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The Independence crime rate is much higher than the Missouri average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #457

Independence, MO	2,916.97
Missouri	1,858.24
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Independence, MO Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Independence, MO	Count	3	43	126	304	1,128	4,616	838	25
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	2.6	36.7	107.4	259.1	961.5	3,934.5	714.3	21.3	2,464
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.6	28.1	92.2	304.8	581.5	2,055.3	269.8	NA	1,623
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Independence, MO	Count	7	51	122	363	1,167	5,149	792	30
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	6.0	43.4	103.9	309.2	994.2	4,386.6	674.7	25.6	2,704
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.1	26.5	90.7	298.7	643.0	2,223.9	270.1	NA	1,672
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Independence, MO	Count	5	43	127	362	1,253	5,116	783	33
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	4.3	36.6	108.1	308.3	1,067.0	4,356.5	666.8	28.1	2,675
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.5	25.1	96.0	323.4	705.2	2,338.4	270.8	NA	1,762
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Independence, MO	Count	2	45	110	342	1,178	4,785	728	26
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	1.7	38.4	93.8	291.7	1,004.6	4,080.8	620.9	22.2	2,484
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.1	24.3	104.3	312.7	745.7	2,308.3	254.8	NA	1,759
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Independence, MO	Count	8	43	123	310	1,246	5,242	735	22
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	6.6	35.5	101.5	255.9	1,028.6	4,327.2	606.7	18.2	2,585
	Missouri	Per 100,000	7.0	23.9	102.4	321.7	735.4	2,343.0	268.0	NA	1,788
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Independence, MO	Count	3	51	167	528	1,328	5,134	703	29
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	2.5	41.7	136.7	432.2	1,087.0	4,202.2	575.4	23.7	2,766
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.4	26.8	124.5	334.1	731.3	2,362.1	291.9	NA	1,853
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Independence, MO	Count	9	57	163	595	1,413	5,904	779	27
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	8.2	51.6	147.7	539.1	1,280.2	5,349.0	705.8	24.5	3,473
	Missouri	Per 100,000	7.7	27.3	125.0	344.4	774.5	2,537.9	351.3	NA	1,981
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Independence, MO	Count	7	45	154	631	1,304	5,547	1,082	35
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	6.4	41.3	141.4	579.5	1,197.7	5,094.6	993.8	32.1	3,466
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.5	29.2	121.9	347.3	739.1	2,594.7	404.6	NA	1,995
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Independence, MO	Count	2	61	138	612	1,236	5,538	834	40
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	1.8	54.9	124.3	551.3	1,113.4	4,988.6	751.3	36.0	3,221
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.3	30.2	129.9	379.3	764.1	2,627.0	435.3	NA	2,076
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Independence, MO	Count	6	45	123	622	1,304	5,956	930	34
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	5.4	40.2	109.9	555.8	1,165.3	5,322.4	831.1	30.4	3,332
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.9	28.0	124.1	366.4	738.3	2,746.2	443.1	NA	2,074
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Independence, MO	63.13
Missouri	18.22
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Independence, MO Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Independence, MO	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	2.6	1.7	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	25
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Independence, MO	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	1.7	0.9	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.0	17
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.6	0.8	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.0	15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Independence, MO	Count	6	5	0	1	0	0
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	5.1	4.3	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.0	51
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.7	1.1	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Independence, MO	Count	8	6	0	2	0	0
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	6.8	5.1	0.0	1.7	0.0	0.0	68
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Independence, MO	Count	4	1	1	1	1	0
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	3.3	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0	33
	Missouri	Per 100,000	2.4	1.5	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Independence, MO	Count	16	10	4	2	0	0
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	13.1	8.2	3.3	1.6	0.0	0.0	130
	Missouri	Per 100,000	2.1	1.4	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.0	20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Independence, MO	Count	9	5	2	2	0	0
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	8.2	4.5	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0	81
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.7	1.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Independence, MO	Count	11	8	1	0	2	0
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	10.1	7.3	0.9	0.0	1.8	0.0	101
	Missouri	Per 100,000	2.0	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Independence, MO	1.96
Missouri	2.92
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Independence, MO Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Independence, MO	Count	276	187	89
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	235.3	159.4	75.9	1.97
	Missouri	Per 100,000	347.6	247.4	100.1	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Independence, MO	Count	282	201	81
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	240.2	171.2	69.0	2.06
	Missouri	Per 100,000	338.3	242.5	95.9	2.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Independence, MO	Count	269	189	80
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	229.1	160.9	68.1	1.95
	Missouri	Per 100,000	341.0	242.3	98.6	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Independence, MO	Count	280	196	84
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	238.8	167.2	71.6	2.03
	Missouri	Per 100,000	341.0	245.1	96.0	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Independence, MO	Count	302	204	98
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	249.3	168.4	80.9	2.09
	Missouri	Per 100,000	346.4	248.2	98.2	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Independence, MO	Count	300	204	96
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	245.6	167.0	78.6	2.06
	Missouri	Per 100,000	348.7	249.2	99.6	2.99
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Independence, MO	Count	285	207	78
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	258.2	187.5	70.7	2.23
	Missouri	Per 100,000	346.7	246.3	100.4	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Independence, MO	Count	294	204	90
	Independence, MO	Per 100,000	270.0	187.4	82.7	2.29
	Missouri	Per 100,000	341.9	242.0	99.9	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Independence, MO	Count	284	194	90
2005	Independence, MO	Count	279	197	82