Which county in Missouri has the lowest violent crime rate?

Scotland has the lowest violent crime rate in Missouri, at 16.8 per 100k.

What is the violent crime rate in Scotland?

Scotland is ranked #1 in Missouri for violent crime rate, at 16.8 per 100k.

Safest Counties (Lowest Violent Crime) in Missouri (2026)

Safest counties for violent crime rate in Missouri

Top 25 of 115 counties with data.

Ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first.

Safest counties for violent crime rate in Missouri

Rank	County	Value
01	Scotland16.8 per 100k County page
02	Lewis42.8 per 100k County page
03	Mercer45.8 per 100k County page
04	Moniteau52.7 per 100k County page
05	Osage65.0 per 100k County page
06	Sullivan68.0 per 100k County page
07	Atchison70.6 per 100k County page
08	Reynolds71.1 per 100k County page
09	Clark76.9 per 100k County page
10	Ralls83.4 per 100k County page
11	Putnam85.6 per 100k County page
12	Worth92.0 per 100k County page
13	Ripley93.9 per 100k County page
14	Harrison99.5 per 100k County page
15	Shelby101.9 per 100k County page
16	Carroll101.9 per 100k County page
17	Hickory104.9 per 100k County page
18	Scott105.4 per 100k County page
19	Lafayette111.2 per 100k County page
20	Cole118.4 per 100k County page
21	Dallas118.6 per 100k County page
22	Caldwell124.5 per 100k County page
23	Macon127.2 per 100k County page
24	Andrew128.5 per 100k County page
25	Gasconade129.6 per 100k County page

How this ranking works

This page ranks Missouri counties by violent crime rate, sorted so the safest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For violent crime rate, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh violent crime rate against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of violent crime rate.

Frequently asked questions

Which county in Missouri has the lowest violent crime rate?: Scotland has the lowest violent crime rate in Missouri, at 16.8 per 100k.
What is the violent crime rate in Scotland?: Scotland is ranked #1 in Missouri for violent crime rate, at 16.8 per 100k.
How is this violent crime rate ranking calculated?: Counties in Missouri are ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.