The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Christian County, MO: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Christian County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Christian County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Christian County, MO Map of Crime Rates
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A-

Overall Crime Grade™

B+
A
Other Crime Grade
B+

$26.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Christian County, MO

In 2025, crime will cost $772 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Christian County with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Christian County, MO Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Christian County's combined rate is lower than the norm. Christian County sits in the 83rd percentile, ahead of 83% of counties and behind 17%. The grade covers only Christian County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Christian County is 20.27 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 40 in the northwest areas to 1 in 59 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Christian County, MO report the most crime, about 374 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 57 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Christian County, MO

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Christian County for 2025 is $26,818,440, about $290 per resident and $772 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.1%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.6%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Christian County Compared to Other Counties?

Christian County, MO: $290
St. Louis City, MO: $1636
Cass County, MO: $361
Missouri: $660
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Christian County is $290 per year, which is $174 less than the national average and $370 less than Missouri's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Christian County:
  • In St. Louis City, MO, crime costs $1,636 per person, which is $1,346 more than in Christian County.
  • In Cass County, MO, crime costs $361 per person, which is $70 more than in Christian County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Christian County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Christian County
Cost per Christian County Resident
Murder
$4.85 million
$52
Rape/Sexual Assault
$3.88 million
$42
Robbery
$1.09 million
$12
Assault
$4.20 million
$45
Kidnapping
$219,916
$2
Vehicle Theft
$2.92 million
$32
Burglary
$1.08 million
$12
Theft
$2.94 million
$32
Arson
$299,585
$3
Vandalism
$2.13 million
$23
Animal Cruelty
$39,299
$0
Drug Crimes
$3.04 million
$33
Identity Theft
$137,976
$1
Total Cost of Crime
$26,818,440
$290

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Christian County, MO

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Christian County totals $52,383,226 ($567 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $79,201,666 ($858 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the county holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Christian County has 5, do the same, and of Christian County's 92,345 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Christian County Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Christian County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.583
Robbery
0.3745
Rape
0.6922
Murder
0.0279
Total Violent Crime
2.677 (B+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
6.154
Vehicle Theft
2.041
Burglary
1.288
Arson
0.1343
Total Property Crime
9.617 (A)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0393
Drug Crimes
4.455
Vandalism
3.229
Identity Theft
0.1930
Animal Cruelty
0.0575
Total "Other" Rate
7.973 (B+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Christian County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Christian County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D+
D+
D+
C+
C+
B-
B
B-
B+
C-
C
D+
C+
C+
B-
B-
D+
B-
C
C
C
D
C-
D-
D-
D+
D-
D
D-
D

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Christian County is lower versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C+
C+
C+
B+
B+
B+
B-
C-
C-
B-
B-
B-
B+
B+
B+
D
D
D
D-
D-
D-
A
A
A
C+
D-
D-
B-
B-
B-

Considering only the crime rate, Christian County is safer than the Missouri state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Christian County, MO average SchoolGrade of B+, with 49% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Christian County schools on SchoolGrade

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