Westside Community Betterment, Springfield, MO Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	D

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$4.99 million

Cost of Crime™ for Westside Community Betterment, Springfield, MO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,029 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Westside Community Betterment 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 D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Westside Community Betterment against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Westside Community Betterment sits in the 12th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 12% of neighborhoods and behind 88%. The grade covers only Westside Community Betterment's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Westside Community Betterment is 9.666 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 72 in the northwest areas to 1 in 142 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Westside Community Betterment, Springfield, MO report the most violent crime, about 13 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Westside Community Betterment, Springfield, MO

The tangible cost of violent crime in Westside Community Betterment is projected at $4,991,492 for 2025, about $491 per resident and $1,029 per household. That equals 2.3% 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): 41.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Westside Community Betterment Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Westside Community Betterment, Springfield, MO:	$491
Dutchtown, St. Louis, MO:	$1088
Central West End, St. Louis, M:	$891
Missouri:	$377
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $491 per resident each year in Westside Community Betterment, which is $232 more than the national average and $114 more than Springfield's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Westside Community Betterment:

In Dutchtown, St. Louis, MO, crime costs $1,088 per person, which is $597 more than in Westside Community Betterment.
In Central West End, St. Louis, M, crime costs $891 per person, which is $400 more than in Westside Community Betterment

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Westside Community Betterment	Cost per Westside Community Betterment Resident
Murder	$1.92 million	$189
Rape/Sexual Assault	$511,319	$50
Robbery	$128,445	$13
Assault	$2.43 million	$239
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$4,991,492	$491

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Westside Community Betterment, Springfield, 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 Westside Community Betterment totals $15,818,810 ($1,555 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $20,810,302 ($2,046 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Westside Community Betterment, Springfield, 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 central part of the neighborhood 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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Westside Community Betterment Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	8.335
Robbery	0.4015
Rape	0.8292
Murder	0.1003
Total Violent Crime	9.666 (D-)

Individual Westside Community Betterment Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Westside Community Betterment is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Westside Community Betterment.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
West Central, Springfield, MO	D-	F	D-
Heart of the Westside, Springfield, MO	D	D-	D
Fassnight, Springfield, MO	D	D	D
Young-Lilly, Springfield, MO	A	A-	A
Downtown Springfield, Springfield, MO	F	F	F
Grant Beach, Springfield, MO	D-	F	D
Tom Watkins, Springfield, MO	D	D	D
Phelps, Springfield, MO	D+	D+	C-
Seminole Holland, Springfield, MO	D+	D+	D+
Midtown Springfield, Springfield, MO	D	D	D

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Westside Community Betterment is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent 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
Burbank-Hayward, Hayward, CA	B	C+	C+
Victoria, Riverside, CA	B-	C+	C+
Mt Vernon Square, Washington, DC	D	D+	D+
North End, Boise, ID	A-	B	B
Beverly, Toledo, OH	C+	B+	B+
Northside, Riverside, CA	C	C-	C-
Petosky-Otsego, Detroit, MI	F	F	F
Richmond, Lehigh Acres, FL	A+	A	A
Scott Park, Toledo, OH	D+	C-	C-
Southcrest, San Diego, CA	C+	C-	C-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Westside Community Betterment is less safe than the Missouri state average and less safe than the national average.

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