Pleasant Hill, MO Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	B

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$2.78 million

Cost of Crime™ for Pleasant Hill, MO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $579 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Pleasant Hill 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 C+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Pleasant Hill against the average US city, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Pleasant Hill sits in the 52nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 52% of cities and behind 48%. The grade covers only Pleasant Hill's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Pleasant Hill is 2.834 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 279 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 556 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Pleasant Hill, MO report the most violent crime, about 9 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Pleasant Hill, MO

The tangible cost of violent crime in Pleasant Hill is projected at $2,784,846 for 2025, about $217 per resident and $579 per household. That equals 0.5% 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): 41.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.9%

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

Pleasant Hill, MO:	$217
Hazelwood, MO:	$2169
St. Paul, MO:	$120
Missouri:	$377
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $217 per resident each year in Pleasant Hill, which is $41 less than the national average and $160 less than Missouri's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Pleasant Hill:

In Hazelwood, MO, crime costs $2,169 per person, which is $1,952 more than in Pleasant Hill.
In St. Paul, MO, crime costs $120 per person, which is $97 less than in Pleasant Hill

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Pleasant Hill	Cost per Pleasant Hill Resident
Murder	$1.47 million	$115
Rape/Sexual Assault	$539,183	$42
Robbery	$117,813	$9
Assault	$658,532	$51
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,784,846	$217

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Pleasant Hill, 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 Pleasant Hill totals $12,535,306 ($977 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $15,320,152 ($1,194 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Pleasant Hill, 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 north 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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Pleasant Hill Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.788
Robbery	0.2920
Rape	0.6933
Murder	0.0610
Total Violent Crime	2.834 (C+)

Individual Pleasant Hill Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lake Winnebago, MO	A-	A+	A-
Greenwood, MO	B-	A-	B
Strasburg, MO	B	B-	B-
East Lynne, MO	B	B+	B-
Lone Jack, MO	C	D-	C
Lake Lotawana, MO	B+	B+	B+
Tarsney Lakes, MO	C-	D-	C-
Kingsville, MO	A-	C+	A-
Gunn City, MO	B-	B+	C+
Lees Summit, MO	C	B-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Pleasant Hill is lower 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
Groveport, OH	C	C	C
Tega Cay, SC	D	B	B
Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA	B-	B	B
Sweetwater, TX	D	D	D
Sweetwater, TN	D	D+	D+
Swarthmore, PA	B+	B+	B+
Swanton, OH	B+	C+	C+
Superior, CO	D	C+	C+
Sunbury, OH	A+	A	A
Temple Hills, MD	D+	D	D

Considering only the violent crime rate, Pleasant Hill is safer than the Missouri state average and safer than the national average.

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