Jefferson City violent crime cut in half over 10-year period

The latest Uniform Crime Reporting numbers indicate an overall downward crime trend in Jefferson City over the past 10 years.

Violent crime, which includes homicide, rape, robbery and assault, decreased by 50 percent from 2006 to 2015. The city had its highest rate of violent crime in 2006 with 324 reported offenses.

In that same time span, property crimes decreased by about 10 percent from 1,576 reported incidents to 1,383.

While both violent and property crime rates are down significantly since 2006, the city did see a slight increase from 2014 to 2015.

Violent crime increased by about 22 percent with 162 reported offenses in 2015. Robbery and rape increased the most in the violent crime category. Robberies were up by 68 percent and rapes were up by 100 percent, doubling from 6 to 12 cases.

Property crime increased by only 3 percent with 1,383 reports.

Here’s a breakdown of the numbers for the past five years:

Violent Crime

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Criminal Homicide

1

2 0 1 2 Negligent Manslaughter 0 0 0 0 0 Rape 8 12 7 6 12 Attempted Rape 1 0 0 0 2 Robbery 58 39 36 25 42 Aggravated Assault 177 208 157 101 104 Total Violent Crimes 245 261 200 133

162

Property Crime

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Burglary 282 235 235 166 178 Larceny Theft 1,305 1,311 1,162 1,134 1,153 Motor Vehicle Theft 26 40 49 31 47 Arson 11 10 9 7 5 Total Property Crimes 1,624 1,596 1,455 1,338 1,383