SPRINGFIELD is a region located in MO, and has a population of 160,078. This region is policed by SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SPRINGFIELD has an overall crime rate of 11,850 per 100,000 residents. This is one of the most dangerous regions in the United States. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in SPRINGFIELD is 1 in 8 if you reside there for a year.
The average overall crime rate for SPRINGFIELD for the previous 2 years was 12,053 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for SPRINGFIELD has been decreasing over time.
Below are its crime rates and policing statistics according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). For more specific crime statistics (NIBRS) for many US cities & counties, see Offense Statistics.
| (per 100,000) | SPRINGFIELD | USA | |
| Crime Rate (Overall) | 11,850 | 4,506 | |
| Murder Rate | 3.1 | 6 | |
| Robbery Rate | 179 | 148 | |
| Rape Rate | 69 | 30 | |
| Assault Rate | 2,592 | 644 | |
| Burglary Rate | 1,282 | 726 | |
| Forced Entry Rate | 638 | 417 | |
| Larceny Rate | 7,116 | 2,185 | |
| Auto Theft Rate | 608 | 362 |
| SPRINGFIELD | USA | |
| Overall Clearance | 44% | 28% |
| Homicide Clearance | 100% | 56% |
| Assault Clearance | 88% | 52% |
| Rape Clearance | 64% | 38% |
| Robbery Clearance | 66% | 23% |
| Burglary Clearance | 24% | 12% |
| Larceny Clearance | 33% | 18% |
| Auto Theft Clearance | 27% | 12% |
Of the 730,000 sex offenders in the United States, there are a total of 605 sex offender(s) in SPRINGFIELD.
On a per capita basis, there are approximately 378 sex offender(s) per 100,000 people in SPRINGFIELD. This is compared to the nation-wide average of 240 sex offenders per 100,000 people.
To search the official state sex offender registry for Missouri see http://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/CRID/SOR/SORPage.html
Data estimated from arrests & clearances from a sample from the Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 2011. If missing data exist, these figures will tend to underestimate the true figures. Insideprison.com is not responsible for the currency or accuracy of this data.
