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The Springfield crime rate is much higher than the Missouri average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #477

Springfield, MO	4,084.79
Missouri	1,858.24
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Springfield, MO Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Springfield, MO	Count	16	265	390	1,290	1,814	9,509	1,315	49
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	9.7	160.3	236.0	780.5	1,097.5	5,753.3	795.6	29.6	4,468
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.6	28.1	92.2	304.8	581.5	2,055.3	269.8	NA	1,623
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Springfield, MO	Count	12	281	395	1,206	2,313	11,232	1,146	63
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	7.4	172.3	242.2	739.6	1,418.5	6,888.2	702.8	38.6	4,860
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.1	26.5	90.7	298.7	643.0	2,223.9	270.1	NA	1,672
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Springfield, MO	Count	16	141	353	1,086	2,215	11,238	1,051	61
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	9.9	87.6	219.3	674.7	1,376.1	6,981.8	652.9	37.9	4,353
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.5	25.1	96.0	323.4	705.2	2,338.4	270.8	NA	1,762
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Springfield, MO	Count	5	110	286	905	2,053	11,391	974	47
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	3.1	68.7	178.7	565.3	1,282.5	7,115.9	608.5	29.4	3,950
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.1	24.3	104.3	312.7	745.7	2,308.3	254.8	NA	1,759
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Springfield, MO	Count	11	120	310	887	2,188	12,024	1,004	59
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	7.0	76.4	197.3	564.6	1,392.7	7,653.2	639.0	37.6	4,278
	Missouri	Per 100,000	7.0	23.9	102.4	321.7	735.4	2,343.0	268.0	NA	1,788
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Springfield, MO	Count	6	112	299	780	2,314	10,859	839	80
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	3.8	71.5	190.9	497.9	1,477.1	6,931.6	535.6	51.1	3,941
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.4	26.8	124.5	334.1	731.3	2,362.1	291.9	NA	1,853
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Springfield, MO	Count	9	95	289	675	2,128	11,357	1,029	93
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	5.8	61.2	186.3	435.2	1,372.0	7,322.1	663.4	60.0	3,959
	Missouri	Per 100,000	7.7	27.3	125.0	344.4	774.5	2,537.9	351.3	NA	1,981
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Springfield, MO	Count	5	72	294	680	2,140	11,231	944	64
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	3.3	47.8	195.4	451.9	1,422.0	7,463.1	627.3	42.5	3,927
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.5	29.2	121.9	347.3	739.1	2,594.7	404.6	NA	1,995
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Springfield, MO	Count	6	82	252	661	1,972	10,358	831	72
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	4.0	54.2	166.4	436.6	1,302.5	6,841.6	548.9	47.6	3,655
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.3	30.2	129.9	379.3	764.1	2,627.0	435.3	NA	2,076
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Springfield, MO	Count	5	85	203	599	1,759	10,060	904	60
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	3.3	56.0	133.6	394.3	1,158.0	6,622.7	595.1	39.5	3,458
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.9	28.0	124.1	366.4	738.3	2,746.2	443.1	NA	2,074
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Springfield, MO	66.33
Missouri	18.22
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Springfield, MO Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Springfield, MO	Count	4	3	1	0	0	0
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	2.4	1.8	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	24
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Springfield, MO	Count	3	1	1	1	0	0
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	1.8	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	18
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.6	0.8	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.0	15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Springfield, MO	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.7	1.1	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Springfield, MO	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Springfield, MO	Count	14	8	3	2	1	0
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	8.9	5.1	1.9	1.3	0.6	0.0	89
	Missouri	Per 100,000	2.4	1.5	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Springfield, MO	Count	12	6	3	3	0	0
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	7.7	3.8	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0	76
	Missouri	Per 100,000	2.1	1.4	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.0	20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Springfield, MO	Count	25	18	3	3	1	0
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	16.1	11.6	1.9	1.9	0.6	0.0	161
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.7	1.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Springfield, MO	Count	14	8	3	0	2	1
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	9.3	5.3	2.0	0.0	1.3	0.7	93
	Missouri	Per 100,000	2.0	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Springfield, MO	Count	19	15	1	1	2	0
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	12.5	9.9	0.7	0.7	1.3	0.0	125
	Missouri	Per 100,000	2.2	1.4	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Springfield, MO	2.04
Missouri	2.92
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Springfield, MO Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Springfield, MO	Count	373	302	71
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	225.7	182.7	43.0	2.04
	Missouri	Per 100,000	347.6	247.4	100.1	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Springfield, MO	Count	387	316	71
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	237.3	193.8	43.5	2.16
	Missouri	Per 100,000	338.3	242.5	95.9	2.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Springfield, MO	Count	397	318	79
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	246.6	197.6	49.1	2.22
	Missouri	Per 100,000	341.0	242.3	98.6	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Springfield, MO	Count	384	312	72
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	239.9	194.9	45.0	2.17
	Missouri	Per 100,000	341.0	245.1	96.0	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Springfield, MO	Count	357	285	72
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	227.2	181.4	45.8	2.04
	Missouri	Per 100,000	346.4	248.2	98.2	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Springfield, MO	Count	370	295	75
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	236.2	188.3	47.9	2.12
	Missouri	Per 100,000	348.7	249.2	99.6	2.99
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Springfield, MO	Count	383	306	77
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	246.9	197.3	49.6	2.22
	Missouri	Per 100,000	346.7	246.3	100.4	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Springfield, MO	Count	386	311	75
	Springfield, MO	Per 100,000	256.5	206.7	49.8	2.32
	Missouri	Per 100,000	341.9	242.0	99.9	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Springfield, MO	Count	413	321	92
2005	Springfield, MO	Count	409	331	78