Frederick Krause Mansion · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0For violent crime, Platte City trails 61% of U.S. towns per resident
Across all the graded crimes, Platte City lands on B− (#72 of 172 graded towns in Missouri): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, 2.2 violent crimes and 11.7 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 5.8 and 26.2 in the rest of Missouri.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of MO” is every other Missouri city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Platte City
Platte City reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 1 Missouri towns on Platte City’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Kansas City (D−). Neighbors ↓
Among Missouri towns, closer to the middle
Missouri’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Platte City’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 58% of the 172 Missouri towns we grade, against 46% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Platte City’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (2.2) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns. Its property rate (11.7) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Platte City | Rest of Missouri | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Platte City’s police reported 32 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 2.2 per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.8 in the rest of Missouri and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Platte City per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 4 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Platte City property | Rest of Missouri property | Platte City violent | Rest of Missouri violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13.2 | 31.8 | 2.5 | 6.4 |
| 2023 | 12.8 | 28.8 | 1.4 | 5.9 |
| 2024 | 10.3 | 27.0 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| 2025 | 11.9 | 22.9 | 3.7 | 5.4 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Missouri.
76 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
18 violent and 58 property, as reported to the FBI by Platte City’s police.
Two people died in crashes on Platte City’s roads in 2019–2023
Platte City had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died. Most of these deaths (1 of 2) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is about what is typical for Missouri towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (7.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Platte City’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Platte City’s own rate (8.3) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Platte City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte City | B− | 2.2 | 11.7 |
| Kansas City | D− | 14.6 | 45.3 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Missouri towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte City | B− | 2.2 | 11.7 |
| Higginsville | A− | 0.6 | 7.7 |
| Eldon | B | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| Mount Vernon | B | 0.6 | 12.3 |
| Desloge | C− | 2.3 | 31.7 |
| St. Clair | D | 4.3 | 26.2 |
The five graded Missouri towns closest to Platte City’s population (4,911), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Platte City. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Platte City’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (4,889 in 2025); our figure for Platte City is 4,911 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Platte City
Is Platte City, MO safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Platte City reports more crime per resident than 54% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #72 of 172 in Missouri. Its police reported 2.2 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.8 in the rest of Missouri and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Platte City?
2.2 violent and 11.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Missouri reports 5.8 and 26.2; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Platte City safer than Kansas City?
Kansas City reports more crime per resident than Platte City: Kansas City grades D− for safety and Platte City B−. Kansas City’s police reported 14.6 violent and 45.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Platte City?
Platte City’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Platte City”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.