The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$16.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO

In 2025, crime will cost $3,630 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bellefontaine Neighbors with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Bellefontaine Neighbors's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Bellefontaine Neighbors sits in the 1st percentile, ahead of 1% of cities and behind 99%. The grade covers only Bellefontaine Neighbors's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Bellefontaine Neighbors is 94.15 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 8 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 13 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO report the most crime, about 198 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 34 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Bellefontaine Neighbors for 2025 is $16,365,669, about $1,538 per resident and $3,630 per household. That equals 5.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 50.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Bellefontaine Neighbors Compared to Other Cities?

Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO:	$1538
Hazelwood, MO:	$3007
St. Paul, MO:	$222
Missouri:	$660
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Bellefontaine Neighbors is $1,538 per year, which is $1,073 more than the national average and $877 more than Missouri's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Bellefontaine Neighbors:

In Hazelwood, MO, crime costs $3,007 per person, which is $1,469 more than in Bellefontaine Neighbors.
In St. Paul, MO, crime costs $222 per person, which is $1,316 less than in Bellefontaine Neighbors

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Bellefontaine Neighbors for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Bellefontaine Neighbors	Cost per Bellefontaine Neighbors Resident
Murder	$6.90 million	$649
Rape/Sexual Assault	$566,409	$53
Robbery	$499,377	$47
Assault	$1.19 million	$112
Kidnapping	$55,132	$5
Vehicle Theft	$1.87 million	$176
Burglary	$937,599	$88
Theft	$2.01 million	$188
Arson	$46,775	$4
Vandalism	$1.84 million	$173
Animal Cruelty	$6,455	$1
Drug Crimes	$370,314	$35
Identity Theft	$64,546	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$16,365,669	$1,538

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Bellefontaine Neighbors totals $48,929,336 ($4,597 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $65,295,004 ($6,134 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southwest part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Bellefontaine Neighbors has 1, do the same, and of Bellefontaine Neighbors's 10,644 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Bellefontaine Neighbors Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.901
Robbery	1.492
Rape	0.8776
Murder	0.3451
Total Violent Crime	6.616 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	36.38
Vehicle Theft	11.37
Burglary	9.712
Arson	0.1820
Total Property Crime	57.64 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0854
Drug Crimes	4.703
Vandalism	24.24
Identity Theft	0.7835
Animal Cruelty	0.0820
Total "Other" Rate	29.89 (F)

Individual Bellefontaine Neighbors Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Bellefontaine Neighbors is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Bellefontaine Neighbors.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Moline Acres, MO	F	D-	F
Riverview, MO	F	F	F
Jennings, MO	F	F	F
Dellwood, MO	F	D	F
Spanish Lake, MO	F	D-	F
Flordell Hills, MO	F	F	F
Country Club Hills, MO	F	F	D-
Ferguson, MO	F	F	F
Black Jack, MO	F	D+	F
Norwood Court, MO	F	D	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Bellefontaine Neighbors is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Seneca Falls, NY	B-	D+	D+
Saylorsburg, PA	A+	A	A
Scappoose, OR	C+	B	B
Fort Bliss, TX	D-	C-	C-
Schuylkill Haven, PA	A	A-	A-
Sedona, AZ	D+	D-	D-
Flat Rock, NC	C	C+	C+
Finksburg, MD	B+	B	B
Fayetteville, PA	A+	A	A
Sausalito, CA	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Bellefontaine Neighbors 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 Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO average SchoolGrade of F, with 8% actual proficiency versus 10% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Bellefontaine Neighbors schools on SchoolGrade

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