Safety · Velda
Velda, MO crime & safety
Velda's reported crime rate is well above Missouri's. 78 violent crimes were reported in 2023.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Velda compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Velda's police department reported only 2023, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Reported crime, 2023
Velda at a glance
Violent crime
63.1
per 1,000 residents · Missouri 4.7
Property crime
72
per 1,000 residents · Missouri 21.8
Incidents reported
167
78 violent · 89 property
Violent crime per 1,000
Property crime per 1,000
Trend
Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2022–2023
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Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
| Year | Velda property | Missouri property | Velda violent | Missouri violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 67 | 24.2 | 48.1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 72 | 21.8 | 63.1 | 4.7 |
What gets reported
2023, by type
Larceny / theft
45
Burglary
13
Vehicle theft
31
Aggravated assault
68
Robbery
6
Rape
3
Homicide
1
Arson
2
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Who keeps Velda safe
Local public safety
👮 Velda Police DepartmentReports its crime counts to the FBI — the figures on this page.
🚨 EmergenciesCall 911. For non-emergency numbers, alerts and preparedness, see the town guide.
Next door
Velda and its neighbors
Reported crime per 1,000 residents in each town's latest year. * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people. Grade: the Safety Grade; — = not graded.
No town figures in the FBI's data: Velda Village Hills.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can't tell you
- It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
- Small numbers swing. In a town of about 1,200, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
- Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2023, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.