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Safety · Missouri

Safest Counties in Missouri 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in Missouri

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Gentry County, MO
97.5
2Scotland County, MO
97.5
3Knox County, MO
92.6
4Reynolds County, MO
91.8
5Moniteau County, MO
89.9
6Mercer County, MO
88.2
7Putnam County, MO
88.2
8Cole County, MO
83.4
9Greene County, MO
83.1
10Scott County, MO
82.7

All Missouri Counties — Safety Rankings

115 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Gentry County, MO
97.5
57.1
2Scotland County, MO
97.5
60.6
3Knox County, MO
92.6
66
4Reynolds County, MO
91.8
66.2
5Moniteau County, MO
89.9
59.1
6Mercer County, MO
88.2
62.8
7Putnam County, MO
88.2
62.9
8Cole County, MO
83.4
54.8
9Greene County, MO
83.1
54.4
10Scott County, MO
82.7
54
11Caldwell County, MO
82.5
64.7
12Sullivan County, MO
81.9
62.4
13Lewis County, MO
79.7
62.1
14Ralls County, MO
79.7
61.9
15Iron County, MO
79.3
59.3
16St. Clair County, MO
79.2
59.1
17Carroll County, MO
78.3
58.1
18DeKalb County, MO
77.9
55.9
19Linn County, MO
73.9
61.9
20Lafayette County, MO
73.7
56.2
21Oregon County, MO
73.7
60
22Shelby County, MO
73.6
60.1
23Wright County, MO
73.4
64.2
24Gasconade County, MO
72.2
59.2
25Hickory County, MO
68.7
57.8
26Atchison County, MO
68.4
58.3
27Maries County, MO
67.6
64
28Ozark County, MO
63.8
60.2
29Osage County, MO
63.7
67.2
30Morgan County, MO
62.8
53.7
31Montgomery County, MO
62.5
53.4
32Andrew County, MO
62.1
53.8
33Audrain County, MO
61.7
51.2
34Pulaski County, MO
61.3
49.8
35Shannon County, MO
60.5
61.3
36Howard County, MO
60.1
52.4
37Pike County, MO
58.3
54.6
38Worth County, MO
58.3
59.2
39Douglas County, MO
58
60.8
40Holt County, MO
56.2
57.5
41Perry County, MO
54.8
47.2
42Clay County, MO
54.2
45.5
43Monroe County, MO
53
58.6
44Livingston County, MO
52.9
52.7
45Clinton County, MO
52.8
47.7
46Chariton County, MO
52.6
61.3
47Daviess County, MO
51.8
53.5
48Dallas County, MO
50.3
59
49St. Charles County, MO
49.2
48.2
50Ripley County, MO
49.1
49.8
51Clark County, MO
48.8
55.1
52Benton County, MO
47.6
50.4
53Macon County, MO
47.5
52.6
54Harrison County, MO
47.2
50.3
55Miller County, MO
46.4
54.3
56Grundy County, MO
46.2
51
57Carter County, MO
44.9
57.5
58Lincoln County, MO
44.7
45
59Ste. Genevieve County, MO
43.4
54
60Platte County, MO
43
45.2
61Madison County, MO
40.9
46
62Webster County, MO
40.3
50
63Cooper County, MO
40.2
56.7
64Randolph County, MO
40.2
49.9
65Dent County, MO
40.1
55.5
66Bollinger County, MO
39.7
54.3
67Jackson County, MO
39.4
35.7
68Warren County, MO
38.7
43.2
69Lawrence County, MO
36.5
45.6
70Nodaway County, MO
36
50.3
71Stoddard County, MO
34.9
47.1
72Stone County, MO
34.7
52.2
73Washington County, MO
34.6
51.4
74Franklin County, MO
32.8
42.5
75Jefferson County, MO
32
40.4
76Texas County, MO
29.7
50.3
77Schuyler County, MO
29.1
55.5
78Camden County, MO
28.8
48.6
79Ray County, MO
28.1
42.2
80Henry County, MO
27.8
44.5
81Cedar County, MO
27.2
45.4
82Johnson County, MO
27
44.9
83McDonald County, MO
26.6
44.7
84Polk County, MO
26.5
44.3
85Newton County, MO
24
42.6
86Wayne County, MO
22.9
50
87Cape Girardeau County, MO
21.7
42.6
88Howell County, MO
21.3
49.1
89Laclede County, MO
20.9
43.7
90Saline County, MO
20.4
42.8
91Pettis County, MO
20
41.1
92Barry County, MO
18.7
45.9
93Taney County, MO
17.3
42.2
94Dunklin County, MO
17.1
40.9
95Dade County, MO
15.7
44.1
96Bates County, MO
13.5
45.2
97St. Francois County, MO
11.9
37.3
98Mississippi County, MO
11.4
35.4
99Barton County, MO
10.7
44.6
100St. Louis County, MO
10.3
36.6
101Marion County, MO
10.2
42.3
102Phelps County, MO
10.2
43
103Boone County, MO
10
39.5
104Vernon County, MO
6.6
42
105Callaway County, MO
4.8
39.7
106Butler County, MO
4.5
37.9
107Crawford County, MO
4.5
40.7
108Adair County, MO
3.4
44.3
109Pemiscot County, MO
3.1
34.6
110Jasper County, MO
2.6
32
111Buchanan County, MO
2.3
31.1
112New Madrid County, MO
1
38.1
113St. Louis city, MO
0.7
26.2
114Christian County, MO
0.4
38.5
115Cass County, MO
0.1
33.2

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