Cape Girardeau, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cape Girardeau, MO Summary

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

  • There were 1,225 total crimes committed in Cape Girardeau the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,057.4 total crimes per 100K people in Cape Girardeau.
  • The overall crime rate in Cape Girardeau is 31.55% above the national average.
  • Cape Girardeau ranks #297 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Cape Girardeau ranks #8,194 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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Cape Girardeau Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cape Girardeau is 3,057.4 per 100,000 people. That's 31.55% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -0.53% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cape Girardeau
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,225 3,057.4 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 4 10.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 11 27.5 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 194 484.2 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 241 601.5 542.7 369.8
Burglary 151 376.9 378.8 269.8
Larceny 732 1,826.9 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 101 252.1 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 984 2,455.9 2,531.0 1,954.4

Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau

241
Violent Crimes
601.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
62.65%
Above The National Average
  • There were 241 violent crimes in Cape Girardeau in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cape Girardeau is 601.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 166.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cape Girardeau each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 62.65% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 10.83% higher than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cape Girardeau

984
Property Crimes
2,455.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
25.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 984 property crimes in Cape Girardeau in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cape Girardeau is 2,455.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cape Girardeau each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 25.66% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.97% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cape Girardeau

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Carbondale, IL 21,612 850 3,933.0 3,146.4 786.6
Marion, IL 17,551 338 1,925.8 1,150.9 774.9
Jackson, MO 15,561 168 1,079.6 963.9 115.7
Herrin, IL 12,704 123 968.2 606.1 362.1
Perryville, MO 8,458 144 1,702.5 1,383.3 319.2
Chester, IL 8,174 14 171.3 48.9 122.3
Murphysboro, IL 6,973 232 3,327.1 2,853.9 473.3
Metropolis, IL 5,849 198 3,385.2 3,043.3 341.9
Chaffee, MO 2,891 44 1,522.0 1,072.3 449.7
Baker, MT 1,823 13 713.1 603.4 109.7

Cape Girardeau SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9
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