The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Osage Beach, MO: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$5.17 million

Cost of Crime™ for Osage Beach, MO

In 2025, crime will cost $2,003 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Osage Beach 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 Osage Beach, MO Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Osage Beach's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Osage Beach sits in the 5th percentile, ahead of 5% of cities and behind 95%. The grade covers only Osage Beach's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Osage Beach is 63.00 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 12 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 46 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Osage Beach, MO report the most crime, about 113 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Osage Beach, MO

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Osage Beach for 2025 is $5,173,710, about $860 per resident and $2,003 per household. That equals 2.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Osage Beach Compared to Other Cities?

Osage Beach, MO:	$860
Hazelwood, MO:	$3007
St. Paul, MO:	$222
Missouri:	$660
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Osage Beach is $860 per year, which is $395 more than the national average and $200 more than Missouri's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Osage Beach:

In Hazelwood, MO, crime costs $3,007 per person, which is $2,147 more than in Osage Beach.
In St. Paul, MO, crime costs $222 per person, which is $638 less than in Osage Beach

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Osage Beach for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Osage Beach	Cost per Osage Beach Resident
Murder	$990,420	$165
Rape/Sexual Assault	$289,218	$48
Robbery	$118,946	$20
Assault	$1.65 million	$274
Kidnapping	$36,674	$6
Vehicle Theft	$166,734	$28
Burglary	$341,883	$57
Theft	$903,429	$150
Arson	$38,891	$6
Vandalism	$310,380	$52
Animal Cruelty	$4,344	$1
Drug Crimes	$288,033	$48
Identity Theft	$34,746	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$5,173,710	$860

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Osage Beach, 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 Osage Beach totals $8,424,976 ($1,400 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $13,598,686 ($2,260 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 northeast part of the city 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 Osage Beach has 7, do the same, and of Osage Beach's 6,018 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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Osage Beach 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 Osage Beach residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	9.547
Robbery	0.6284
Rape	0.7926
Murder	0.0876
Total Violent Crime	11.06 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	28.99
Vehicle Theft	1.789
Burglary	6.264
Arson	0.2676
Total Property Crime	37.31 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1005
Drug Crimes	6.470
Vandalism	7.219
Identity Theft	0.7460
Animal Cruelty	0.0976
Total "Other" Rate	14.63 (D-)

Individual Osage Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lake Ozark, MO	D-	D-	F
Sunrise Beach, MO	C	C-	C+
Village of Four Seasons, MO	D+	D-	D+
Kaiser, MO	D+	D	D+
Linn Creek, MO	C+	D+	C+
Rocky Mount, MO	C+	D+	B
Bagnell, MO	D	F	D+
Camdenton, MO	C	D	B-
Montreal, MO	C-	D+	C-
Brumley, MO	C-	C-	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Osage Beach is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Porter, IN	B+	B+	B+
Ravenel, SC	D+	C-	C-
Ravena, NY	B+	B	B
Rancho Calaveras, CA	B+	B	B
Ramseur, NC	C-	C	C
Rainier, WA	C-	C	C
Poynette, WI	B	B+	B+
Pottsboro, TX	C+	C	C
Potosi, MO	D+	D+	D+
Posen, IL	C-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Osage Beach is less safe than the Missouri state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Osage Beach, MO average SchoolGrade of B, with 44% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Osage Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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