Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Sikeston, MO Crime Grade
How Sikeston 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 Sikeston, MO was 1036.8 per 100,000 residents (166 incidents over a population of 16,011). That puts Sikeston 219% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 145% above the Missouri statewide rate of 422.6.
That ranks Sikeston #3,694 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 2% of them, and #73 of 77 in Missouri. Violent crime is roughly flat year over year and down 16% over the last five years.
Sikeston, MO crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Missouri Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 1036.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,694 of 3,771
- MO rank
- #73 of 77
- Safer than
- 2% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- roughly flat
- 5-year change
- down 16%
- Population
- 16,011
- Reporting agency
- Sikeston Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Sikeston Police Department (FBI ORI MO1010600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Sikeston (red), Missouri (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Sikeston 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 | 1236.6(197) | 1560.2(250) | 1482.9(237) | 1035.8(166) | 1036.8(166) |
| Murder | 18.8(3) | 12.5(2) | 37.5(6) | 0.0(0) | 6.2(1) |
| Rape | 113.0(18) | 74.9(12) | 93.9(15) | 56.2(9) | 62.5(10) |
| Robbery | 37.7(6) | 62.4(10) | 37.5(6) | 18.7(3) | 43.7(7) |
| Aggravated assault | 1067.1(170) | 1410.4(226) | 1314.0(210) | 960.9(154) | 924.4(148) |
| Property crime | 3063.2(488) | 3688.2(591) | 4229.8(676) | 3712.7(595) | 2798.1(448) |
| Burglary | 382.9(61) | 386.9(62) | 475.5(76) | 355.7(57) | 343.5(55) |
| Larceny | 2454.3(391) | 2839.5(455) | 3222.4(515) | 3045.1(488) | 2136.0(342) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 188.3(30) | 330.8(53) | 375.4(60) | 230.9(37) | 249.8(40) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Sikeston, 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 Sikeston 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 Sikeston calculated?
- Sikeston'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 Sikeston 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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