Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Ferguson, MO Crime Grade
How Ferguson 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Missouri
10/10
vs. Missouri cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Ferguson, MO was 1087.3 per 100,000 residents (195 incidents over a population of 17,935). That puts Ferguson 234% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 157% above the Missouri statewide rate of 422.6.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Ferguson (red), Missouri (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Ferguson 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 | 892.8(182) | 819.7(149) | 762.3(137) | 712.1(127) | 1087.3(195) |
| Murder | 44.1(9) | 49.5(9) | 38.9(7) | 33.6(6) | 50.2(9) |
| Rape | 63.8(13) | 11.0(2) | 50.1(9) | 28.0(5) | 44.6(8) |
| Robbery | 122.6(25) | 137.5(25) | 105.7(19) | 123.4(22) | 94.8(17) |
| Aggravated assault | 662.2(135) | 621.6(113) | 567.5(102) | 527.1(94) | 897.7(161) |
| Property crime | 3502.4(714) | 4032.3(733) | 3511.0(631) | 3521.2(628) | 3417.9(613) |
| Burglary | 569.0(116) | 335.6(61) | 367.2(66) | 555.1(99) | 618.9(111) |
| Larceny | 2344.7(478) | 2057.4(374) | 1858.4(334) | 2046.5(365) | 1901.3(341) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 573.9(117) | 1622.8(295) | 1268.6(228) | 908.3(162) | 858.7(154) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Ferguson's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Missouri cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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