Drug-Related Crime per Capita in St. Louis
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 St. Louis residents.
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1 in 239
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in the St. Louis area is about 1 in 239.
$31
Drug-Related Crime costs the average St. Louis resident about $31 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in the St. Louis area in green. The most dangerous areas in the St. Louis area are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is St. Louis, MO Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The C- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly higher than the average US city. St. Louis is in the 36th percentile for safety, meaning 64% of cities are safer and 36% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the St. Louis area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in the St. Louis area is 4.184 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the St. Louis area generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in the St. Louis area may be as high as 1 in 171 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 915 in the east part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the central parts of St. Louis, MO: about 2,647 per year. The east part of the St. Louis area has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 215 in a typical year.
How St. Louis's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in the St. Louis area to the Missouri state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| St. Louis, MO: | 4.184 |
|---|---|
| Missouri: | 1.526 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, the St. Louis area is less safe than the Missouri state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in St. Louis, MO
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of St. Louis about $89,242,367 in 2025, or roughly $31 per resident. This is part of the St. Louis area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for St. Louis, including every crime type and how St. Louis compares to other cities.
Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map
Remember that drug-related crime rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading St. Louis's crime maps on the St. Louis overall crime page.
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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in the St. Louis area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the St. Louis area.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F | D+ | F | F | |
F | C | F | D- | |
F | C | D- | D | |
F | F | F | D | |
F | C+ | F | D | |
F | D- | D- | D | |
F | B | F | D- | |
F | F | F | D+ | |
F | F | F | C- | |
F | F | F | D+ |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
St. Louis is higher versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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D | D | D | C- | |
A- | B | B | A- | |
D | D+ | D+ | D- | |
D | C- | C- | C | |
D- | C | C | B+ | |
A- | B | B | A- | |
D+ | D | D | B | |
D- | D | D | C+ | |
B- | B- | B- | B+ | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | B |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in St. Louis, MO average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See St. Louis schools on SchoolGrade
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