Raymore Police Dept
The latest report from the Attorney General is a much more accurate representation of our growing community in Raymore. It provides significantly more detail and confirmation that our community has experienced greater diversification within the overall population increase. As a clean and safe community with good schools, Raymore is a highly desirable housing location, with a population of 22,194 as of July 1, 2019. According to the “American Community Survey”, Raymore ranked #5 in growth rate (+12.95%) from 2018 to 2019 of all Missouri cities with a population over 20,000. In 2020, Raymore issued 134 permits for new single family homes and 24 permits for duplex units. The number of new single family homes in 2019 was 113 and 2018 was 145. There is considerable ongoing construction on major projects, such as The Lofts at Foxridge (420 units), The Venue (204 units) and the Raymore Commerce Center with 525,000 square feet of light industrial space. The workers that are drawn into the community are transient and frequently more diverse than resident populations. Economic development continued to increase in Raymore and surrounding communities, with the addition of big box stores, restaurants and other retail venues. A large retail store remains the highest call and arrest location in Raymore and is co-located with a large wholesale store that moved to Raymore from a more urban community. All draw greater diversity of consumers. The number of traffic stops decreased dramatically from 6,268 in 2019 to 4,031 in 2020, which is entirely attributed to a discontinuation of self-initiated activity as a result of contact restrictions for Covid 19.