Herculaneum, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Herculaneum, MO Summary

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

  • There were 104 total crimes committed in Herculaneum the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,032.0 total crimes per 100K people in Herculaneum.
  • The overall crime rate in Herculaneum is -12.57% below the national average.
  • Herculaneum ranks #240 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Herculaneum ranks #6,599 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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Herculaneum Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Herculaneum is 2,032.0 per 100,000 people. That's -12.57% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -33.89% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Herculaneum
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 104 2,032.0 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 1 19.5 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 136.8 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 11 214.9 542.7 369.8
Burglary 4 78.2 378.8 269.8
Larceny 72 1,406.8 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 332.2 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 93 1,817.1 2,531.0 1,954.4

Herculaneum 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 Herculaneum

11
Violent Crimes
214.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-41.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Herculaneum in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Herculaneum is 214.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 465.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Herculaneum each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -41.88% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -60.40% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Herculaneum

93
Property Crimes
1,817.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-7.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 93 property crimes in Herculaneum in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Herculaneum is 1,817.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 55.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Herculaneum each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -7.02% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.21% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Herculaneum

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Festus, MO 13,036 226 1,733.7 1,442.2 291.5
Columbia, IL 10,491 69 657.7 495.7 162.0
Sunset Hills, MO 9,053 207 2,286.5 2,165.0 121.5
Pevely, MO 5,998 155 2,584.2 2,350.8 233.4
Valmeyer, IL 1,216 2 164.5 164.5 0.0

Herculaneum SnackAbility

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