Wentzville, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wentzville, MO Summary

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

  • There were 705 total crimes committed in Wentzville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,532.0 total crimes per 100K people in Wentzville.
  • The overall crime rate in Wentzville is -34.08% below the national average.
  • Wentzville ranks #191 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Wentzville ranks #5,407 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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Wentzville Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wentzville is 1,532.0 per 100,000 people. That's -34.08% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -50.16% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wentzville
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 705 1,532.0 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 5 10.9 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 115 249.9 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 137 297.7 542.7 369.8
Burglary 34 73.9 378.8 269.8
Larceny 496 1,077.8 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 38 82.6 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 568 1,234.3 2,531.0 1,954.4

Wentzville 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 Wentzville

137
Violent Crimes
297.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-19.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 137 violent crimes in Wentzville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wentzville is 297.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 335.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wentzville each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -19.49% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -45.14% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wentzville

568
Property Crimes
1,234.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 568 property crimes in Wentzville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wentzville is 1,234.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 81.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wentzville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -36.85% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.23% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wentzville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
O'Fallon, MO 95,689 778 813.1 719.0 94.1
St. Charles, MO 71,079 1,393 1,959.8 1,747.4 212.4
St. Peters, MO 58,584 1,041 1,776.9 1,549.9 227.0
Chesterfield, MO 49,451 784 1,585.4 1,514.6 70.8
Lake St. Louis, MO 17,846 186 1,042.3 930.2 112.1
Washington, MO 15,175 371 2,444.8 2,286.7 158.2
Troy, MO 14,027 305 2,174.4 1,910.6 263.8

Wentzville SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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