We Wish You a Wonderful Holiday Season While We Look Back at 2025 - December, 2025
Welcome, I hope everyone had a very enjoyable Thanksgiving and is getting geared up for the upcoming Christmas and New Year's Holidays. Please enjoy the holidays but do it responsibly...
Law Enforcement has to report statistics on certain crimes to a central repository, which in Missouri, is the Missouri Highway Patrol. They compile the data which then becomes public. Below are the 2024 stats. Of these reported crimes, some, the MSHP provides a solve rate in % which is noted below if tracked.
| Crime | Boone Co. SO | Callaway Co. SO | Cole Co. SO |
| Animal Cruelty | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Weapon Law Violation | 81 | 26 | 22 |
| Pornography/Obscene Mat. | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| Disorderly Conduct | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Domestic Violence | 209 | 142 | 78 |
| Drugs/Narcotics Violation | 166 | 66 | 21 |
| DWI | 161 | 20 | 0 |
| Liquor Law Violation | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Firearm Related Crime | 97 (68.04%) | 28 (90.86%) | 12 (0%) |
| LEO Killed/Assaulted | 6 (100%) | 5 (100%) | 15 (0%) |
| Burglary | 47 (19.15%) | 32 (40.63%) | 12 (0%) |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 81 (12.35%) | 14 (28.57%) | 6 (0%) |
| Fraud | 138 (6.85%) | 20 (5%) | 12 (0%) |
| Arson | 3 (0%) | 0 | 3 (0%) |
| Theft | 292 (6.85%) | 100 (26%) | 61 (1.64%) |
| Use of Force (By LEO) | |||
| Death | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Serious Phy. Injury | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder | 3 (100%) | 0 | 2 (0%) |
| Aggravated Assault | 57 (70.18%) | 43 (86.05%) | 21 (0%) |
| Robbery | 3 (66.67%) | 2 (50%) | 0 |
| Sexual Assault | 24 (4.17%) | 12 (75%) | 8 (0%) |
Now for a little information about each agency as complied by the Secretary of State and the Missouri Department of Public Safety. The numbers from the MO DPS are the total number of commissioned deputies. I am not sure of the breakdown, but our numbers are short by 3 as we have 3 openings and also that total number doesn't differentiate the number of commissioned deputies that may work in the jail or are reserve/volunteer deputies -vs- full-time road personnel.
| Boone Co. SO | Callaway Co. SO | Cole Co. SO | |
| Rural Population served (Excluding towns with full-time PD's) | 50,410 | 27,488 | 34,726 |
| Total County Population | 189,463 | 44,638 | 77,278 |
| County Size (Square Miles) | 687 | 842 | 400 |
| Commissioned Deputies | 80 | 54 | 92 |
Darryl Maylee
Callaway County Sheriff
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