In 2009, 233,467 Crime Index offenses were reported to the police in Missouri. For every 100 Crime Index offenses, 24.2 cases were cleared by arrest or exceptional means. Violent offenses - murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault - composed 12.6 percent of the 2009 Missouri Crime Index (29,456 offenses). For every 100 violent Index offenses, 46.5 were cleared by arrest or exceptional means. A brief analysis is provided for each type of violent offense. Property offenses - burglary, theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson - composed 87.4 percent of the total offenses in 2009 (204,011 offenses). For every 100 property offenses, the cases were cleared by arrest or exceptional means. A brief analysis of each type of property offense is provided. In addition to data on crime Index offenses and arrest data, the report also presents data on domestic-violence incidents, officers killed or assaulted in the line of duty, and law enforcement employment levels in the State. Extensive tables and figures