Old Merritt, MO Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$40,064

Cost of Crime™ for Old Merritt, MO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $950 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Old Merritt 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 Old Merritt against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Old Merritt sits in the 16th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 16% of cities and behind 84%. The grade covers only Old Merritt's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Old Merritt is 5.480 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 163 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 236 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Old Merritt, MO report the most violent crime, about 0 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Old Merritt, MO

The tangible cost of violent crime in Old Merritt is projected at $40,064 for 2025, about $340 per resident and $950 per household. That equals 1.7% 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): 40.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.9%

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

Old Merritt, MO:	$340
Hazelwood, MO:	$2169
St. Paul, MO:	$120
Missouri:	$377
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $340 per resident each year in Old Merritt, which is $81 more than the national average and $38 less than Missouri's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Old Merritt:

In Hazelwood, MO, crime costs $2,169 per person, which is $1,830 more than in Old Merritt.
In St. Paul, MO, crime costs $120 per person, which is $220 less than in Old Merritt

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Old Merritt	Cost per Old Merritt Resident
Murder	$19,133	$162
Rape/Sexual Assault	$4,814	$41
Robbery	$1,375	$12
Assault	$14,742	$125
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$40,064	$340

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Old Merritt, 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 Old Merritt totals $154,096 ($1,306 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $194,161 ($1,645 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Old Merritt, 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 city has few 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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Old Merritt Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.350
Robbery	0.3705
Rape	0.6728
Murder	0.0863
Total Violent Crime	5.480 (D)

Individual Old Merritt Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Merritt, MO	C+	D-	B
Goodhope, MO	C	D-	C+
Rome, MO	B-	D-	A-
Bruner, MO	B+	B+	A
Oldfield, MO	B+	C+	A-
Chadwick, MO	B-	D+	B
Garrison, MO	B	D+	A-
Smallett, MO	B-	D-	A-
Ongo, MO	A-	B	A-
Olga, MO	C+	B-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Old Merritt 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
Oxbow, OR	C-	C-	C-
Penokee, KS	D+	C	C
Penermon, MO	C+	D+	D+
Pearl Beach, MI	A	C	C
Peanut, PA	A+	A+	A+
Paw Paw, OK	C	C	C
Patty, TN	C-	D+	D+
Patterson, MS	A	A+	A+
Parchment Valley, WV	A	B+	B+
Palm Grove, IA	B	F	F

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

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