Cape Girardeau, MO Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$20.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for Cape Girardeau, MO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,025 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Cape Girardeau with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Cape Girardeau against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Cape Girardeau sits in the 14th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 14% of cities and behind 86%. The grade covers only Cape Girardeau's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Cape Girardeau is 5.735 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 93 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 330 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Cape Girardeau, MO report the most violent crime, about 58 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 12 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Cape Girardeau, MO

The tangible cost of violent crime in Cape Girardeau is projected at $20,667,061 for 2025, about $435 per resident and $1,025 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 39.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 47.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.9%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Cape Girardeau Compared to Other Cities?

Cape Girardeau, MO:	$435
Hazelwood, MO:	$2169
St. Paul, MO:	$120
Missouri:	$377
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $435 per resident each year in Cape Girardeau, which is $176 more than the national average and $58 more than Missouri's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Cape Girardeau:

In Hazelwood, MO, crime costs $2,169 per person, which is $1,735 more than in Cape Girardeau.
In St. Paul, MO, crime costs $120 per person, which is $315 less than in Cape Girardeau

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Cape Girardeau, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Cape Girardeau	Cost per Cape Girardeau Resident
Murder	$11.7 million	$246
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.38 million	$50
Robbery	$656,757	$14
Assault	$5.92 million	$125
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$20,667,061	$435

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Cape Girardeau, MO

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Cape Girardeau totals $90,664,197 ($1,908 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $111,331,259 ($2,342 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Cape Girardeau, MO, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Cape Girardeau Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Cape Girardeau residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.340
Robbery	0.4393
Rape	0.8251
Murder	0.1311
Total Violent Crime	5.735 (D-)

Individual Cape Girardeau Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
East Cape Girardeau, IL	F	F	F
McClure, IL	F	F	F
Blomeyer, MO	C	F	A
Gordonville, MO	A-	C-	A
Egypt Mills, MO	B-	C+	B
Scott City, MO	C	C	C+
Jackson, MO	C+	C-	C+
Oriole, MO	B-	D+	B-
Dutchtown, MO	B	D	A-
Gale, IL	C+	B	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Cape Girardeau is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Bartlett, TN	D+	D+	D+
North Bethesda, MD	C-	C+	C+
Hanover, PA	A	A	A
Herndon, VA	B-	A	A
Jamesburg, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Johnstown, PA	B-	C	C
Valley Village, CA	D+	D	D
Lake Mary, FL	A-	A	A
Urbandale, IA	B-	B-	B-
Lake Ridge, VA	B-	B	B

Considering only the violent crime rate, Cape Girardeau is less safe than the Missouri state average and less safe than the national average.

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