Highest Total Crime in Missouri Exists in a Town of 13,000 People
I could give you 5 guesses as to what Missouri town has the highest total crime rate and I'd bet there's a good chance you wouldn't come up with the right answer. I will confess that the same is true of me. I learned the highest total crime rate exists in a town of less than 13,000 residents.
24/7 Wall St has an interesting overview of all kinds of crime stats in Missouri. I was actually researching something totally different that I came across a very surprising graph showing the cities in Missouri with the highest total crime rate. Notice the hovel that sits at #1.
The highest crime rate in Missouri is in Branson? Say it isn't so. Digging deeper brings out even more alarming numbers about crime in Branson. The breakdown shows the overall crime rate in Branson is 240% higher than the rest of the state of Missouri.
So what's all the crime in Branson about?
I'm not trying to play down the crime rate in Branson, but there is some consolation. 94% of the crime is property crime. I'm not saying that's a good thing, but if I have to choose between violent crime versus property crime, I'll pick property crime every single time. You can always replace stuff. You can't replace people.
It's not all good news regarding violent crime in Branson either as it still has a rate way above the national level. Can we agree that one is too many?
The entire 24/7 Wall St crime breakdown is an interesting read if you'd like to find out more about how each area in Missouri rates.
