Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
University City, MO Crime Grade
How University City 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Missouri
7/10
vs. Missouri cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in University City, MO was 319.2 per 100,000 residents (109 incidents over a population of 34,147). That puts University City Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 24% below the Missouri statewide rate of 422.6.
That ranks University City #2,724 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 28% of them, and #52 of 77 in Missouri. Violent crime is up 7% year over year and up 50% over the last five years.
University City, MO crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Missouri Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 319.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,724 of 3,771
- MO rank
- #52 of 77
- Safer than
- 28% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 7%
- 5-year change
- up 50%
- Population
- 34,147
- Reporting agency
- University City Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by University City Police Department (FBI ORI MO0957300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. University City (red), Missouri (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
University City 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 | 212.2(72) | 244.7(84) | 276.1(94) | 298.8(101) | 319.2(109) |
| Murder | 11.8(4) | 5.8(2) | 5.9(2) | 5.9(2) | 2.9(1) |
| Rape | 14.7(5) | 32.0(11) | 17.6(6) | 29.6(10) | 23.4(8) |
| Robbery | 61.9(21) | 55.4(19) | 49.9(17) | 38.5(13) | 23.4(8) |
| Aggravated assault | 123.8(42) | 151.5(52) | 202.7(69) | 224.9(76) | 269.4(92) |
| Property crime | 2104.3(714) | 2228.6(765) | 2220.9(756) | 1579.9(534) | 1625.3(555) |
| Burglary | 188.6(64) | 136.9(47) | 114.6(39) | 79.9(27) | 120.1(41) |
| Larceny | 1532.6(520) | 1471.2(505) | 1507.1(513) | 1269.3(429) | 1297.3(443) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 374.3(127) | 606.0(208) | 590.5(201) | 224.9(76) | 207.9(71) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the University City, 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 University City 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 University City calculated?
- University City'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 University City 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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