At Boehmer Law, our criminal attorneys have the experience and knowledge to help you with any criminal misdemeanors or felonies on either a local or federal level. We handle Missouri criminal legal matters like warrant recalls, bond reductions, sexual assault, tickets, drug charges and homicide cases. Our team of criminal attorneys will sit down with you and discuss the details of your case and discuss how to best fight the charges you are facing. We are not afraid to take your case to trial if we need to. Many attorneys just want to settle because they do not have the experience and knowledge to go to trial.
At Boehmer Law, we offer a free consultation to discuss your case so please call 636-896-4020 today. Let us get fighting for you. Remember, call and speak with one of our attorneys before you speak with law enforcement. Anything you say can be used against you in your legal matters.Missouri Criminal Statistics:
Are you interested in criminal statistics for the state of Missouri such as, how many people were arrested? How many reported murders, burglaries, or aggravated occurred in 2017. Here is a link for the full report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol for 2017: http://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/SAC/CIM/PDF/ExecutiveSummary2017.pdf
Here are a few highlights:
Arrests: Law enforcement agencies reported a total of 243,387 arrests in 2017. This is approximately a 2.3% decrease compared to 2016, and a 15.4% decrease compared to 2013.[1]
Murder: Murder is the least occurring offense of all index offenses but is one for the most concerning with the public. In 2017, 594 murders occurred in Missouri, producing a rate of 9.7 per 100,000 persons. The murder rate increased approximately 10.7% compared to 2016 and has also increased about 59.1% compared to 2013.
Rape: In 2017, 2,713 rape offenses occurred in Missouri, which is an increase from the 2,543 rape offenses in 2016. The rape rate of 44.4 per 100,000 persons in 2017 is an increase of about 6.3% compared to 2016.
Robbery: In 2017, there were 6,347 robberies and a rate of 103.8 per 100,000 persons. This rate decreased about 3.6% compared to 2016.
Aggravated Assault: The most frequent violent index offense during 2017 was aggravated assault with 22,665 offenses. These offenses constituted 70.1% of violent index offenses and 11.0% of all index offenses. Likewise, aggravated assault has the highest rate of violent index offenses, with a rate of 370.7 per 100,000 persons. This rate is a 3.1% increase compared to 2016. The aggravated assault rate has increased about 24.2% since 2013.
Motor Vehicle Theft: With 19,885 offenses, motor vehicle thefts constituted 11.4% of property index offenses and 9.7% of all index offenses in 2017. Of all motor vehicle thefts, 69.4% of the stolen vehicles were automobiles and 19.3% were trucks and buses. The motor vehicle theft rate in 2017 was 325.3 per 100,000 persons, which is an increase of about 8.6% compared to 2016 and an increase of about 21.5% compared to 2013.
Please call 636-896-4020 for the criminal lawyers in Missouri of Boehmer Law to get your free consultation today. We are ready to get fighting for you!
[1] MSHP Crime in Missouri 2017 Executive Summary, August 2018
