Misuri: Crimes

Even if you do not qualify for an order of protection, the abuser may have committed a crime. If you call the police, they may arrest him/her for a crime and you may get a restraining order through the criminal court. Remember that even if you do have an order of protection, you can still report him/her to the police if you believe s/he committed a crime against you.

In our Abuse Using Technology section, you can learn the types of behaviors that are considered a misuse of technology. Some of these behaviors might be recognized as a crime depending on the specific laws of your state.

What are some crimes that the abuser may have committed in Missouri?
If I am the victim of a crime, where can I get additional help in Missouri?

What are some crimes that the abuser may have committed in Missouri?

Here is a list of some possible crimes in Missouri that the abuser may have committed. You can click on the links to read the legal definition of each crime on our State Statutes page:

• Private peace disturbance
• Domestic assault (1^st degree, 2^nd degree, 3^rd degree, 4^th degree)
• Sexual misconduct (1^st degree, 2^nd degree)
• Sexual abuse (1^st degree, 2^nd degree)
• Sexual assault (1^st degree, 2^nd degree)
• Statutory rape (1^st degree, 2^nd degree)
• Rape in the 1^st degree
• Rape in the 2^nd degree
• Sodomy in the 1^st degree, 2^nd degree
• Statutory sodomy in the 1^st degree, 2^nd degree
• Interference with custody, parental kidnapping and child abduction (but see Defenses to interference with custody, parental kidnapping and child abduction)
• Harassment (1^st degree, 2^nd degree)
• Stalking (1^st degree, 2^nd degree)
• Unlawful posting of certain information over the Internet
• Invasion of privacy
• Wiretapping
• Tampering with computer data
• Identity theft
• Nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images
• Threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images.
• Abusing an individual through forced labor
• Human trafficking for the purposes of labor or for the purposes of sexual exploitation
• Sex trafficking of a child in the 2^nd degree
• Contributing to human trafficking through the misuse of documents
• Trafficking in children
• Abuse or neglect of a child
• Child molestation in the 1^st degree, 2^nd degree
• Incest
• Sexual misconduct involving a child
• Enticement of a child
• Child used in sexual performance
• Promoting sexual performance by a child.

If I am the victim of a crime, where can I get additional help in Missouri?

The Missouri Office of the Attorney General’s website provides information on victims’ rights and services.

For information on victims’ compensation in Missouri, visit the Department of Public Safety’s Crime Victims’ Compensation Program website or contact them by telephone at (573) 526-6006.

You may learn more about crimes by calling your local police department, sheriff’s department, or district attorney’s office. See our MO Sheriff Departments page for the contact information for your local sheriff’s department.

If you are a victim of domestic violence and have been charged with a crime, you can go to our Abuse Victims Charged with Crimes page.

Other organizations for victims of crime are listed on our National Organizations - Crime Victims page.