Shaw, St. Louis, MO Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Shaw in green. The most dangerous areas in Shaw 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 Shaw, St. Louis, MO Safe from Murder?

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Shaw is in the 1st percentile for safety, meaning 99% of neighborhoods are safer and 1% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Shaw's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Shaw is 0.3506 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Shaw generally consider the south part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Shaw may be as high as 1 in 2,546 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 3,036 in the south part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the south parts of Shaw, St. Louis, MO: about 0 per year. The east part of Shaw has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Shaw's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Shaw to the Missouri state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Shaw 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 Murder in Shaw, St. Louis, MO

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Shaw about $4,774,439 in 2025, or roughly $659 per resident. This is part of Shaw's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Shaw, including every crime type and how Shaw compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Shaw's crime maps on the Shaw overall crime page.

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Individual Shaw Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Shaw is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Shaw.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Tower Grove East, St. Louis, MO	D+	D	C-	F
Tower Grove South, St. Louis, MO	D+	D	D+	F
Forest Park Southeast, St. Louis, MO	D-	D-	D+	F
The Gate District, St. Louis, MO	D-	F	D	F
Benton Park West, St. Louis, MO	D-	F	D	F
Southwest Garden, St. Louis, MO	C-	D+	C-	F
Gravois Park, St. Louis, MO	D-	F	D	F
Midtown St. Louis, St. Louis, MO	F	D-	D	F
Benton Park, St. Louis, MO	D+	D+	D+	F
North Hampton, St. Louis, MO	C-	C-	C+	F

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Shaw is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
University Park, Portland, OR	C	B-	B-	D
Crystal Springs, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Delta, Everett, WA	D-	C+	C+	A+
Downtown Normal, Normal, IL	A	A	A	B-
Downtown Oakdale, Oakdale, CA	C	D	D	B-
Lindenville, South San Francisco, CA	D-	D	D	C-
Nottingham, Katy, TX	C	B	B	C
Salt Meadow Bay, Virginia Beach, VA	C	A	A	C-
Southgate, Hayward, CA	C-	D+	D+	B-
University of NC at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC	B-	B	B	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Shaw, St. Louis, MO average SchoolGrade of F, with 12% actual proficiency versus 21% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Shaw schools on SchoolGrade

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