Data disclaimer: Based on the NFIRS Public Data Release (2020-2024). NFIRS is voluntarily reported and may not include all departments or incidents. Some departments have missing years or incomplete records. Totals shown reflect data as submitted and may not represent complete activity.
Incident Composition (2020–2024)
Summary
515,488
Avg Incidents / Year
64.4%
EMS Share
4.5%
Fire Share
6.3%
False Alarm Rate
+19.6%
5-Year Trend
Jackson
Busiest County
| County ▲ | Population ▲ | Departments ▲ | 5-Year Incidents ▼ | Incidents / 1K / Yr ▲ | EMS % ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 716,764 | 14 | 842,892 | 235.2 | 71.1% |
| St. Louis | 1,003,734 | 43 | 648,536 | 129.2 | 65% |
| St. Charles | 405,183 | 10 | 154,858 | 76.4 | 62.4% |
| Greene | 298,522 | 13 | 95,831 | 64.2 | 44.2% |
| Jefferson | 226,703 | 13 | 79,905 | 70.5 | 57.9% |
| Boone | 183,385 | 6 | 60,932 | 66.5 | 64.6% |
| Buchanan | 84,731 | 7 | 58,709 | 138.6 | 54.9% |
| Cass | 107,719 | 12 | 44,347 | 82.3 | 73.8% |
| Franklin | 104,457 | 9 | 34,135 | 65.4 | 53.2% |
| Taney | 55,976 | 5 | 32,650 | 116.7 | 58.7% |
| Jasper | 122,722 | 14 | 32,424 | 52.8 | 65% |
| Christian | 88,779 | 7 | 32,062 | 72.2 | 58.3% |
| Clay | 252,904 | 9 | 27,206 | 21.5 | 71.8% |
| Camden | 42,734 | 8 | 22,227 | 104.0 | 63.2% |
| Platte | 106,489 | 6 | 21,801 | 40.9 | 64.2% |
| Cape Girardeau | 81,676 | 8 | 21,557 | 52.8 | 57.2% |
| Johnson | 53,973 | 6 | 20,990 | 77.8 | 46.9% |
| Newton | 58,493 | 8 | 18,838 | 64.4 | 59.3% |
| Callaway | 44,176 | 8 | 18,677 | 84.6 | 53.4% |
| Stone | 31,002 | 4 | 15,893 | 102.5 | 64.1% |
| Webster | 39,068 | 6 | 15,236 | 78.0 | 62.9% |
| Pettis | 42,939 | 7 | 13,801 | 64.3 | 62.2% |
| St. Francois | 66,914 | 16 | 13,165 | 39.3 | 44% |
| Lincoln | 59,458 | 6 | 12,604 | 42.4 | 60.6% |
| Scott | 38,040 | 10 | 12,562 | 66.0 | 58.4% |
| Cole | 76,989 | 4 | 11,398 | 29.6 | 54.5% |
| Barry | 34,451 | 12 | 10,958 | 63.6 | 60.6% |
| Adair | 25,279 | 2 | 10,568 | 83.6 | 65% |
| Howell | 39,672 | 11 | 10,021 | 50.5 | 52.7% |
| Marion | 28,508 | 3 | 10,003 | 70.2 | 69.1% |
| Lafayette | 32,921 | 8 | 8,580 | 52.1 | 76.1% |
| Cooper | 17,086 | 10 | 8,102 | 94.8 | 75.1% |
| Dunklin | 28,216 | 6 | 7,845 | 55.6 | 71.7% |
| Polk | 31,462 | 7 | 7,808 | 49.6 | 59.3% |
| Miller | 24,682 | 4 | 7,431 | 60.2 | 66.3% |
| Vernon | 19,653 | 5 | 7,160 | 72.9 | 57.2% |
| Henry | 21,887 | 7 | 6,637 | 60.6 | 60.3% |
| Warren | 35,446 | 4 | 5,987 | 33.8 | 42.7% |
| Moniteau | 15,418 | 6 | 5,758 | 74.7 | 74.8% |
| Lawrence | 37,920 | 11 | 5,468 | 28.8 | 52.6% |
| Morgan | 20,975 | 5 | 5,452 | 52.0 | 81.4% |
| McDonald | 23,248 | 7 | 5,157 | 44.4 | 57.5% |
| Butler | 42,051 | 3 | 5,114 | 24.3 | 17.6% |
| Clinton | 21,165 | 5 | 4,990 | 47.2 | 57.4% |
| Wright | 18,138 | 7 | 4,969 | 54.8 | 72.9% |
| Macon | 15,152 | 4 | 4,657 | 61.5 | 78.4% |
| Randolph | 24,642 | 7 | 4,068 | 33.0 | 55.9% |
| Crawford | 23,020 | 4 | 3,715 | 32.3 | 33.6% |
| Washington | 23,459 | 5 | 3,378 | 28.8 | 39.6% |
| New Madrid | 16,354 | 10 | 2,931 | 35.8 | 50.1% |
| Pike | 17,548 | 10 | 2,559 | 29.2 | 62.4% |
| Texas | 24,432 | 10 | 2,539 | 20.8 | 57.1% |
| Pulaski | 53,812 | 4 | 2,428 | 9.0 | 45.8% |
| Harrison | 8,099 | 4 | 2,409 | 59.5 | 41.8% |
| Carroll | 8,482 | 5 | 2,284 | 53.9 | 39.4% |
| Benton | 19,338 | 7 | 2,280 | 23.6 | 41.3% |
| Ste. Genevieve | 18,438 | 8 | 2,204 | 23.9 | 41.2% |
| Saline | 23,279 | 4 | 2,180 | 18.7 | 41.1% |
| Grundy | 9,796 | 6 | 2,151 | 43.9 | 58.6% |
| Daviess | 8,388 | 6 | 2,138 | 51.0 | 61.6% |
| Madison | 12,581 | 2 | 2,013 | 32.0 | 45.7% |
| Barton | 11,603 | 2 | 1,988 | 34.3 | 49.6% |
| Dallas | 17,058 | 5 | 1,879 | 22.0 | 65.1% |
| Montgomery | 11,290 | 8 | 1,607 | 28.5 | 47.7% |
| Douglas | 11,559 | 6 | 1,605 | 27.8 | 54.9% |
| Lewis | 10,016 | 5 | 1,538 | 30.7 | 63.3% |
| Audrain | 24,918 | 4 | 1,532 | 12.3 | 86.4% |
| Gasconade | 14,761 | 3 | 1,530 | 20.7 | 39.4% |
| NA | — | 1 | 1,497 | — | 62.7% |
| Stoddard | 28,566 | 8 | 1,370 | 9.6 | 29.5% |
| Ozark | 8,514 | 14 | 1,262 | 29.6 | 68.6% |
| Phelps | 44,560 | 5 | 1,202 | 5.4 | 60.6% |
| Dent | 14,403 | 4 | 1,179 | 16.4 | 27.6% |
| Maries | 8,424 | 3 | 1,111 | 26.4 | 52.8% |
| Bollinger | 10,557 | 5 | 992 | 18.8 | 74.5% |
| Bates | 16,006 | 2 | 958 | 12.0 | 58.1% |
| Ray | 23,141 | 4 | 899 | 7.8 | 73.4% |
| Reynolds | 6,069 | 3 | 872 | 28.7 | 39.4% |
| Howard | 10,117 | 2 | 824 | 16.3 | 81.4% |
| Wayne | 10,969 | 5 | 798 | 14.6 | 17.4% |
| Hickory | 8,271 | 6 | 608 | 14.7 | 71.2% |
| Cedar | 14,177 | 3 | 581 | 8.2 | 22.9% |
| Andrew | 18,084 | 5 | 565 | 6.2 | 15.8% |
| Iron | 9,485 | 3 | 562 | 11.9 | 37.5% |
| Perry | 18,942 | 3 | 555 | 5.9 | 30.5% |
| Nodaway | 21,217 | 8 | 517 | 4.9 | 44.5% |
| NA | — | 1 | 477 | — | 58.3% |
| Shelby | 6,082 | 4 | 423 | 13.9 | 25.3% |
| DeKalb | 10,966 | 4 | 307 | 5.6 | 59.9% |
| Pemiscot | 15,589 | 5 | 294 | 3.8 | 10.2% |
| Clark | 6,614 | 5 | 292 | 8.8 | 32.2% |
| Mercer | 3,538 | 2 | 266 | 15.0 | 14.3% |
| Osage | 13,248 | 4 | 250 | 3.8 | 48% |
| Shannon | 7,014 | 3 | 238 | 6.8 | 43.3% |
| Oregon | 8,635 | 6 | 236 | 5.5 | 8.9% |
| Linn | 11,784 | 6 | 222 | 3.8 | 65.8% |
| St. Clair | 9,207 | 3 | 194 | 4.2 | 71.6% |
| Putnam | 4,677 | 3 | 173 | 7.4 | 33.5% |
| NA | — | 1 | 153 | — | 28.8% |
| Monroe | 8,635 | 1 | 147 | 3.4 | 57.8% |
| Schuyler | 4,021 | 3 | 133 | 6.6 | 51.1% |
| Livingston | 14,554 | 6 | 103 | 1.4 | 1.9% |
| Scotland | 4,696 | 2 | 98 | 4.2 | 16.3% |
| Chariton | 7,366 | 4 | 78 | 2.1 | 10.3% |
| Knox | 3,731 | 3 | 69 | 3.7 | 11.6% |
| Dade | 7,519 | 4 | 28 | 0.7 | 14.3% |
| Carter | 5,184 | 3 | 19 | 0.7 | 15.8% |
| Mississippi | 12,551 | 3 | 19 | 0.3 | 89.5% |
| Worth | 1,973 | 2 | 8 | 0.8 | 12.5% |
| Laclede | 36,002 | 4 | 4 | — | 50% |
| Atchison | 5,305 | 2 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Caldwell | 8,773 | 5 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Holt | 4,210 | 2 | 0 | — | 0% |
| NA | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Ralls | 10,325 | 3 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Ripley | 10,679 | 3 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Sullivan | 5,947 | 1 | 0 | — | 0% |
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