The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in West End, St. Louis, MO: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in West End

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for West End. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

West End, St. Louis, MO Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

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C
Other Crime Grade
F

$15.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for West End, St. Louis, MO

In 2025, crime will cost $4,105 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West End 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 West End, St. Louis, MO Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where West End's combined rate is much higher than the norm. West End sits in the 7th percentile, ahead of 7% of neighborhoods and behind 93%. The grade covers only West End's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in West End is 78.85 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 10 in the south areas to 1 in 15 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of West End, St. Louis, MO report the most crime, about 142 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West End, St. Louis, MO

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in West End for 2025 is $15,071,557, about $1,842 per resident and $4,105 per household. That equals 6.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 46.3%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.9%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in West End Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

West End, St. Louis, MO: $1842
Dutchtown, St. Louis, MO: $1547
Central West End, St. Louis, M: $1,357
Missouri: $660
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in West End is $1,842 per year, which is $1,377 more than the national average and $1,181 more than St. Louis's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to West End:
  • In Dutchtown, St. Louis, MO, crime costs $1,547 per person, which is $295 less than in West End.
  • In Central West End, St. Louis, M, crime costs $1,357 per person, which is $484 less than in West End

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of West End for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to West End
Cost per West End Resident
Murder
$7.86 million
$961
Rape/Sexual Assault
$387,152
$47
Robbery
$252,080
$31
Assault
$1.88 million
$229
Kidnapping
$205,202
$25
Vehicle Theft
$1.15 million
$141
Burglary
$265,603
$32
Theft
$537,383
$66
Arson
$23,193
$3
Vandalism
$2.20 million
$269
Animal Cruelty
$6,580
$1
Drug Crimes
$287,866
$35
Identity Theft
$14,482
$2
Total Cost of Crime
$15,071,557
$1,842

The Intangible Cost of Crime in West End, St. Louis, 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 West End totals $54,423,134 ($6,650 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $69,494,691 ($8,492 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 neighborhood 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 do the same, and of West End's 8,184 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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West End 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 West End residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
7.979
Robbery
0.9792
Rape
0.7802
Murder
0.5113
Total Violent Crime
10.25 (D-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
12.68
Vehicle Theft
9.101
Burglary
3.578
Arson
0.1174
Total Property Crime
25.48 (C)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.4135
Drug Crimes
4.755
Vandalism
37.62
Identity Theft
0.2286
Animal Cruelty
0.1087
Total "Other" Rate
43.13 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in West End is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to West End.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D-
C+
C+
D
D+
C
F
F
D-
D
D
D+
D-
D-
D+
D
C+
D+
F
F
D-
F
F
F
F
F
D
F
F
D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

West End is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D
B
B
B
C
C
C
C+
C+
B+
A+
A+
C
B+
B+
C+
D+
D+
C
C
C
D-
D-
D-
D-
D-
D-
A
A
A

Considering only the crime rate, West End 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 West End, St. Louis, MO average SchoolGrade of F, with 14% actual proficiency versus 17% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See West End schools on SchoolGrade

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