Joplin, 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?

$22.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for Joplin, MO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $794 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Joplin 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 Joplin against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Joplin sits in the 23rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 23% of cities and behind 77%. The grade covers only Joplin's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Joplin is 4.605 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 137 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 379 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Joplin, MO report the most violent crime, about 47 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 22 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Joplin, MO

The tangible cost of violent crime in Joplin is projected at $22,422,742 for 2025, about $332 per resident and $794 per household. That equals 1.0% 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): 40.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.3%

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

Joplin, MO:	$332
Hazelwood, MO:	$2169
St. Paul, MO:	$120
Missouri:	$377
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $332 per resident each year in Joplin, which is $74 more than the national average and $45 less than Missouri's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Joplin:

In Hazelwood, MO, crime costs $2,169 per person, which is $1,837 more than in Joplin.
In St. Paul, MO, crime costs $120 per person, which is $212 less than in Joplin

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Joplin	Cost per Joplin Resident
Murder	$11.9 million	$176
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3.24 million	$48
Robbery	$892,118	$13
Assault	$6.40 million	$95
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$22,422,742	$332

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Joplin, 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 Joplin totals $96,290,748 ($1,426 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $118,713,490 ($1,758 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Joplin, 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 northeast 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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Joplin Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.299
Robbery	0.4201
Rape	0.7923
Murder	0.0937
Total Violent Crime	4.605 (D)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Shoal Creek Drive, MO	B+	B-	A-
Duquesne, MO	F	D+	F
Leawood, MO	C-	B-	D+
Silver Creek, MO	B+	C+	A-
Redings Mill, MO	D	D-	D-
Airport Drive, MO	C+	C+	C
Duenweg, MO	C	C+	B-
Webb City, MO	C-	C-	C-
Carterville, MO	D+	D	D+
Carl Junction, MO	B	B-	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Joplin is similar 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
Belleville, IL	C-	C	C
Wylie, TX	C	B-	B-
Woodland, CA	C-	D	D
Waltham, MA	B	B+	B+
The Villages, FL	A+	A	A
South San Francisco, CA	D	D	D
San Luis Obispo, CA	C	D-	D-
Port Orchard, WA	D-	C-	C-
North Little Rock, AR	F	F	F
Mayaguez, PR	F	F	F

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

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