St. Louis, MO Crime Rates & Crime Map

Reported Annual Crime In St. Louis

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	St. Louis_{/100k people}	Missouri_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	24,670	n/a (estimate)	7,844	3,319	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	St. Louis_{/100k people}	Missouri_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	188	n/a	59.8	8.8	5.3
Rape	289	n/a	91.9	41.9	40.4
Robbery	1,904	n/a	605.4	107.8	102.8
Assault	3,636	n/a	1,156.1	360.8	248.5
Violent crime	6,017	n/a (estimate)	1,913	519	386
Burglary	3,201	n/a	1,017.8	520.4	468.9
Theft	12,394	n/a	3,940.8	1,978.4	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	3,058	n/a	972.3	300.3	236.9
Property crime	18,653	n/a (estimate)	5,931	2,799	2,451

The table above provides a full overview of all reported crimes in St. Louis, MO for the year. The sum of recorded criminal acts in St. Louis, MO is displayed; for comparisons, each offense is also shown in regards to the amount of offenses per 100,000 people. Along with this, they are separated into multiple categories: violent crimes and property crimes. The crime data reveals that the overall St. Louis, MO crime rates are 136% higher than in comparison to the Missouri mean and are 176% higher than the nation's mean. In regards to violent offenses, St. Louis, MO has a rate that is 268% higher than the Missouri average; compared to the United States, it is 395% higher than. Looking at crimes involving property, St. Louis, MO is 112% higher than its state's mean, and 142% higher than the country's average.

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The St. Louis crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in St. Louis as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with low crime compared to the areas with high crime. The St. Louis crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in St. Louis is 176% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 21.49 daily crimes that occur in St. Louis.
St. Louis is safer than 1% of the cities in the United States.
In St. Louis you have a 1 in 13 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in St. Louis has decreased by 4%.

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Daily Crime In St. Louis (per 100,000 people)

The chart above shows the number of daily crimes in St. Louis, MO per 100,000 individuals. The total number of daily crimes is also reported for Missouri and on a national scale. In St. Louis, MO the entire number of daily crimes is accurately recorded at 2.36 times more than the Missouri average and 2.76 times more than the national average. The typical number of daily violent crimes in St. Louis, MO is 3.68 times more than the Missouri average and 4.95 times more than the calculated daily national average. With regards to recent property crimes, St. Louis, MO has a constant daily crime rate that is 2.12 times more than the Missouri average and 2.42 times more than the overall daily national average.

How Safe is St. Louis (higher is better)

How safe is St. Louis, MO compared to other cities in Missouri and the rest of the cities across the United States? The graphs above show that St. Louis, MO is safer than 1% of the cities in Missouri and 1% of the cities in the United States. These results are determined by analyzing all cities in Missouri and across the US as a whole and determining how many total cities have a lower crime rate than St. Louis, MO. Overall, St. Louis, MO is ranked below average compared to all other cities across the United States.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in St. Louis

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in St. Louis is 1 in 53

The chance of being a victim of property crime in St. Louis is 1 in 17

The chance of being a victim of crime in St. Louis is 1 in 13

Do you want to know the risk of being victimized by a crime in St. Louis, MO? Displayed here are the statistics showing how likely you are to become a victim of a crime of violence, crime against your property, or any other crime. If you are in St. Louis, MO, then there is a 1 in 53 risk that you will experience a violent crime against you. These types of crimes may include homicide, sexual assault, robbery, and physical assault. Your risk of being a victim of property crime is 1 in 17. These types of crime include burglary, petty theft, and theft of motor vehicles. Altogether, there is a 1 in 13 risk that you will become a victim of crime in St. Louis, MO.

Year Over Year Crime In St. Louis (per 100,000 people)

An ideal indicator of whether St. Louis, MO is becoming a safer or more dangerous residential area or not is an analysis of the crime rate in the area from year to year. In the above illustration, the year to year crime rates are visualized per 100,000 people for property, violent, and total crime. Year to year rate of violent crime in St. Louis, MO has increased by 5% and the rate of property crime in St. Louis, MO has decreased by 6%. The total crime rate in St. Louis, MO has decreased by 4% year to year.

St. Louis police department

Item	St. Louis	Missouri	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	1,866	12,115	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	5.9	3.7	3.3

There are a total of 1,866 St. Louis police officers. This results in 5.9 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 56.9% greater than the Missouri average and 80.1% greater than the National average.

Sex offenders in Missouri

State	Total offenders	Missouri_/100K	National_/100K
Missouri	15,122	264	222

There are a total of 15,122 sex offenders in Missouri. This yields a total of 264 sex offenders in Missouri per 100,000 residents which is 19% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Smithton, IL	3,792	0	430	430
Grantwood Village, MO	1,013	73	393	466
Millstadt, IL	3,911	26	516	542
Maryville, IL	7,837	88	589	677
Fairmont City, IL	2,349	40	726	767
Columbia, IL	10,193	10	768	778
Oakland, MO	1,649	145	651	796
St. Louis, MO	316,030	1,913	5,931	7,844

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Riverside, CA	318,678	529	3,457	3,986
Corpus Christi, TX	320,050	710	3,719	4,429
Lexington-Fayette, KY	311,529	339	4,108	4,448
Pittsburgh, PA	305,305	782	3,263	4,045
Stockton, CA	301,443	1,421	3,773	5,194
St. Louis, MO	316,030	1,913	5,931	7,844

Source: The St. Louis, MO crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.