Photo: Raschmidt87 · CC BY-SA 4.0Springfield reports more crime per resident than 98% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Springfield’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D− for safety: #163 of 172 graded towns in Missouri, and #311 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
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 Springfield
2 of the 2 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 2 Missouri towns on Springfield’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Willard (B+), Republic (B). Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Springfield’s police reported 9 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 6.6 per 100,000 residents a year, below the rest of Missouri (11.6) and above all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 1.8 times the rest of Missouri
125 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (199 reported in 2025), 1.8 times the rest of Missouri (71.5) and 1.6 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Springfield reports less crime per resident than 4% (#311). Places like it ↓
A college town
Springfield is home to Missouri State University-Springfield, with 19,643 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 12% of residents are enrolled in college (Census). Students who live in town count as residents, so they are part of the per-resident rate. How to read it ↓
A job center
Springfield has 153,055 jobs based in town for 169,847 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Springfield’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.
For every 1,000 residents, about 38 property crimes reported
And about 12 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
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.
Homicides and robberies
Springfield’s police reported 9 homicides, 199 robberies and 2,075 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Missouri and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | Springfield | Rest of Missouri | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.0 | 15.1 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 8.8 | 13.4 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 5.9 | 11.4 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 5.3 | 10.2 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Springfield | Rest of Missouri | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 182 | 79.2 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 136 | 76.5 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 124 | 76.9 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 116 | 61.1 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Reported crime is steady
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.
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| Year | Springfield property | Rest of Missouri property | Springfield violent | Rest of Missouri violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 49.1 | 31.0 | 14.2 | 6.0 |
| 2023 | 41.1 | 28.2 | 11.7 | 5.6 |
| 2024 | 41.8 | 26.3 | 11.8 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 38.2 | 22.1 | 12.1 | 5.1 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
8,612 crimes reported in 2025
2,075 violent and 6,537 property, as reported to the FBI by Springfield’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
134 people died in crashes on Springfield’s roads in 2019–2023
Springfield had 123 fatal crashes in five years, in which 134 people died; 25 were pedestrians and 4 were cyclists. 4 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 15.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Missouri towns of 100,000+ people (15.4, 6 towns).
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.
Springfield and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | D− | 11.9 | 40.4 |
| Willard | B+ | 2.1 | 4.7 |
| Republic | B | 1.2 | 9.5 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Missouri towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | D− | 11.9 | 40.4 |
| O'Fallon | A− | 0.8 | 5.7 |
| Lee's Summit | C | 1.4 | 21.4 |
| Columbia | C− | 3.6 | 22.3 |
| Independence | D | 4.4 | 26.1 |
| St. Louis | D− | 13.5 | 57.1 |
The five graded Missouri towns closest to Springfield’s population (169,847), by grade.
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 Springfield. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Springfield’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (170,958 in 2025); our figure for Springfield is 169,847 (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 Springfield
Is Springfield, MO safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Springfield reports more crime per resident than 98% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade and #163 of 172 in Missouri. Its police reported 11.9 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.5 in the rest of Missouri and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Springfield?
11.9 violent and 40.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Missouri reports 5.5 and 25.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Springfield?
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Springfield in 2025?
Springfield’s police reported 9 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 5.3 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Springfield safer than Willard?
Willard reports less crime per resident than Springfield: Willard grades B+ for safety and Springfield D−. Willard’s police reported 2.1 violent and 4.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Springfield?
Springfield’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Springfield”. 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.