Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Springfield, MO Crime Grade
How Springfield 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 Springfield, MO was 1213.7 per 100,000 residents (2,075 incidents over a population of 170,958). That puts Springfield Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 187% above the Missouri statewide rate of 422.6.
That ranks Springfield #3,723 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 1% of them, and #75 of 77 in Missouri. Violent crime is up 2% year over year and down 23% over the last five years.
Springfield, MO crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Missouri Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 1213.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,723 of 3,771
- MO rank
- #75 of 77
- Safer than
- 1% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 2%
- 5-year change
- down 23%
- Population
- 170,958
- Reporting agency
- Springfield Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Springfield Police Department (FBI ORI MO0390300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Springfield, MO
Also known as
- North Springfield
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. Springfield (red), Missouri (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Springfield 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 | 1584.1(2,677) | 1430.9(2,430) | 1179.3(2,011) | 1188.1(2,026) | 1213.7(2,075) |
| Murder | 10.1(17) | 10.0(17) | 8.8(15) | 5.9(10) | 5.3(9) |
| Rape | 127.8(216) | 123.1(209) | 112.0(191) | 109.1(186) | 118.7(203) |
| Robbery | 201.2(340) | 182.5(310) | 136.1(232) | 123.7(211) | 116.4(199) |
| Aggravated assault | 1245.1(2,104) | 1115.3(1,894) | 922.5(1,573) | 949.4(1,619) | 973.3(1,664) |
| Property crime | 6529.5(11,034) | 4942.2(8,393) | 4158.4(7,091) | 4228.1(7,210) | 3838.4(6,562) |
| Burglary | 916.0(1,548) | 807.3(1,371) | 751.8(1,282) | 727.7(1,241) | 649.9(1,111) |
| Larceny | 4730.5(7,994) | 3440.1(5,842) | 2810.2(4,792) | 3023.6(5,156) | 2756.2(4,712) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 858.0(1,450) | 681.3(1,157) | 572.9(977) | 459.2(783) | 417.6(714) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Springfield, 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 Springfield 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 Springfield calculated?
- Springfield'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 Springfield 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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