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Fort Leonard Wood, MO crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Fort Leonard Wood is safer than 76% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Missouri, only on the order of 27% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Fort Leonard Wood. If you live in Fort Leonard Wood, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 216. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.

Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Fort Leonard Wood, and we found that the crime rate in Fort Leonard Wood is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Fort Leonard Wood is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Fort Leonard Wood does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Fort Leonard Wood.

For Fort Leonard Wood, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Fort Leonard Wood than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1330, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Fort Leonard Wood is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Fort Leonard Wood than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 257.

Fort Leonard Wood Crime Data

total Crime Index

76

(100 is safest)


Safer than 76% of U.S. cities.

Fort Leonard Wood Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

12

62

74

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.75

3.88

4.64

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.75
4.88
National Median: 4
    Fort Leonard Wood
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,330

in Fort Leonard Wood

1 in 205

in Missouri

Fort Leonard Wood Violent Crimes

Population: 15,959
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
3.88
23.4
National Median: 20
    Fort Leonard Wood
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 257

in Fort Leonard Wood

1 in 43

in Missouri

Property Crimes

Population: 15,959
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Fort Leonard Wood Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
1
30
National Median: 27.0
    Fort Leonard Wood
    Missouri

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