Gladstone, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Gladstone, MO Summary

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

  • There were 822 total crimes committed in Gladstone the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,049.8 total crimes per 100K people in Gladstone.
  • The overall crime rate in Gladstone is 31.22% above the national average.
  • Gladstone ranks #296 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Gladstone ranks #8,188 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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Gladstone Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gladstone is 3,049.8 per 100,000 people. That's 31.22% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -0.78% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gladstone
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 822 3,049.8 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 10 37.1 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 63 233.7 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 85 315.4 542.7 369.8
Burglary 74 274.6 378.8 269.8
Larceny 526 1,951.5 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 137 508.3 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 737 2,734.4 2,531.0 1,954.4

Gladstone 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 Gladstone

85
Violent Crimes
315.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-14.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 85 violent crimes in Gladstone in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gladstone is 315.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 317.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gladstone each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -14.72% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -41.89% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gladstone

737
Property Crimes
2,734.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
39.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 737 property crimes in Gladstone in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gladstone is 2,734.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gladstone each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 39.91% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 8.03% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gladstone

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Shawnee, KS 67,617 1,120 1,656.4 1,406.5 249.9
Kearney, MO 11,041 166 1,503.5 1,331.4 172.1
Merriam, KS 10,928 693 6,341.5 5,655.2 686.3
Smithville, MO 10,654 73 685.2 563.2 122.0
Excelsior Springs, MO 10,608 275 2,592.4 2,215.3 377.1
Parkville, MO 8,412 131 1,557.3 1,462.2 95.1
Roeland Park, KS 6,762 290 4,288.7 3,948.5 340.1
Fairway, KS 4,171 57 1,366.6 1,318.6 48.0
Mission Hills, KS 3,540 97 2,740.1 2,655.4 84.7
Pleasant Valley, MO 2,733 34 1,244.1 914.7 329.3

Gladstone SnackAbility

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