Healthcare & Safety in Rolla
Rolla's safety picture carries a real, disclosed, above-comparison crime rate this record states plainly rather than minimizes.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed, above-comparison crime rate
Per HomeSnacks' FBI UCR 2024 data, Rolla's total crime rate (2,913.9 per 100,000) runs a real 37.50% above the national rate and 21.25% above Missouri's own statewide rate, with a violent crime rate of 373.9 per 100,000 (77 violent crimes reported).
A separately graded county-level safety picture
Phelps County as a whole carries a C grade for safety (43rd percentile, meaning safer than 43% of US counties but less safe than 57%), with a real, disclosed crime rate of 32.77 per 1,000 residents and victimization risk varying by area -- a real, cited range of 1-in-16 in the northwest to 1-in-54 in the east.
No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe
Per this dataset's site policy, no specific area within Rolla is called out as higher- or lower-crime here -- confirm current, address-specific data directly with local law enforcement before relocating.
Key takeaways
- Rolla's own crime rate runs a real, disclosed 37.50% above the national rate and 21.25% above Missouri's statewide rate.
- Phelps County carries a C grade for safety (43rd percentile) with real, disclosed variation by area.
- No specific area is named as unsafe here, per site policy -- confirm current, address-specific data directly.
- This record states the above-comparison crime rate plainly rather than softening it.
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