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Park Hills, 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 Park Hills is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 25 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 Park Hills is 1 in 39. Based on FBI crime data, Park Hills is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Missouri, Park Hills has a crime rate that is higher than 81% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Park Hills to other communities of similar population, then Park Hills crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Park Hills 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 Park Hills 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 Park Hills.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Park Hills 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 Park Hills; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 360. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Park Hills's rate for property crime is 23 per one thousand population. This makes Park Hills a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Park Hills is one in 44.

Importantly, we found that Park Hills 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 Park Hills is one in 227.

Park Hills Crime Data

total Crime Index

15

(100 is safest)


Safer than 15% of U.S. cities.

Park Hills Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

24

196

220

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.78

22.68

25.46

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.78
4.88
National Median: 4
    Park Hills
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 360

in Park Hills

1 in 205

in Missouri

Park Hills Violent Crimes

Population: 8,641
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 12 1 11
Rate per 1,000 0.00 1.39 0.12 1.27

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
22.68
23.4
National Median: 20
    Park Hills
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 44

in Park Hills

1 in 43

in Missouri

Property Crimes

Population: 8,641
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 19 139 38
Rate per 1,000 2.20 16.09 4.40

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

Park Hills Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
11
30
National Median: 27.0
    Park Hills
    Missouri