Ponce De Leon, MO Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

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

Which crimes are included?

$61,701

Cost of Crime™ for Ponce De Leon, MO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $616 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Ponce De Leon 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 Ponce De Leon against the average US city, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Ponce De Leon sits in the 52nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 52% of cities and behind 48%. The grade covers only Ponce De Leon's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Ponce De Leon is 2.838 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 274 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 426 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Ponce De Leon, MO report the most violent crime, about 0 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ponce De Leon, MO

The tangible cost of violent crime in Ponce De Leon is projected at $61,701 for 2025, about $221 per resident and $616 per household. That equals 0.7% 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): 42.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.0%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Ponce De Leon Compared to Other Cities?

Ponce De Leon, MO:	$221
Hazelwood, MO:	$2169
St. Paul, MO:	$120
Missouri:	$377
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $221 per resident each year in Ponce De Leon, which is $37 less than the national average and $156 less than Missouri's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Ponce De Leon:

In Hazelwood, MO, crime costs $2,169 per person, which is $1,948 more than in Ponce De Leon.
In St. Paul, MO, crime costs $120 per person, which is $101 less than in Ponce De Leon

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Ponce De Leon	Cost per Ponce De Leon Resident
Murder	$32,745	$117
Rape/Sexual Assault	$12,217	$44
Robbery	$3,271	$12
Assault	$13,468	$48
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$61,701	$221

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Ponce De Leon, 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 Ponce De Leon totals $280,421 ($1,005 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $342,122 ($1,226 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Ponce De Leon, 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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Ponce De Leon Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.681
Robbery	0.3728
Rape	0.7222
Murder	0.0625
Total Violent Crime	2.838 (C+)

Individual Ponce De Leon Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Montague, MO	B+	B-	A-
Spokane, MO	B-	C	B
Highlandville, MO	B+	B	A-
Tauria, MO	C	C-	D+
Jamesville, MO	B+	B-	B+
Galena, MO	C+	B-	C+
Hurley, MO	B+	C	A-
Chestnutridge, MO	B+	B-	A-
Saddlebrooke, MO	B+	B	B+
Selmore, MO	B+	B	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Ponce De Leon 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
Delight, NC	D+	D	D
Cummings, ND	D+	C-	C-
Curlew, IA	B	B-	B-
Curtiston, AL	D	C+	C+
Cuzzart, WV	A	B-	B-
Cypress, TN	D	D-	D-
Daisy, MO	D+	D	D
Dalesburg, SD	D+	D	D
Dalton, KS	B-	A-	A-
Daniel Springs, GA	C	C+	C+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Ponce De Leon is safer than the Missouri state average and safer than the national average.

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