Springfield, MO crime rate
In 2025 the Springfield Police Department reported 1,233.1 violent crimes and 3,872.3 property crimes per 100,000 residents it covers. The FBI's estimates for Missouri and the US for the same year are beside each number.
Data as of 2025 (FBI), checked October 30, 2026. How we got these numbers
Data notes.
- Arson, 2025: possibly incomplete. 28 reported; 4 of 12 months zero (Feb, May, Oct, Dec) while other offenses were reported in those months; 2024: 30 reported. The count is shown; its rate is not compared.
- Arson, 2022: unusual change, check the source. 2021: 42, 2022: 23, 2023: 40 (under 60% of both neighbouring years). Changes to and from 2022 are not shown.
How does Springfield compare with Missouri and the US?
Arson has no FBI state or US estimate, so its row shows Springfield only.
What offenses were reported in Springfield, 2025?
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k | Missouri | US | vs 2024 | vs 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | ||||||
| Violent crime | 2,108 | 1,233.1 | 417.8 | 327.6 | up 3.5% | down 22.2% |
| Murder | 9 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 4.1 | down 10.2% | down 47.5% |
| Rape | 216 | 126.3 | 40.0 | 36.1 | up 12.8% | down 1.2% |
| Robbery | 199 | 116.4 | 42.4 | 49.4 | down 6.4% | down 42.1% |
| Aggravated assault | 1,684 | 985.0 | 328.4 | 238.0 | up 3.8% | down 20.9% |
| Property crime | ||||||
| Property crime | 6,620 | 3,872.3 | 1,644.1 | 1,534.8 | down 8.5% | down 40.7% |
| Burglary | 1,122 | 656.3 | 220.0 | 193.6 | down 9.8% | down 28.4% |
| Larceny-theft | 4,752 | 2,779.6 | 1,131.1 | 1,144.1 | down 8.2% | down 41.2% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 718 | 420.0 | 293.1 | 197.0 | down 8.8% | down 51.0% |
| Arson | 28 | Not estimated | Not estimated | See data note | See data note | |
Reported = offenses known to the Springfield Police Department and sent to the FBI. Missouri and US are FBI estimates for the same year. Changes compare rates of full years only.
Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Springfield | United States | Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,584.1 | 387.0 | 524.3 |
| 2022 | 1,432.7 | 388.7 | 494.4 |
| 2023 | 1,180.5 | 379.5 | 471.0 |
| 2024 | 1,191.0 | 362.9 | 467.0 |
| 2025 | 1,233.1 | 327.6 | 417.8 |
Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Springfield | United States | Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6,528.9 | 1,832.3 | 2,346.8 |
| 2022 | 4,942.8 | 1,973.8 | 2,370.4 |
| 2023 | 4,159.0 | 1,934.1 | 2,158.0 |
| 2024 | 4,232.8 | 1,761.1 | 1,974.1 |
| 2025 | 3,872.3 | 1,534.8 | 1,644.1 |
Is Springfield safe?
We don't rate cities as safe or unsafe. What the FBI's numbers show: in 2025 the violent crime rate the Springfield Police Department reported, 1,233.1 per 100,000 residents, was higher than Missouri's 417.8, and higher than the US rate of 327.6 (FBI estimates). It rose 3.5% from 2024.
What these numbers can't tell you:
- How crime differs between neighborhoods (the FBI publishes agency totals only).
- Crimes nobody reported to the police.
- How many offenses involved visitors and commuters, who are not in the population count.
Springfield had 2,108 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, or 1,233.1 per 100,000 residents covered by the Springfield Police Department. That was 3.0 times the Missouri estimate of 417.8 and 3.8 times the US rate of 327.6. The violent rate rose 3.5% from 2024.
It remains 22.2% below the 2021 figure of 1,584.1. Rape had the largest rise of the violent offenses in the last year, 12.8%, to 126.3 per 100,000, which is 3.5 times the national rate. Robbery is down 42.1% since 2021.
Aggravated assault made up 80% of violent crime and was 4.1 times the US rate. There were 9 homicides, a rate of 5.3 per 100,000. Property crime was 3,872.3 per 100,000, 2.4 times the state's 1,644.1 and 2.5 times the national 1,534.8.
It fell 8.5% from 2024 and 40.7% from 6,528.9 in 2021. Since 2021, motor vehicle theft fell 51.0% and larceny-theft, 72% of property crime, fell 41.2%. The arson count for 2022 is flagged as an unusual change and the 2025 count as possibly incomplete, so arson is not compared and the property offenses are not ranked.
Each of the 5 years shown has all 12 months, and the department has reported to NIBRS since 2020. The Christian and Greene county sheriff's offices, Springfield Public Schools and the airport police report separately.
Written from the numbers on this page. Every figure and every comparison is checked against the stored FBI data before publishing.
Police employees, 2025: 2.29 per 1,000 residents (287 officers, 105 civilians), FBI Crime Data Explorer. Shown as context, not as a measure of crime.
Other Missouri cities
The nearest Missouri cities with a page, in alphabetical order. VC = violent crime per 100,000, 2025.
Sources
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Springfield Police Department (ORI MO0390300), offenses known to law enforcement and police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026. Crime Data Explorer
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Missouri and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025.
- FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
Every stored file behind this page (11)
- Springfield Police Department (MO0390300): violent crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MO0390300_violent_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Springfield Police Department (MO0390300): murder, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MO0390300_homicide__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Springfield Police Department (MO0390300): rape, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MO0390300_rape__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Springfield Police Department (MO0390300): robbery, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MO0390300_robbery__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Springfield Police Department (MO0390300): aggravated assault, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MO0390300_aggravated_assault__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Springfield Police Department (MO0390300): property crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MO0390300_property_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Springfield Police Department (MO0390300): burglary, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MO0390300_burglary__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Springfield Police Department (MO0390300): larceny-theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MO0390300_larceny__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Springfield Police Department (MO0390300): motor vehicle theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MO0390300_motor_vehicle_theft__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Springfield Police Department (MO0390300): arson, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MO0390300_arson__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Springfield Police Department (MO0390300): police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/pe_agency_MO0390300__from-2021-to-2025.json)