El Dorado Springs, MO Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in El Dorado Springs in green. The most dangerous areas in El Dorado Springs 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 El Dorado Springs, MO Safe?

The C+ grade means the rate of theft is about the same as the average US city. El Dorado Springs is in the 48th percentile for safety, meaning 52% of cities are safer and 48% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to El Dorado Springs's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in El Dorado Springs is 9.237 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in El Dorado Springs generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in El Dorado Springs may be as high as 1 in 61 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 277 in the west part of the city. See the section on interpreting the theft map, however, because comparing rates for theft or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the central parts of El Dorado Springs, MO: about 22 per year. The south part of El Dorado Springs has fewer cases of theft with only 2 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Theft Maps

When looking at the theft map for El Dorado Springs, remember that the rate of theft per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the central part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the theft rate map do not always indicate danger for El Dorado Springs residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which El Dorado Springs has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which El Dorado Springs has 1, have the same problem. Of El Dorado Springs’s 6,074 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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El Dorado Springs Crime Breakdown

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

Individual El Dorado Springs Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of theft in El Dorado Springs is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to El Dorado Springs.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Filley, MO	D	D	D+	D
Virgil City, MO	C+	C-	B	B
Tiffin, MO	D+	A-	D	D
Dederick, MO	B+	D+	A	A
Taberville, MO	C-	B-	C-	C-
Oyer, MO	D+	A-	D	D
Harwood, MO	B	D+	A-	B+
Montevallo, MO	A-	C	A-	A-
Walker, MO	B-	D+	B	B+
Caplinger Mills, MO	C	C+	C-	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

El Dorado Springs is lower versus other cities of the same size for theft. 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	Theft Crime Grade
Brodhead, WI	C	B-	B-	C
Blanchard, LA	B-	C	C	C+
Dillon, CO	D-	F	F	D-
Diboll, TX	D	C-	C-	D
Boqueron, PR	F	F	F	F
Deville, LA	C+	D+	D+	C
Boyd, TX	C-	C-	C-	D+
Breckenridge, TX	D-	D-	D-	D
Bridgeport, PA	C	C+	C+	C-
Bristow, OK	D	F	F	C-

Considering only the theft rate, El Dorado Springs 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 El Dorado Springs, MO average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See El Dorado Springs schools on SchoolGrade

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