Perryville, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Perryville, MO Summary

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

  • There were 144 total crimes committed in Perryville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,702.5 total crimes per 100K people in Perryville.
  • The overall crime rate in Perryville is -26.75% below the national average.
  • Perryville ranks #214 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Perryville ranks #5,867 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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Perryville Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Perryville is 1,702.5 per 100,000 people. That's -26.75% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -44.61% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Perryville
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 144 1,702.5 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 2 23.6 11.8 6.3
Robbery 2 23.6 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 189.2 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 27 319.2 542.7 369.8
Burglary 7 82.8 378.8 269.8
Larceny 99 1,170.5 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 130.1 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 117 1,383.3 2,531.0 1,954.4

Perryville 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 Perryville

27
Violent Crimes
319.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-13.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Perryville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Perryville is 319.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 313.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Perryville each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -13.68% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -41.18% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Perryville

117
Property Crimes
1,383.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-29.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 117 property crimes in Perryville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Perryville is 1,383.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 72.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Perryville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -29.22% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -45.35% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Perryville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cape Girardeau, MO 40,067 1,225 3,057.4 2,455.9 601.5
Carbondale, IL 21,612 850 3,933.0 3,146.4 786.6
Jackson, MO 15,561 168 1,079.6 963.9 115.7
Festus, MO 13,036 226 1,733.7 1,442.2 291.5
Herrin, IL 12,704 123 968.2 606.1 362.1
Chester, IL 8,174 14 171.3 48.9 122.3
Murphysboro, IL 6,973 232 3,327.1 2,853.9 473.3
Pinckneyville, IL 5,343 12 224.6 131.0 93.6

Perryville SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9.5
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