St. Louis City, MO Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$334.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for St. Louis City, MO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $2,270 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of St. Louis City with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in St. Louis City against the average US county, where the rate is much higher than the norm. St. Louis City sits in the 2nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 2% of counties and behind 98%. The grade covers only St. Louis City's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in St. Louis City is 11.60 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 44 in the northeast areas to 1 in 191 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of St. Louis City, MO report the most violent crime, about 675 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 121 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in St. Louis City, MO

The tangible cost of violent crime in St. Louis City is projected at $334,655,266 for 2025, about $1,111 per resident and $2,270 per household. That equals 2.8% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 36.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 51.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in St. Louis City Compared to Other Counties?

St. Louis City, MO:	$1111
St. Louis County, MO:	$485
St. Charles County, MO:	$171
Missouri:	$377
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $1,111 per resident each year in St. Louis City, which is $853 more than the national average and $734 more than Missouri's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to St. Louis City:

In St. Louis County, MO, crime costs $485 per person, which is $626 less than in St. Louis City.
In St. Charles County, MO, crime costs $171 per person, which is $940 less than in St. Louis City

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for St. Louis City, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to St. Louis City	Cost per St. Louis City Resident
Murder	$229.2 million	$761
Rape/Sexual Assault	$14.6 million	$48
Robbery	$10.4 million	$35
Assault	$80.4 million	$267
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$334,655,266	$1,111

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in St. Louis City, MO

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in St. Louis City totals $1,610,914,252 ($5,350 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,945,569,518 ($6,462 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in St. Louis City, MO, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the east part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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St. Louis City Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 St. Louis City residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	9.297
Robbery	1.102
Rape	0.7991
Murder	0.4051
Total Violent Crime	11.60 (F)

Individual St. Louis City Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in St. Louis City is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to St. Louis City.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
St. Louis County, MO	F	D	F
St. Clair County, IL	B-	B-	B-
Madison County, IL	A-	A-	A-
Monroe County, IL	A+	A+	A+
Jefferson County, MO	B	B-	C+
St. Charles County, MO	B-	A	C
Jersey County, IL	A+	A+	A+
Calhoun County, IL	A-	B	A
Clinton County, IL	A+	A	A+
Franklin County, MO	B	C+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

St. Louis City is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Spartanburg County, SC	D+	D+	D+
Ocean County, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Washington County, PA	A	A	A
South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT	B-	A	A
Washington County, OR	D+	C+	C+
Monterey County, CA	B	D+	D+
Mobile County, AL	C	D	D
St. Clair County, IL	B-	B-	B-
Spokane County, WA	D-	C	C
Mohave County, AZ	B+	C+	C+

Considering only the violent crime rate, St. Louis City is less safe than the Missouri state average and less safe than the national average.

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