Crime in Bel-Nor, MO

Bel-Nor is a village of 1,710 in St. Louis County, about 8 miles northwest of downtown St. Louis · Updated November 2026

Is Bel-Nor, MO safe?

Bel-Nor has more crime than most of the country: an overall CrimeGrade™ of C+, with more crime than the neighborhoods where 81% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, B against C.

C+
Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 518 of 1,000
Less safe than most US neighborhoods What this means

19% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Bel-Nor as a whole, and 81% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Bel-Nor scores 518.

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 crime than most US neighborhoods.

C
Violent crimeSafety score 449 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoods
B
Property crimeSafety score 638 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Bel-Nor

Map of Bel-Nor shaded by overall 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 crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Bel-Nor, MO at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Bel-Nor, 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


Crime rates and types in Bel-Nor

CrimeGrade™ estimates Bel-Nor has about 60 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 63% more than the US as a whole and 44% more than Missouri.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Assault is the most common crime in Bel-Nor, about 40% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderCunder 10.090.05
RapeBunder 10.420.38
RobberyA-under 10.470.62
AssaultC-4124.212.3
Property crime
BurglaryA-42.42.4
TheftB2514.813.1
Vehicle theftB-95.02.7
ArsonAunder 10.110.12
VandalismB-2212.95.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.


How Bel-Nor compares with nearby cities

Bel-Nor has the least crime of its 5 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Bel-NorC+518CB1,710
Bel-Ridge 1 mileF36FB3,210
Normandy 1 mileF0FD-4,140
Hanley Hills 1 mileC+495CB-2,280
St. Louis 6 milesF0FD366,400
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Charlack 1 mileC-362D-B+1,410

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Bel-Nor. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Bel-Nor has more crime than 99% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Bel-NorC+518CB1,710
Tripoli, IAA+990A+A+1,710
Elm Creek, NEA+988A+A+1,710
Appleton, MNA+980A+A+1,710
Lebanon, COA+979A+A+1,710
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Meltonville, MSA+978A+A+1,710
Quilcene, WAA+978A+A+1,710
Newcastle, MEA+959A+A+1,710
Sandy Ridge, NCA+945A+A+1,710
Urbandale, MIA+939A+A1,710
Nooksack, WAA914AA1,710

What crime costs Bel-Nor

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Bel-Nor about $1,659 a year per household, 38% more than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $4.2 million a year, or $2,465 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$300,000$176
Rape$43,000$25
Robbery$25,000$15
Assault$450,000$262
Burglary$37,000$22
Theft$130,000$76
Vehicle theft$130,000$77
Arson$4,400$3
Vandalism$160,000$91
Total$1.3 million$747

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Bel-Nor means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Bel-Nor

Schools in Bel-Nor, MO average a SchoolGrade of F: 5% of students test proficient, against 17% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Bel-Nor on SchoolGrade