Ferguson, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ferguson, MO Summary

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

  • There were 870 total crimes committed in Ferguson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,786.0 total crimes per 100K people in Ferguson.
  • The overall crime rate in Ferguson is 105.92% above the national average.
  • Ferguson ranks #341 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Ferguson ranks #9,337 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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Ferguson Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ferguson is 4,786.0 per 100,000 people. That's 105.92% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 55.71% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ferguson
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 870 4,786.0 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 9 49.5 11.8 6.3
Robbery 25 137.5 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 111 610.6 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 146 803.2 542.7 369.8
Burglary 61 335.6 378.8 269.8
Larceny 371 2,040.9 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 292 1,606.3 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 724 3,982.8 2,531.0 1,954.4

Ferguson 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 Ferguson

146
Violent Crimes
803.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
117.19%
Above The National Average
  • There were 146 violent crimes in Ferguson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ferguson is 803.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 124.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ferguson each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 117.19% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 47.99% higher than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ferguson

724
Property Crimes
3,982.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
103.79%
Above The National Average
  • There were 724 property crimes in Ferguson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ferguson is 3,982.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ferguson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 103.79% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 57.36% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ferguson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ballwin, MO 30,630 207 675.8 646.4 29.4
Edwardsville, IL 25,117 212 844.0 780.3 63.7
Collinsville, IL 24,131 518 2,146.6 1,918.7 227.9
Fairview Heights, IL 16,270 562 3,454.2 3,146.9 307.3
Glen Carbon, IL 13,822 176 1,273.3 1,201.0 72.3
Wood River, IL 10,350 283 2,734.3 2,376.8 357.5
Bethalto, IL 9,311 56 601.4 429.6 171.8
Maryville, IL 8,194 48 585.8 451.5 134.2
Berkeley, MO 8,078 853 10,559.5 7,749.4 2,810.1
Pontoon Beach, IL 5,648 76 1,345.6 1,026.9 318.7

Ferguson SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
7
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