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Gladstone, MO crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Gladstone is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 31 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Gladstone is 1 in 33. Based on FBI crime data, Gladstone is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Missouri, Gladstone has a crime rate that is higher than 87% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Gladstone to other communities of similar population, then Gladstone crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Gladstone does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Gladstone does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Gladstone.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Gladstone occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Gladstone; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 313. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.

In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Gladstone is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Gladstone, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 36, which is a rate of 27 per one thousand population.

Importantly, we found that Gladstone has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Gladstone is one in 196.

Gladstone Crime Data

total Crime Index

10

(100 is safest)


Safer than 10% of U.S. cities.

Gladstone Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

86

738

824

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

3.20

27.43

30.62

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
3.2
4.88
National Median: 4
    Gladstone
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 313

in Gladstone

1 in 205

in Missouri

Gladstone Violent Crimes

Population: 26,907
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 12 10 64
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.45 0.37 2.38

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
27.43
23.4
National Median: 20
    Gladstone
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 36

in Gladstone

1 in 43

in Missouri

Property Crimes

Population: 26,907
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 74 527 137
Rate per 1,000 2.75 19.59 5.09

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Gladstone Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
102
30
National Median: 27.0
    Gladstone
    Missouri