Southwest Garden, St. Louis, MO Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Murder per Capita in Southwest Garden

The map below shows murder per 1,000 Southwest Garden residents.

 

Southwest Garden, St. Louis, MO Map of Murder Rates
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C-

Overall Crime Grade™

D+
C-
Other Crime Grade
D+
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A crime occurs every 1 day 7 hours (on average) in Southwest Garden.

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

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

The rate of murder in Southwest Garden is 0.3917 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Southwest Garden generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Southwest Garden may be as high as 1 in 2,036 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 2,770 in the southwest part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the south parts of Southwest Garden, St. Louis, MO: about 1 per year. The southeast part of Southwest Garden has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Southwest Garden, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the central part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Southwest Garden residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Southwest Garden has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Southwest Garden has 1, have the same problem. Of Southwest Garden’s 5,831 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Southwest Garden Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Southwest Garden residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
4.421
Robbery
0.6548
Rape
0.7583
Murder
0.3917
Total Violent Crime
6.226 (D+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
14.10
Vehicle Theft
9.954
Burglary
2.178
Arson
0.0662
Total Property Crime
26.30 (C-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.4723
Drug Crimes
7.010
Vandalism
7.302
Identity Theft
0.2233
Animal Cruelty
0.1404
Total "Other" Rate
15.15 (D+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Murder Crime Grade
C-
C-
C+
F
C
C+
B-
F
D+
D
D+
F
C+
B
B-
F
C-
C+
C+
F
D-
D-
D+
F
C-
B-
C
F
D
C+
D+
F
D
D-
D+
F
D+
D
C-
F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Southwest Garden is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Murder Crime Grade
B+
A-
A-
A-
D
D
D
D-
A
B
B
A-
D-
D
D
D+
C-
D-
D-
D+
C-
D+
D+
A+
C+
B-
B-
B
C+
A
A
B-
C+
D
D
A
F
D-
D-
F

Considering only the murder rate, Southwest Garden is less safe than the Missouri state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Southwest Garden, St. Louis, MO average SchoolGrade of F, with 10% actual proficiency versus 22% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Southwest Garden schools on SchoolGrade

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