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Crime rate in Alton, Missouri (MO): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

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Crime rates in Alton by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2010	2011	2012
Murders (per 100,000)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Rapes (per 100,000)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (153.1)	0 (0.0)	1 (156.7)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Robberies (per 100,000)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Assaults (per 100,000)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (306.3)	1 (152.4)	1 (153.1)	1 (155.0)	1 (156.7)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	18 (2,038.5)
Burglaries (per 100,000)	0 (0.0)	2 (305.8)	8 (1,225.1)	2 (304.9)	1 (153.1)	2 (310.1)	2 (313.5)	1 (158.7)	1 (114.4)	13 (1,472.3)
Thefts (per 100,000)	1 (147.7)	1 (152.9)	2 (306.3)	0 (0.0)	1 (153.1)	3 (465.1)	1 (156.7)	2 (317.5)	2 (228.8)	22 (2,491.5)
Auto thefts (per 100,000)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (158.7)	0 (0.0)	2 (226.5)
Arson (per 100,000)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (153.1)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (113.3)
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 297.6)	6.1	28.6	165.8	53.9	176.9	74.2	192.5	38.0	17.9	654.2

City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

According to our research of Missouri and other state lists there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Alton, Missouri as of February 01, 2015.
The ratio of number of residents in Alton to the number of sex offenders is 110 to 1.

See how dangerous Alton, MO is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)

Alton:	654.2
Thayer:	37.8
Birch Tree:	382.9
Winona:	383.7
Hardy:	661.9
West Plains:	434.4
Mountain View:	391.1
Highland:	189.7
Cherokee Village:	171.9

Violent crime rate in 2012

Alton:	1,060.9
U.S. Average:	214.0

Violent crime rate in 2011

Alton:	0.0
U.S. Average:	214.1

Violent crime rate in 2010

Alton:	0.0
U.S. Average:	223.2

Violent crime rate in 2008

Alton:	244.7
U.S. Average:	252.4

Violent crime rate in 2007

Alton:	80.7
U.S. Average:	259.7

Violent crime rate in 2006

Alton:	239.1
U.S. Average:	264.1

Violent crime rate in 2005

Alton:	79.3
U.S. Average:	258.9

Violent crime rate in 2004

Alton:	159.4
U.S. Average:	256.0

Violent crime rate in 2003

Alton:	0.0
U.S. Average:	262.6

Violent crime rate in 2002

Alton:	0.0
U.S. Average:	272.2

Property crime rate in 2012

Alton:	471.5
U.S. Average:	266.5

Property crime rate in 2011

Alton:	35.7
U.S. Average:	273.5

Property crime rate in 2010

Alton:	74.3
U.S. Average:	276.4

Property crime rate in 2008

Alton:	73.4
U.S. Average:	302.2

Property crime rate in 2007

Alton:	88.8
U.S. Average:	309.2

Property crime rate in 2006

Alton:	39.9
U.S. Average:	317.3

Property crime rate in 2005

Alton:	63.5
U.S. Average:	322.3

Property crime rate in 2004

Alton:	271.0
U.S. Average:	327.4

Property crime rate in 2003

Alton:	71.6
U.S. Average:	334.1

Property crime rate in 2002

Alton:	7.7
U.S. Average:	336.9

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Latest news about crime in Alton, MO collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Rapes per 100,000 population

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Full-time law enforcement employees in 2012, including police officers: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.27
Missouri average:	2.42

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.72
Missouri average:	2.49

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.13
Missouri average:	2.46

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2007, including police officers: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.10
Missouri average:	2.42

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.12
Missouri average:	2.35

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.13
Missouri average:	2.30

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.66
Missouri average:	2.35

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.10
Missouri average:	2.35

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Zip codes: 65606.

Crime rate in Alton, Missouri (MO): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

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