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Wright City, 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 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2025 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

Wright City has an overall crime rate of 6 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 Wright City is 1 in 164. How does Wright City fare compared to other communities in Missouri of all population sizes? Wright City's crime rate is lower than approximately 58% of Missouri communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Wright City has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Wright City is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Wright City 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 Wright City.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Wright City'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 Wright City is one in 715.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Wright City is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Wright City than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 212.

Wright City Crime Data

total Crime Index

59

(100 is safest)


Safer than 59% of U.S. cities.

Wright City Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

8

27

35

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.40

4.72

6.12

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.4
4.62
National Median: 4
    Wright City
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 715

in Wright City

1 in 216

in Missouri

Wright City Violent Crimes

Population: 5,723
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 1 1 6
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.17 0.17 1.05

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 16,935 127,527 205,952 870,931
Rate per 1,000 0.05 0.38 0.61 2.56

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
4.72
19.41
National Median: 18
    Wright City
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 212

in Wright City

1 in 52

in Missouri

Property Crimes

Population: 5,723
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 4 21 2
Rate per 1,000 0.70 3.67 0.35

United States Property Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 779,542 4,326,531 880,327
Rate per 1,000 2.29 12.72 2.59

Wright City Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
6
26
National Median: 24.5
    Wright City
    Missouri

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