Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Mexico, MO Crime Grade
How Mexico 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 2024, the violent crime rate in Mexico, MO was 216.8 per 100,000 residents (25 incidents over a population of 11,529). That puts Mexico 41% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 54% below the Missouri statewide rate of 471.5.
That ranks Mexico #2,168 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 43% of them, and #38 of 77 in Missouri. Violent crime is up 19% year over year and up 78% over the last five years.
Mexico, MO crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Missouri Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 216.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,168 of 3,771
- MO rank
- #38 of 77
- Safer than
- 43% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 19%
- 5-year change
- up 78%
- Population
- 11,529
- Reporting agency
- Mexico Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Mexico Police Department (FBI ORI MO0040400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Mexico, MO
Also known as
- New Mexico
History
Platted in 1836, Mexico expanded rapidly in the late 1850s when the railroad came through the area.
Location
Located in the central portion of the county, 82 km (51 mi) NE of Jefferson City.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Mexico (red), Missouri (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Mexico vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 121.7(14) | 78.1(9) | 95.5(11) | 182.1(21) | 216.8(25) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 8.7(1) | 17.4(2) | 0.0(0) | 8.7(1) |
| Rape | 8.7(1) | 34.7(4) | 17.4(2) | 86.7(10) | 60.7(7) |
| Robbery | 43.5(5) | 8.7(1) | 26.0(3) | 26.0(3) | 8.7(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 69.5(8) | 26.0(3) | 34.7(4) | 69.4(8) | 138.8(16) |
| Property crime | 2511.5(289) | 3452.2(398) | 3073.7(354) | 2402.2(277) | 3122.6(360) |
| Burglary | 382.4(44) | 477.1(55) | 208.4(24) | 277.5(32) | 268.9(31) |
| Larceny | 2033.5(234) | 2845.0(328) | 2700.4(311) | 1916.6(221) | 2654.2(306) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 95.6(11) | 130.1(15) | 165.0(19) | 199.5(23) | 164.8(19) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Mexico, 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 Mexico 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 Mexico calculated?
- Mexico'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 Mexico 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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