FBI UCR Homicide Data — 12 recorded incidents
Hardin, Missouri has recorded 12 homicides over the tracked period, with 13 victims identified. Tracking continues through 2026. The city ranks #330 among 339 U.S. cities tracked by the FBI, with a clearance rate of 17% — meaning an arrest or suspect identification was made in 2 of those incidents, while 4 remain open. The weapon mix skews toward firearm - handguns (roughly 50% of cases with weapon data), with firearm - type unknown, personal weapons (hands, fists, feet) as the next-most-frequent categories. Reporting is dominated by Hardin Police Department, which filed 12 incident reports. The annual homicide count runs 87% below the per-city average for the FBI's tracking universe. Missouri's statewide firearms policy — permitless carry — is part of the regulatory backdrop for the local dynamic, even as the city-level pattern is shaped most directly by community-level conditions and the broader opioid and fentanyl crisis. For broader statewide context, see our Missouri state homicide data page. The Murder Channel's Missouri coverage provides ongoing context for this city's homicide patterns as new FBI UCR reports are released.