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The Poplar Bluff crime rate is much higher than the Missouri average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #467

Poplar Bluff, MO	3,280.37
Missouri	1,858.24
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Poplar Bluff, MO Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	1	7	31	76	221	1,170	75	14
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	5.8	40.4	178.7	438.2	1,274.1	6,745.5	432.4	80.7	3,538
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.6	28.1	92.2	304.8	581.5	2,055.3	269.8	NA	1,623
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	0	3	18	56	248	1,063	53	12
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	17.4	104.6	325.3	1,440.5	6,174.5	307.9	69.7	2,991
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.1	26.5	90.7	298.7	643.0	2,223.9	270.1	NA	1,672
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	1	7	28	102	265	1,036	43	9
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	5.8	40.8	163.1	594.2	1,543.7	6,034.8	250.5	52.4	3,538
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.5	25.1	96.0	323.4	705.2	2,338.4	270.8	NA	1,762
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	2	3	15	86	272	1,098	38	5
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	11.7	17.6	87.8	503.4	1,592.0	6,426.7	222.4	29.3	3,414
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.1	24.3	104.3	312.7	745.7	2,308.3	254.8	NA	1,759
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	0	1	28	79	257	1,106	52	8
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	5.9	165.3	466.4	1,517.3	6,529.7	307.0	47.2	3,291
	Missouri	Per 100,000	7.0	23.9	102.4	321.7	735.4	2,343.0	268.0	NA	1,788
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	0	8	34	87	271	980	26	6
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	46.8	198.7	508.5	1,584.0	5,728.0	152.0	35.1	3,342
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.4	26.8	124.5	334.1	731.3	2,362.1	291.9	NA	1,853
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	0	6	19	82	267	974	32	10
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	35.2	111.5	481.4	1,567.4	5,717.6	187.8	58.7	3,135
	Missouri	Per 100,000	7.7	27.3	125.0	344.4	774.5	2,537.9	351.3	NA	1,981
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	1	4	18	52	212	1,061	62	17
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	5.9	23.5	105.5	304.9	1,243.1	6,221.4	363.6	99.7	3,032
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.5	29.2	121.9	347.3	739.1	2,594.7	404.6	NA	1,995
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	0	3	21	63	223	950	92	12
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	17.6	123.3	369.8	1,309.0	5,576.4	540.0	70.4	2,965
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.3	30.2	129.9	379.3	764.1	2,627.0	435.3	NA	2,076
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	6	6	26	46	186	1,056	71	12
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	35.7	35.7	154.7	273.6	1,106.5	6,282.0	422.4	71.4	3,558
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.9	28.0	124.1	366.4	738.3	2,746.2	443.1	NA	2,074
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Poplar Bluff, MO	6.33
Missouri	18.22
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Poplar Bluff, MO Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.6	0.8	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.0	15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.7	1.1	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	5.9	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	58
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	2.4	1.5	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	2.1	1.4	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.0	20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.7	1.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	2.0	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	2.2	1.4	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Poplar Bluff, MO	2.74
Missouri	2.92
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Poplar Bluff, MO Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	55	44	11
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	317.1	253.7	63.4	2.85
	Missouri	Per 100,000	347.6	247.4	100.1	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	55	44	11
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	319.5	255.6	63.9	2.88
	Missouri	Per 100,000	338.3	242.5	95.9	2.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	58	43	15
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	337.9	250.5	87.4	2.94
	Missouri	Per 100,000	341.0	242.3	98.6	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	55	44	11
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	321.9	257.5	64.4	2.90
	Missouri	Per 100,000	341.0	245.1	96.0	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	55	43	12
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	324.7	253.9	70.8	2.89
	Missouri	Per 100,000	346.4	248.2	98.2	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	53	42	11
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	309.8	245.5	64.3	2.78
	Missouri	Per 100,000	348.7	249.2	99.6	2.99
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	54	43	11
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	317.0	252.4	64.6	2.85
	Missouri	Per 100,000	346.7	246.3	100.4	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	54	43	11
	Poplar Bluff, MO	Per 100,000	316.6	252.1	64.5	2.84
	Missouri	Per 100,000	341.9	242.0	99.9	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	54	43	11
2005	Poplar Bluff, MO	Count	53	43	10