West Alton, 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?

$262,795

Cost of Crime™ for West Alton, MO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $2,100 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Alton 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 West Alton against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. West Alton sits in the 6th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 6% of cities and behind 94%. The grade covers only West Alton's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in West Alton is 8.329 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 118 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 121 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of West Alton, MO report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Alton, MO

The tangible cost of violent crime in West Alton is projected at $262,795 for 2025, about $660 per resident and $2,100 per household. That equals 1.8% 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): 38.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 49.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.5%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in West Alton Compared to Other Cities?

West Alton, MO:	$660
Hazelwood, MO:	$2169
St. Paul, MO:	$120
Missouri:	$377
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $660 per resident each year in West Alton, which is $402 more than the national average and $283 more than Missouri's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to West Alton:

In Hazelwood, MO, crime costs $2,169 per person, which is $1,509 more than in West Alton.
In St. Paul, MO, crime costs $120 per person, which is $541 less than in West Alton

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to West Alton	Cost per West Alton Resident
Murder	$159,510	$401
Rape/Sexual Assault	$18,294	$46
Robbery	$10,237	$26
Assault	$74,754	$188
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$262,795	$660

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in West Alton, 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 West Alton totals $1,166,696 ($2,931 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,429,490 ($3,592 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in West Alton, 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 city has few 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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West Alton Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	6.540
Robbery	0.8177
Rape	0.7581
Murder	0.2133
Total Violent Crime	8.329 (F)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Old Jamestown, MO	C-	B-	D+
Alton, IL	D+	D+	D+
Godfrey, IL	B	A-	B
Black Jack, MO	F	D+	F
Spanish Lake, MO	F	D-	F
Florissant, MO	F	F	F
Portage Des Sioux, MO	D-	D-	F
East Alton, IL	D+	C-	D+
Rosewood Heights, IL	C-	D+	C-
Hartford, IL	D	D	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

West Alton is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Hasty, AR	D+	D-	D-
South Woodstock, CT	B+	A-	A-
Hemlock, PA	A+	A	A
Helmet, VA	A+	A-	A-
Helix, OR	B	B	B
South Hamilton, NY	A+	B	B
Heilman, IN	A-	A	A
Hedley, TX	F	D	D
Hecla, SD	F	F	F
Hebron, MO	C+	C-	C-

Considering only the violent crime rate, West Alton is less safe than the Missouri state average and less safe than the national average.

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