The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Wentzville, MO
Wentzville is a city of 45,700 in St. Charles County, about 40 miles west of downtown St. Louis · Updated November 2026
Is Wentzville, MO safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Wentzville has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 73% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A+ against A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A-; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 918 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
73% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Wentzville as a whole, and 27% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Wentzville scores 918.
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.
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 Wentzville, MO at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Wentzville, 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 in Wentzville
Car thefts and acts of vandalism both run low. In Wentzville, each runs at a small fraction of the US rate: 0.56 car thefts and 1.3 acts of vandalism a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 5.5 nationally.
Thefts from cars happen at homes more often than nationally. In Wentzville, 58% of reported thefts from cars happen at homes, against 34% nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Wentzville
Every part of Wentzville where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Wentzville run from A+ to A-; every part of Wentzville has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Wentzville, the southwest side has the least crime and the center the most.
Is crime going up in Wentzville?
Reported crime in Wentzville has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 49% and property crime down 32%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.8 to 0.9 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 9.4 to 6.4 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 47% and property crime fell 27%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
WentzvilleUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police agencies that serve Wentzville. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Wentzville
Violent, US
Property, Wentzville
Property, US
2016
-24%
+4%
+21%
+15%
2017
-17%
+4%
+27%
+12%
2018
+20%
+0%
-4%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+6%
+4%
+15%
-8%
2021
+10%
+6%
-9%
-10%
2022
+4%
+5%
+10%
-6%
2023
-4%
+2%
-7%
-7%
2024
-49%
-4%
-32%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Wentzville
CrimeGrade™ estimates Wentzville has about 18 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 51% less than the US as a whole and 57% less 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.
The largest share of crime reported in Wentzville is assault, about 53% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
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.
The Wentzville Police Department counts vandalism differently from the national definition, so CrimeGrade™ makes its own vandalism estimate.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Wentzville
Wentzville has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Wentzville, 51% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (51%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (50%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (58%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (37%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (57%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Wentzville compares with nearby cities
Wentzville has the most crime of its 10 nearest cities.
Empty homes, walkability and parking lots in Wentzville
Two things set Wentzville apart: it has 1.9% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and a Walk Grade of F (6 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary and vandalism run low here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.1.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 96% of US city residents
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 and assault. 97% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (6 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 89% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 87% of US city residents
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Wentzville: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.6% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 71% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 70% of US city residents
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 crime costs Wentzville
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Wentzville about $516 a year per household, 57% less 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 $19 million a year, or $407 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$760,000
$17
Rape
$210,000
$5
Robbery
$40,000
$1
Assault
$4.1 million
$90
Burglary
$150,000
$3
Theft
$1.4 million
$31
Vehicle theft
$390,000
$9
Arson
$20,000
under $1
Vandalism
$410,000
$9
Total
$7.6 million
$165
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 Wentzville 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
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.
Schools in Wentzville, MO average a SchoolGrade of A+: 57% of students test proficient, against 52% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Wentzville on SchoolGrade
