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Wright City, 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 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 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

Wright City has an overall crime rate of 8 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Wright City is 1 in 131. How does Wright City fare compared to other communities in Missouri of all population sizes? Wright City's crime rate is lower than approximately 56% of Missouri communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Wright City has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Wright City is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Wright City 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 Wright City.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Wright City 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 Wright City; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 315. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Wright City is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Wright City than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 223.

Wright City Crime Data

total Crime Index

55

(100 is safest)


Safer than 55% of U.S. cities.

Wright City Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

17

24

41

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

3.18

4.48

7.66

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
3.18
4.59
National Median: 4
    Wright City
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 315

in Wright City

1 in 218

in Missouri

Wright City Violent Crimes

Population: 5,354
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
4.48
20.95
National Median: 19
    Wright City
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 223

in Wright City

1 in 48

in Missouri

Property Crimes

Population: 5,354
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Wright City Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
7
27
National Median: 26.5
    Wright City
    Missouri

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