Licking, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Licking, MO Summary

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

  • There were 9 total crimes committed in Licking the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 327.4 total crimes per 100K people in Licking.
  • The overall crime rate in Licking is -85.91% below the national average.
  • Licking ranks #63 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Licking ranks #1,179 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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Licking Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Licking is 327.4 per 100,000 people. That's -85.91% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -89.35% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Licking
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 9 327.4 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 36.4 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 2 72.8 542.7 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 378.8 269.8
Larceny 7 254.6 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 7 254.6 2,531.0 1,954.4

Licking 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 Licking

2
Violent Crimes
72.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Licking in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Licking is 72.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,374.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Licking each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.33% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -86.59% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Licking

7
Property Crimes
254.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-86.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 property crimes in Licking in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Licking is 254.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 392.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Licking each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -86.97% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -89.94% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Licking

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rolla, MO 20,321 793 3,902.4 3,351.2 551.2
Lebanon, MO 15,143 475 3,136.8 2,753.7 383.0
St. Robert, MO 6,558 249 3,796.9 3,568.2 228.7
Salem, MO 4,571 113 2,472.1 2,144.0 328.2
Houston, MO 2,187 137 6,264.3 5,441.2 823.0
Cabool, MO 2,024 3 148.2 49.4 98.8

Licking SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
9.5
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