Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Manchester, MO Crime Grade
How Manchester 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Missouri
1/10
vs. Missouri cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Manchester, MO was 49.8 per 100,000 residents (9 incidents over a population of 18,074). That puts Manchester 85% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 88% below the Missouri statewide rate of 422.6.
That ranks Manchester #497 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 87% of them, and #3 of 77 in Missouri. Violent crime is up 11% year over year and down 25% over the last five years.
Manchester, MO crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Missouri Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 49.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #497 of 3,771
- MO rank
- #3 of 77
- Safer than
- 87% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 11%
- 5-year change
- down 25%
- Population
- 18,074
- Reporting agency
- Manchester Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Manchester Police Department (FBI ORI MO0954700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Manchester (red), Missouri (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Manchester 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 | 66.4(12) | 49.6(9) | 33.4(6) | 44.7(8) | 49.8(9) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 5.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 5.6(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 22.1(4) | 5.5(1) | 16.7(3) | 16.7(3) | 5.5(1) |
| Robbery | 11.1(2) | 0.0(0) | 5.6(1) | 5.6(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 33.2(6) | 38.6(7) | 11.1(2) | 16.7(3) | 44.3(8) |
| Property crime | 1316.3(238) | 1471.7(267) | 1136.0(204) | 1306.4(234) | 1228.3(222) |
| Burglary | 38.7(7) | 66.1(12) | 16.7(3) | 22.3(4) | 27.7(5) |
| Larceny | 1161.4(210) | 1273.3(231) | 1046.9(188) | 1250.6(224) | 1145.3(207) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 116.1(21) | 126.8(23) | 72.4(13) | 33.5(6) | 55.3(10) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Manchester, 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 Manchester 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 Manchester calculated?
- Manchester'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 Manchester 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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