Jeff-Vander-Lou, St. Louis, MO Property Crime Rates and Maps

Jeff-Vander-Lou is a neighborhood of 3,290 residents in St. Louis, close to downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is property crime in Jeff-Vander-Lou?

Property crime is high in Jeff-Vander-Lou: an F, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 93% of Americans live. Theft makes up 42% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades F, and vehicle theft grades F. St. Louis as a whole grades D for property crime.

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Property crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 0 of 1,000
More property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

7% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Jeff-Vander-Lou as a whole, and 93% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Jeff-Vander-Lou scores 0.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Overall crimeSafety score 0 of 1,000Less safe than nearly all US neighborhoods
F
Violent crimeSafety score 0 of 1,000More violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Property crime map of Jeff-Vander-Lou

Map of Jeff-Vander-Lou shaded by property crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Jeff-Vander-Lou, St. Louis, MO at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Jeff-Vander-Lou in St. Louis, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


What stands out about property crime in Jeff-Vander-Lou

Burglary stands out among neighborhoods graded F for property crime. For the typical resident of a US neighborhood graded F for property crime, the figure is 3.4 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents; Jeff-Vander-Lou has 15.6.

Car thefts and thefts both run high. In Jeff-Vander-Lou, each runs at more than triple the US rate: 30.1 car thefts and 62.7 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 13.1 nationally.


Property crime rates and types in Jeff-Vander-Lou

CrimeGrade™ estimates Jeff-Vander-Lou has about 151 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, more than triple the rate for the US as a whole and about double the rate for St. Louis as a whole.

All property crime

Burglary

Vehicle theft

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.

Theft is the most common property crime in Jeff-Vander-Lou, about 42% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
BurglaryF5115.62.4
TheftD-20662.713.1
Vehicle theftF9930.12.7
ArsonF31.00.12
VandalismF13741.55.5

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when property crime happens in St. Louis

The St. Louis Police Department polices Jeff-Vander-Lou; these figures cover St. Louis as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In St. Louis as a whole, 56% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 73% of them, against 27% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (56%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theftStreets and sidewalks (73%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from carsStreets and sidewalks (54%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
VandalismStreets and sidewalks (45%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


Property crime in Jeff-Vander-Lou and nearby neighborhoods

Of the 10 neighborhoods closest to Jeff-Vander-Lou, 7 have less property crime. Downtown and Central West End have the least.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Jeff-Vander-LouF0F3,290
Grand Center 1 mileD165F2,720
The Greater Ville 1 mileF0F5,140
Midtown St. Louis 1 mileC-323D+6,020
Downtown West 2 milesC-318D-5,220
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
O'Fallon 2 milesF0F3,210
Central West End 2 milesC-337C15,200
Downtown 2 milesC392C-5,390
Penrose 2 milesF0F5,750
The Gate District 2 milesF71F3,620
Forest Park Southeast 2 milesD+248F3,290

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Jeff-Vander-Lou. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Jeff-Vander-Lou has more property crime than 95% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Jeff-Vander-LouF0F3,290
State and Cypress, Kennett Square, PAA913A3,290
Sharon Heights, Menlo Park, CAA896A+3,280
Frye Circle, Andover, MAA889A3,280
Heritage District, Gilbert, AZB+744A-3,300
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Old West Tampa, Tampa, FLB+738C-3,280
White Gables, Summerville, SCB+735B+3,300
Downtown, Superior, WIB692B+3,290
West End, Greenville, SCB-548C3,290
Three Points, Columbia, SCC461D3,280
Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque, NMC-372B-3,280

Empty homes, parking lots and walkability in Jeff-Vander-Lou

Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Jeff-Vander-Lou apart: it has 30.1% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 3.1 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary and vandalism run high here.

Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.30.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 99% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 94% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft.C+ (40 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 56% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.57 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 74% of residents of US city neighborhoods

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What property crime costs Jeff-Vander-Lou

Property crime costs Jeff-Vander-Lou about $4.1 million a year, or $1,242 per resident and about $2,328 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.

Cost of property crime per resident, per year


How CrimeGrade™ works

The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

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