Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Blue Springs, MO Crime Grade
How Blue Springs grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Missouri — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Missouri
5/10
vs. Missouri cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Blue Springs, MO was 228.0 per 100,000 residents (141 incidents over a population of 61,854). That puts Blue Springs Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 46% below the Missouri statewide rate of 422.6.
That ranks Blue Springs #2,245 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 40% of them, and #39 of 77 in Missouri. Violent crime is down 4% year over year and up 15% over the last five years.
Blue Springs, MO crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Missouri Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 228.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,245 of 3,771
- MO rank
- #39 of 77
- Safer than
- 40% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 4%
- 5-year change
- up 15%
- Population
- 61,854
- Reporting agency
- Blue Springs Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Blue Springs Police Department (FBI ORI MO0480100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Blue Springs (red), Missouri (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Blue Springs vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 198.4(113) | 211.3(127) | 188.7(113) | 237.3(145) | 228.0(141) |
| Murder | 3.5(2) | 5.0(3) | 3.3(2) | 4.9(3) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 36.9(21) | 43.3(26) | 30.1(18) | 50.7(31) | 19.4(12) |
| Robbery | 14.0(8) | 11.6(7) | 31.7(19) | 21.3(13) | 17.8(11) |
| Aggravated assault | 144.0(82) | 151.4(91) | 123.5(74) | 160.4(98) | 190.8(118) |
| Property crime | 2186.1(1,245) | 2218.2(1,333) | 2337.4(1,400) | 2450.2(1,497) | 1716.9(1,062) |
| Burglary | 184.4(105) | 133.1(80) | 148.6(89) | 171.9(105) | 142.3(88) |
| Larceny | 1703.2(970) | 1788.9(1,075) | 1843.2(1,104) | 1960.8(1,198) | 1409.8(872) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 296.7(169) | 287.9(173) | 342.3(205) | 315.9(193) | 161.7(100) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Blue Springs, MO Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Blue Springs Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Blue Springs calculated?
- Blue Springs's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Missouri state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Missouri cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Blue Springs Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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