CurrentCrimeMap

Data through July 2026, Independence Police Department

Crime in Independence, MO

The violent crime rate in Independence is 478 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, 9% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −17% compared with the previous 12 months.

Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, Missouri, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: TheCatalyst31 with modifications by Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Jul 2026

Violent crime

478 per 100,000 residents, per year

580 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−17% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,897 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,515 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−11% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

3,375 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,095 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 121,329, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Independence sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

478

Independence has the 109th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 193 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Independence; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Great Falls, MT496104
Killeen, TX495105
Bakersfield, CA494106
San Francisco, CA486107
St. Paul, MN485108
Independence, MO478109
Tucson, AZ475110
Fayetteville, AR472111
Pittsburgh, PA469112
Jersey City, NJ467113
San Jose, CA463114

The places closest to Independence in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Independence crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Independence Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Independence and the 8 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Independence, 4 have a higher violent crime rate and 4 a lower one. The closest is Kansas City, MO, 11 miles away.

Independence and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Independence, MO478
Kansas City, MO1,32511 mi
Kansas City, KS88621 mi
Overland Park, KS17323 mi
Olathe, KS20929 mi
Topeka, KS88272 mi
Columbia, MO358109 mi
Springfield, MO1,230143 mi
Lincoln, NE391171 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Jul 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 56 reported46−29% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 5 reported4.1−50% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 1,891 reported1,559+11% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 720 reported593−21% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 460 reported379−14% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 427 reported352−44% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent5646—−29%
HomicideViolent54.1—−50%
TheftProperty1,8911,559—+11%
Theft from vehiclesProperty720593—−21%
BurglaryProperty460379—−14%
Vehicle theftProperty427352—−44%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Independence Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (45th highest rate of 155), robbery (93rd highest rate of 152) and burglary (31st highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Aug 2025 to Jul 2026

Violent crime −17%

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Violent crimes per month in Independence, MO, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Aug 202570Aug 202447
Sep 202553Sep 202471
Oct 202548Oct 202461
Nov 202554Nov 202466
Dec 202559Dec 202460
Jan 202633Jan 202549
Feb 202629Feb 202558
Mar 202637Mar 202554
Apr 202656Apr 202560
May 202654May 202554
Jun 202649Jun 202551
Jul 202638Jul 202569

Homicides 5 vs. 10

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Homicides per month in Independence, MO, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Aug 20250Aug 20240
Sep 20252Sep 20242
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20251Nov 20242
Dec 20250Dec 20241
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20252
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20261Apr 20251
May 20261May 20251
Jun 20260Jun 20251
Jul 20260Jul 20250

2 in 2026 through July, 5 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Independence, MO
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 2026382900
Jun 2026493140
May 2026542891
Apr 2026562571
Mar 2026372770
Feb 2026292560
Jan 2026332780
Dec 2025592870
Nov 2025542791
Oct 2025483370
Sep 2025533192
Aug 2025703320
Jul 2025693380
Jun 2025512831
May 2025543091
Apr 2025602731
Mar 2025543350
Feb 2025582832
Jan 2025492730
Dec 2024603451
Nov 2024663442
Oct 2024614180
Sep 2024713532
Aug 2024473740
Jul 2024793910
Jun 2024624001
May 2024502541
Apr 2024653622
Mar 2024553760
Feb 2024513782
Jan 2024413180
Dec 2023301430
Nov 202311902
Oct 202312892
Sep 2023302216
Aug 2023472901

How Independence compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
17Lafayette, LA1,1043,364122,489Jul 2026
63Billings, MT6532,212122,571Sep 2026
89Lowell, MA5361,224121,283May 2026
99Las Cruces, NM5093,325118,356Jul 2026
109Independence, MO4782,897121,329Jul 2026
115Hartford, CT4412,034122,548Aug 2026
127Cambridge, MA4022,387121,634Aug 2026
185Ann Arbor, MI2861,698122,740Sep 2026
231Alachua County, FL (Sheriff)208572121,845Sep 2026
260Rochester, MN1391,104124,142Sep 2026

The 10 places closest to Independence in population, Independence included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
5Kansas City, MO1,3253,411518,039Jul 2026
11Springfield, MO1,2303,601170,958Jul 2026
14St. Louis, MO1,1514,554274,819Aug 2026
109Independence, MO4782,897121,329Jul 2026
150Columbia, MO3581,584132,072Aug 2026

All 5 places in Missouri on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
5Kansas City, MO1,3253,411518,039Jul 2026
11Springfield, MO1,2303,601170,958Jul 2026
26Kansas City, KS8862,936156,815May 2026
27Topeka, KS8823,467125,228Dec 2025
109Independence, MO4782,897121,329Jul 2026
132Lincoln, NE3911,767302,860Aug 2026
150Columbia, MO3581,584132,072Aug 2026
159Omaha, NE3422,524488,395Aug 2026
230Olathe, KS209831150,965Aug 2026
243Overland Park, KS1731,443204,173Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Independence by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Independence side by side with Columbia, Springfield or St. Louis, or with any other place.

Other cities in Missouri

4 city pages, closest first

Missouri as a whole has 417 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Independence’s rate is 15% above the state’s.

Kansas CityColumbiaSpringfieldSt. Louis

All 5 cities in Missouri

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Independence safe?

By reported violent crime, Independence is above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 478 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, −17% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Independence?

This site does not have one for Independence. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Independence compares with nearby places such as Kansas City, MO instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Independence?

478 violent and 2,897 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 4,095 incidents reported to Independence Police Department over the 12 months to July 2026. Violent crime includes 56 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 460 burglaries, 720 thefts from vehicles and 1,891 other thefts.

Is crime in Independence going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −17% and property crime −11% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Independence had in 2026?

Independence Police Department reported 2 homicides from January to July 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 5 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jul 2026 the count was 5, or 4 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Independence Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset MO0480600). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Independence

12 months to July 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat5646−29%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal460379−14%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included720593−21%
Vehicle theft427352−44%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

MO0480600
Source
Independence Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset MO0480600)
Latest complete month
July 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to July 2026 (43 months)
Update schedule
Independence Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)