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

Crime Index, #479

Kansas City, MO	4,152.33
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.

Kansas City, MO Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Kansas City, MO	Count	78	390	1,625	3,769	5,659	13,037	3,952	217
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	16.7	83.3	346.9	804.6	1,208.1	2,783.2	843.7	46.3	3,715
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	99	377	1,662	3,726	6,412	13,949	4,287	207
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	21.3	81.0	357.0	800.4	1,377.4	2,996.5	920.9	44.5	3,960
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	105	246	1,647	3,864	6,964	15,088	3,590	262
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	22.6	53.0	354.9	832.6	1,500.6	3,251.2	773.6	56.5	3,922
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	108	265	1,665	3,498	6,848	15,305	3,392	302
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	23.4	57.4	360.8	758.0	1,484.0	3,316.7	735.1	65.4	3,879
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	102	234	1,626	3,544	7,124	16,625	3,170	343
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	21.1	48.4	336.5	733.5	1,474.4	3,440.7	656.1	71.0	3,726
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	100	276	1,970	3,957	7,231	15,937	3,527	297
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	20.6	56.9	406.5	816.4	1,491.9	3,288.1	727.7	61.3	3,955
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	115	248	2,090	3,816	7,467	16,463	4,347	299
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	25.5	54.9	462.9	845.3	1,654.0	3,646.7	962.9	66.2	4,420
	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
2006	Kansas City, MO	Count	112	321	2,044	3,994	7,399	18,186	5,515	403
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	25.0	71.6	456.0	891.1	1,650.8	4,057.4	1,230.4	89.9	4,767
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	126	295	2,000	4,115	7,429	21,603	5,790	395
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	28.1	65.9	446.5	918.7	1,658.6	4,823.0	1,292.7	88.2	5,026
	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

Kansas City, MO	84.00
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.

Kansas City, MO Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Kansas City, MO	Count	30	17	5	7	1	0
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	6.4	3.6	1.1	1.5	0.2	0.0	64
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	57	30	7	14	5	1
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	12.2	6.4	1.5	3.0	1.1	0.2	122
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	49	29	6	12	2	0
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	10.6	6.2	1.3	2.6	0.4	0.0	105
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	47	28	3	12	4	0
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	10.2	6.1	0.7	2.6	0.9	0.0	101
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	76	49	8	11	8	0
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	15.7	10.1	1.7	2.3	1.7	0.0	157
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	44	28	5	10	1	0
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	9.1	5.8	1.0	2.1	0.2	0.0	90
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	12	5	2	2	3	0
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	2.7	1.1	0.4	0.4	0.7	0.0	26
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8
	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

Kansas City, MO	3.48
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.

Kansas City, MO Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Kansas City, MO	Count	1,997	1,398	599
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	426.3	298.5	127.9	3.62
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	1,937	1,367	570
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	416.1	293.7	122.4	3.55
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	1,869	1,273	596
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	402.7	274.3	128.4	3.39
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	1,961	1,387	574
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	425.0	300.6	124.4	3.63
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	1,993	1,404	589
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	412.5	290.6	121.9	3.52
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	2,033	1,392	641
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	419.4	287.2	132.3	3.53
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	1,979	1,325	654
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	438.4	293.5	144.9	3.66
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	2,102	1,409	693
	Kansas City, MO	Per 100,000	469.5	314.7	154.8	3.92
	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	Kansas City, MO	Count	2,045	1,357	688
2005	Kansas City, MO	Count	1,998	1,272	726