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Thayer, 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

Thayer has an overall crime rate of 11 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 Thayer is 1 in 95. How does Thayer fare compared to other communities in Missouri of all population sizes? Thayer's crime rate is lower than approximately 45% of Missouri communities.

However, when you compare Thayer to other communities of similar population, then Thayer crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Thayer does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Thayer 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 Thayer.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Thayer's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Thayer is one in 949.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Thayer's rate for property crime is 9 per one thousand population. This makes Thayer a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Thayer is one in 105.

Thayer Crime Data

total Crime Index

42

(100 is safest)


Safer than 42% of U.S. cities.

Thayer Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

2

18

20

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.05

9.48

10.54

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.05
4.59
National Median: 4
    Thayer
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 949

in Thayer

1 in 218

in Missouri

Thayer Violent Crimes

Population: 1,898
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 0 0 2
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.05

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
9.48
20.95
National Median: 19
    Thayer
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 105

in Thayer

1 in 48

in Missouri

Property Crimes

Population: 1,898
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 2 12 4
Rate per 1,000 1.05 6.32 2.11

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

Thayer Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
8
27
National Median: 26.5
    Thayer
    Missouri

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