Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Kirkwood, MO Crime Grade
How Kirkwood 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Missouri
4/10
vs. Missouri cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Kirkwood, MO was 146.7 per 100,000 residents (43 incidents over a population of 29,321). That puts Kirkwood Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 65% below the Missouri statewide rate of 422.6.
That ranks Kirkwood #1,600 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 58% of them, and #31 of 77 in Missouri. Violent crime is down 32% year over year and down 15% over the last five years.
Kirkwood, MO crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Missouri Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 146.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,600 of 3,771
- MO rank
- #31 of 77
- Safer than
- 58% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 32%
- 5-year change
- down 15%
- Population
- 29,321
- Reporting agency
- Kirkwood Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Kirkwood Police Department (FBI ORI MO0954300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Kirkwood (red), Missouri (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Kirkwood 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 | 172.1(48) | 143.5(42) | 157.6(46) | 216.6(63) | 146.7(43) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 6.8(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 17.9(5) | 0.0(0) | 6.9(2) | 24.1(7) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 25.1(7) | 10.2(3) | 27.4(8) | 13.8(4) | 20.5(6) |
| Aggravated assault | 129.0(36) | 126.4(37) | 123.3(36) | 178.8(52) | 126.2(37) |
| Property crime | 1570.1(438) | 1772.8(519) | 1510.6(441) | 1409.8(410) | 1309.6(384) |
| Burglary | 121.9(34) | 102.5(30) | 54.8(16) | 82.5(24) | 95.5(28) |
| Larceny | 1186.5(331) | 1451.7(425) | 1246.9(364) | 1200.1(349) | 1108.4(325) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 261.7(73) | 215.2(63) | 205.5(60) | 116.9(34) | 98.9(29) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Kirkwood, 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 Kirkwood 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 Kirkwood calculated?
- Kirkwood'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 Kirkwood 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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