Saline County, MO Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C-

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

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$7.18 million

Cost of Crime™ for Saline County, MO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $791 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Saline County 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 Saline County against the average US county, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Saline County sits in the 46th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 46% of counties and behind 54%. The grade covers only Saline County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Saline County is 3.822 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 181 in the northeast areas to 1 in 415 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Saline County, MO report the most violent crime, about 51 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Saline County, MO

The tangible cost of violent crime in Saline County is projected at $7,181,380 for 2025, about $293 per resident and $791 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): 41.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.7%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Saline County Compared to Other Counties?

Saline County, MO:	$293
St. Louis City, MO:	$1111
St. Charles County, MO:	$171
Missouri:	$377
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $293 per resident each year in Saline County, which is $35 more than the national average and $84 less than Missouri's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Saline County:

In St. Louis City, MO, crime costs $1,111 per person, which is $818 more than in Saline County.
In St. Charles County, MO, crime costs $171 per person, which is $122 less than in Saline County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Saline County	Cost per Saline County Resident
Murder	$3.85 million	$157
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.27 million	$52
Robbery	$348,971	$14
Assault	$1.71 million	$70
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$7,181,380	$293

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Saline County, 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 Saline County totals $32,198,615 ($1,314 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $39,379,995 ($1,607 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Saline County, 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 county 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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Saline County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.429
Robbery	0.4528
Rape	0.8569
Murder	0.0836
Total Violent Crime	3.822 (C+)

Individual Saline County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Saline County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Saline County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Carroll County, MO	D	D-	D+
Howard County, MO	D	C-	D
Cooper County, MO	B	C+	B+
Pettis County, MO	C+	C+	C
Chariton County, MO	C-	C-	C-
Lafayette County, MO	C+	B-	C
Johnson County, MO	B	C+	B-
Randolph County, MO	D+	D	D+
Moniteau County, MO	C+	C+	C
Boone County, MO	B-	C	C

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Saline County is similar versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Panola County, MS	A-	A+	A+
Marshall County, OK	C+	C	C
Marshall County, WV	B-	D+	D+
Martin County, MN	B-	B+	B+
Martin County, NC	D+	C-	C-
Martinsville City, VA	C-	C-	C-
Mason County, KY	B+	A	A
Mason County, MI	A-	B	B
McKenzie County, ND	D+	C-	C-
McNairy County, TN	C-	D+	D+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Saline County is safer than the Missouri state average and as safe as the national average.

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