The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Spanish Lake, MO: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$25.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for Spanish Lake, MO

In 2025, crime will cost $3,483 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Spanish Lake 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 Spanish Lake, 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 Spanish Lake's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Spanish Lake sits in the 1st percentile, ahead of 1% of cities and behind 99%. The grade covers only Spanish Lake's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Spanish Lake is 90.68 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 8 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 14 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Spanish Lake, MO report the most crime, about 385 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 37 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Spanish Lake, MO

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Spanish Lake for 2025 is $25,708,187, about $1,319 per resident and $3,483 per household. That equals 4.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Spanish Lake Compared to Other Cities?

Spanish Lake, MO:	$1319
Hazelwood, MO:	$3007
St. Paul, MO:	$222
Missouri:	$660
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Spanish Lake is $1,319 per year, which is $855 more than the national average and $659 more than Missouri's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Spanish Lake:

In Hazelwood, MO, crime costs $3,007 per person, which is $1,688 more than in Spanish Lake.
In St. Paul, MO, crime costs $222 per person, which is $1,097 less than in Spanish Lake

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Spanish Lake	Cost per Spanish Lake Resident
Murder	$9.26 million	$475
Rape/Sexual Assault	$988,829	$51
Robbery	$997,517	$51
Assault	$2.40 million	$123
Kidnapping	$90,322	$5
Vehicle Theft	$3.18 million	$163
Burglary	$1.13 million	$58
Theft	$4.56 million	$234
Arson	$100,066	$5
Vandalism	$2.20 million	$113
Animal Cruelty	$8,801	$0
Drug Crimes	$623,663	$32
Identity Theft	$161,271	$8
Total Cost of Crime	$25,708,187	$1,319

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Spanish Lake, 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 Spanish Lake totals $67,163,955 ($3,446 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $92,872,143 ($4,765 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 north 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 Spanish Lake has 1, do the same, and of Spanish Lake's 19,491 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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Spanish Lake 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 Spanish Lake residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.291
Robbery	1.627
Rape	0.8367
Murder	0.2529
Total Violent Crime	7.007 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	45.19
Vehicle Theft	10.53
Burglary	6.401
Arson	0.2126
Total Property Crime	62.33 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0764
Drug Crimes	4.326
Vandalism	15.81
Identity Theft	1.069
Animal Cruelty	0.0610
Total "Other" Rate	21.34 (F)

Individual Spanish Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Spanish Lake is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Spanish Lake.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Riverview, MO	F	F	F
Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO	F	D-	F
Black Jack, MO	F	D+	F
Moline Acres, MO	F	D-	F
Dellwood, MO	F	D	F
Jennings, MO	F	F	F
Ferguson, MO	F	F	F
Old Jamestown, MO	C-	B-	D+
Florissant, MO	F	F	F
Flordell Hills, MO	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Spanish Lake 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
Somerset, MA	B+	C+	C+
Dallas, NC	B-	B-	B-
Destin, FL	A-	B+	B+
Dillsburg, PA	A+	A+	A+
Douglas, AZ	D+	D	D
Dover, OH	B	B	B
Dumont, NJ	A-	A	A
Dunn, NC	D	D	D
East Falmouth, MA	A	B+	B+
Cypress Quarters, FL	A+	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Spanish Lake 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 Spanish Lake, MO average SchoolGrade of F, with 12% actual proficiency versus 16% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Spanish Lake schools on SchoolGrade

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