Kearney Ranks in Top 10 Safest Missouri Cities

On May 20, Mayor Randy Pogue was notified that the City of Kearney ranked in the Top 10 Safest Cities in Missouri, according to home security company SafeWise. This is the seventh year SafeWise has released a Safest Cities Report.

I hope you are as proud of this recognition as I am - Mayor Randy Pogue

Mayor Pogue attributes this honor to vigilant residents and law enforcement partners, but mostly to Kearney’s police department. Keeping Kearney’s police department fully funded and equipped is one of Pogue’s top priorities.

“I’ll continue to push for providing the tools, training, and positions necessary to make sure our officers have the means to continue serving our community well,” said Pogue. “I hope you are as proud of this recognition as I am!”

SafeWise conducts an annual State of Safety survey, and in the report it states that, “people in Missouri worried about their safety on a daily basis (46%) almost as much as most Americans (47%)—even with higher crime rates than most states.” This number increased over last year when SafeWise found that only 37% of Missourians had daily concerns about personal safety.

SafeWise also notes that the safest cities in Missouri have lower-than-average crime rates compared to the state, region, and country.

Here is the SafeWise’s Top 10 Safest Cities for 2021:

1. Clever

2. Vandalia

3. Savannah

4. Oronogo

5. Cottleville

6. Glendale

7. Battlefield

8. Higginsville

9. Pleasant Valley

10. Kearney

SafeWise uses FBI crime statistics data to rank cities in each state and across the country. To add extra insight and depth to that assessment, they include demographic information and the results of their proprietary State of Safety research study.

KPGZ News - Brian Watts contributed to this story