“Dangerous felonies are defined by law in Missouri in RSMo 556.061(19). The relevance of this definition matters a number of contexts including:

• whether someone is a “persistent felony offender”
• parole eligibility (i.e., those convicted of a “dangerous felony” must serve 85% of the sentence before parole eligibility.

Here is the full list in the statute:

1. Arson in the first degree
2. Assault in the first degree
3. Attempted rape in the first degree (if physical injury results)
4. Attempted forcible rape (if physical injury results)
5. Attempted sodomy in the first degree (if physical injury results)
6. Attempted forcible sodomy (if physical injury results)
7. Rape in the first degree
8. Forcible rape
9. Sodomy in the first degree
10. Forcible sodomy
11. Assault in the second degree (if the victim is a special victim)
12. Kidnapping in the first degree
13. Kidnapping
14. Murder in the second degree
15. Assault of a law enforcement officer in the first degree
16. Domestic assault in the first degree
17. Elder abuse in the first degree
18. Robbery in the first degree
19. Armed criminal action
20. Conspiracy to commit an offense (when the offense is a dangerous felony)
21. Vehicle hijacking (when punished as a class A felony)
22. Statutory rape in the first degree (when the victim is under 12)
23. Statutory sodomy in the first degree (when the victim is under 12)
24. Child molestation in the first or second degree
25. Abuse of a child (if the child dies)
26. Child kidnapping
27. Parental kidnapping (if detained/concealed for 120+ days)
28. Bus hijacking (when punished as a class A felony)
29. Planting a bomb or explosive in or near a bus or terminal
30. Intoxication-related traffic or boating offense (if the person is a habitual offender)