Crime in Brownbranch, MO

Brownbranch is a community of 347 in Taney County, about 25 miles northeast of downtown Branson · Updated November 2026

Is Brownbranch, MO safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Brownbranch: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 96% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 977 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

96% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Brownbranch as a whole, and 4% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Brownbranch scores 977.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 969 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 989 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Brownbranch

Map of Brownbranch shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Brownbranch, MO at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Brownbranch, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


Crime rates and types in Brownbranch

CrimeGrade™ estimates Brownbranch has about 34 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 8% less than the US as a whole and 18% less than Missouri.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Assault is the most common crime in Brownbranch, about 62% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.110.05
RapeA+under 10.940.38
RobberyA+under 10.060.62
AssaultA+721.412.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+under 12.72.4
TheftA+under 12.713.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.722.7
ArsonA+under 10.240.12
VandalismA+25.55.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


How Brownbranch compares with nearby cities

Of the 10 cities closest to Brownbranch, 8 have less crime. Pondfork and Rome have the least.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
BrownbranchA+977A+A+347
Rome 5 milesA+990A+A+197
Bradleyville 5 milesA+970A+A+358
Mc Clurg 5 milesA+977A+A+54
Merritt 7 milesA+989A+A+218
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Smallett 8 milesA+988A+A+615
Old Merritt 9 milesA+988A+A+175
Goodhope 9 milesA+988A+A+743
Pondfork 9 milesA+990A+A+149
Squires 11 milesA+989A+A+508
Taneyville 11 milesA+945A+A+1,320

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Brownbranch. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Brownbranch has more crime than 52% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
BrownbranchA+977A+A+347
Maida, NDA+997A+A+347
Marathon, IAA+993A+A+347
Wellersburg, PAA+993A+A+347
Ceres, VAA+984A+A+347
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
St. James, ARA+971A+A+347
Minter, ALA+959A+A+347
Limedale, ARA+958A+A+347
Prather, GAA+956A+A+347
Scotland, MDA+946A+A+347
Lattimore, NCA913AA+347

What crime costs Brownbranch

Crime costs Brownbranch about $1,488 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 23% more than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $820,000 a year, or $2,358 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$71,000$203
Rape$20,000$57
Robbery$670$2
Assault$71,000$205
Burglary$8,300$24
Theft$4,900$14
Vehicle theft$3,900$11
Arson$2,000$6
Vandalism$14,000$39
Total$190,000$560

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Brownbranch means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Brownbranch is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Brownbranch

Schools in Brownbranch, MO average a SchoolGrade of A-: 49% of students test proficient, against 36% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Brownbranch on SchoolGrade