Crime in St. Louis

Crime in St. Louis includes an overview of crime both in the city of St. Louis and in the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. Crime in the city increased from the 1960s through the early 1990s as measured by the index crime rate. Despite decreasing crime, rates of violent crime and property crime in both the city and the metropolitan area remain higher than the national metropolitan area average. In addition, the city of St. Louis consistently has been ranked among the most dangerous cities in the United States. As of April 2017, St. Louis has the highest murder rate in America. At the end of 2017, St. Louis metropolitan had 205 murders, 159 of which were within the city limits. In 2018, the new Chief of Police, John Hayden said two-thirds (67%) of all the murders and one-half of all the assaults are concentrated in a triangular area in the north part of the city.

Greater St. Louis
Crime rates* (2016)
Violent crimes
Homicide11.1
Rape38.1
Robbery100.2
Aggravated assaultNot Reported
Total violent crimeNot Reported
Property crimes
Burglary442.5
Larceny-theft1,801.5
Motor vehicle theft246.3
Total property crime2,490.2
Notes

*Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population.

Rates are calculated using population figures and crime statistics cited by the FBI. For 2016, the population of Greater St. Louis was reported as 2,811,156.

Source: FBI 2016 UCR data
("Crime in the United States by Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2016" Table 4)
City of St. Louis
Crime rates* (2016)
Violent crimes
Homicide59.8
Rape91.9
Robbery605.4
Aggravated assault1,156.1
Total violent crime1,913.2
Property crimes
Burglary1,017.8
Larceny-theft3,940.8
Motor vehicle theft972.3
Total property crime5,930.9
Notes

*Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population.

Rates are calculated using population figures and crime statistics cited by the FBI. For 2016, the population of St. Louis was reported as 314,507.

Source: FBI 2016 UCR data
("Crime in the United States by Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2016" Table 4)
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