were 169 total crimes committed in Butler the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,034.4 total crimes per 100K people in Butler.
  • The overall crime rate in Butler is 73.58% above the national average.
  • Butler ranks #325 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Butler ranks #8,985 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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Butler Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Butler is 4,034.4 per 100,000 people. That's 73.58% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 31.25% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Butler
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 169 4,034.4 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 53 1,265.2 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 58 1,384.6 542.7 369.8
Burglary 42 1,002.6 378.8 269.8
Larceny 69 1,647.2 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 111 2,649.8 2,531.0 1,954.4

Butler 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 Butler

58
Violent Crimes
1,384.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
274.41%
Above The National Average
  • There were 58 violent crimes in Butler in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Butler is 1,384.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 72.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Butler each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 274.41% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 155.12% higher than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Butler

111
Property Crimes
2,649.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
35.58%
Above The National Average
  • There were 111 property crimes in Butler in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Butler is 2,649.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Butler each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 35.58% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 4.69% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Butler

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Overland Park, KS 196,626 5,145 2,616.6 2,394.4 222.2
Lee's Summit, MO 103,976 2,325 2,236.1 2,097.6 138.5
Appleton, WI 74,411 1,315 1,767.2 1,498.4 268.8
Leawood, KS 33,596 699 2,080.6 1,952.6 128.0
Raymore, MO 25,351 397 1,566.0 1,447.7 118.3
Gardner, KS 24,497 228 930.7 775.6 155.1
Belton, MO 24,395 691 2,832.5 2,434.9 397.6
Warrensburg, MO 19,703 567 2,877.7 2,674.7 203.0
Spring Hill, KS 9,024 116 1,285.5 1,141.4 144.1
Pleasant Hill, MO 8,811 48 544.8 476.7 68.1

Butler SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
4
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
8
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