Foster, MO Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Foster in green. The most dangerous areas in Foster are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Foster, MO Safe from Murder?

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Foster is in the 5th percentile for safety, meaning 95% of cities are safer and 5% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Foster's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Foster is 0.1842 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Foster generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Foster may be as high as 1 in 5,261 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,775 in the north part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Foster, MO: about 0 per year. The north part of Foster has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Foster's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Foster to the Missouri state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Foster is less safe than the Missouri state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Foster, MO

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Foster about $73,737 in 2025, or roughly $346 per resident. This is part of Foster's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Foster, including every crime type and how Foster compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Foster's crime maps on the Foster overall crime page.

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Individual Foster Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Foster is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Foster.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Hume, MO	B	C+	A-	F
Nyhart, MO	C+	C+	B-	F
Amoret, MO	C-	B+	D+	F
Sprague, MO	B	C	A-	F
Mulberry, MO	C-	B	D+	F
Virginia, MO	C-	B+	D+	F
Stotesbury, MO	B	D+	A	D-
Trading Post, KS	C	D+	A-	C+
Pleasanton, KS	D	D+	C	C-
Rich Hill, MO	F	D	F	F

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Foster is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Portal, AZ	B-	D+	D+	D
Max, MN	D-	B+	B+	A-
Mayoworth, WY	C-	C-	C-	B
McKinley, VA	C-	B-	B-	D+
Media, IL	B	C-	C-	D+
Medoc, MO	C-	D+	D+	D+
Meshack, KY	C	C	C	C-
Middle Run, WV	D+	C-	C-	C-
New Pittsburg, IN	A	A	A	B
Perkinstown, WI	B	A-	A-	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Foster, MO average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Foster schools on SchoolGrade

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