In 2025, Lee's Summit police reported 120 violent crimes (111 per 100,000 residents), including 2 murders, 6 robberies and 81 aggravated assaults, plus 2,101 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 107,668. Violent-crime rate rank: 6 of 6 large Missouri cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency MO0480800, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 1,376 | 7,126 | 134 | 3,978 | Live |
| Springfield | 1,232 | 2,107 | 9 | 3,855 | Totals |
| St. Louis | 1,230 | 3,380 | 141 | 5,020 | Totals |
| Independence | 560 | 679 | 8 | 2,995 | Totals |
| Columbia | 359 | 474 | 4 | 1,880 | Totals |
| Lee's Summit | 111 | 120 | 2 | 1,951 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Lee's Summit's violent-crime rate of 111 per 100,000 people in 2025 was less than half the Missouri rate (420) and less than half the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 897 residents, or about 2.3 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Lee's Summit ranks 348th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 254th for murder (2 murders, 1.9 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 68% of Lee's Summit's violent crimes and robberies 5%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 1,951 per 100,000, 18% higher than Missouri overall. Lee's Summit police logged 203 vehicle thefts (189 per 100,000, 212th of 351; Missouri: 294) and 154 burglaries (143 per 100,000, 37% lower than the state).
The closest city we cover is Independence, 11 miles north; its violent-crime rate (560) is 5 times Lee's Summit's.
Out-of-state cities near Lee's Summit's size (107,668 residents): Downey, CA at 300 violent crimes per 100,000 and Costa Mesa, CA at 543.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Lee's Summit had 111 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, less than half the statewide 420. It is 6th highest of the 6 Missouri cities on this site; Kansas City is highest at 1,376. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Lee's Summit police reported 2 murders for 2025, a rate of 1.9 per 100,000 residents. The Missouri rate was 7.2 and the national rate 4.1.
203 vehicles were reported stolen in Lee's Summit in 2025, 189 per 100,000 residents. That is about even with the national rate of 195 and ranks 212th of 351 cities on this site.