Crime in St. Louis
Greater St. Louis | |
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Crime rates* (2016) | |
Violent crimes | |
Larceny-theft | 1,801.5 |
Motor vehicle theft | 246.3 |
Total property crime | 2,490.2 |
Notes *Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population. Rates are calculated using population figures and crime statistics cited by the FBI. For 2016, the population of Greater St. Louis was reported as 2,811,156. Source: FBI 2016 UCR data ("Crime in the United States by Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2016" Table 4) |
City of St. Louis | |
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Crime rates* (2016) | |
Violent crimes | |
Larceny-theft | 3,940.8 |
Motor vehicle theft | 972.3 |
Total property crime | 5,930.9 |
Notes *Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population. Rates are calculated using population figures and crime statistics cited by the FBI. For 2016, the population of St. Louis was reported as 314,507. Source: FBI 2016 UCR data ("Crime in the United States by Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2016" Table 4) |
Crime in St. Louis includes an overview of
Trends
Prior to the 1930s, only sporadic information is available regarding crime in the city and region. As early as 1894, there were 80 homicides in the city, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Starting in the 1950s, the city of St. Louis saw increases in its index crime and homicide rates, which both peaked in the early 1990s. However, St. Louis saw its peak number of index crimes and homicides in 1969 and 1970, respectively. Although some of the reduction in the number of index crimes since the early 1990s can be attributed to St. Louis's loss of population, other factors include low inflation, the decline of open-air drug markets, and a decline in crack cocaine use.[9]
In 2009, 67 police departments in St. Louis County[10] reported 33,718 index crimes, and three departments did not report crime to the FBI (these include the departments of Wellston, Normandy, and Lakeshire).
In 2010, the
Year | Population | Estimated index crimes |
Index crime rate | Estimated homicides |
Homicide rate |
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1958 | 2,027,913 | 33,145 | 1,631.5 | 121 | 6.0 |
1959 | 2,040,134 | 33,467 | 1,610.4 | 146 | 7.2 |
2003 | 2,744,792 | 120,046 | 4,373.6 | 152 | 5.5 |
2004 | 2,758,612 | 113,907 | 4,129.1 | 205 | 7.4 |
2005 | 2,784,658 | 116,613 | 4,187.7 | 208 | 7.5 |
2006 | 2,798,956 | 120,281 | 4,297.4 | 185 | 6.6 |
2007 | 2,810,914 | 113,496 | 4,037.7 | 266 | 7.7 |
2008 | 2,820,831 | 110,742 | 3,925.9 | 233 | 8.3 |
2009 | 2,829,698 | 102,458[15] | 3,620.8 | 210 | 7.4 |
2010 | 2,822,879 | 103,228 | 3,656.8 | 219 | 7.8 |
2011 | 2,824,159 | 102,357 | 3,624.3 | 215 | 7.6 |
2012 | 2,798,017 | 93,605 | 3,345.4 | 203 | 7.3 |
2014 | 2,807,175 | 80,818 | 2,879.0 | 248 | 8.8 |
2015 | 2,811,161 | 84,861 | 3,018.7 | 295 | 10.5 |
2016 | 2,811,156 | 74,830 * | 2,661.9 | 313 | 11.1 |
For 1958–1959, UCR data specified that Greater St. Louis included St. Louis, St. Charles, and Jefferson counties in Missouri, and Madison and St. Clair counties in Illinois.
Year | Population | Index crimes | Index crime rate | Homicides | Homicide rate |
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2009 | 989,966 | 33,718 | 3,406.0 | 36 | 3.6 |
Year | Population | Index crimes | Index crime rate | Homicides | Homicide rate |
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1930 | 821,960 | 138 | 16.8 | ||
1931 | 131 | 15.8 | |||
1932 | 119 | 14.3 | |||
1933 | |||||
1934 | 14,805 | 101 | |||
1935 | 14,434 | 72 | |||
1936 | 14,715 | 72 | |||
1937 | 13,987 | 59 | |||
1938 | 12,819 | 55 | |||
1939 | 13,302 | 80 | |||
1940 | 816,048 | 12,702 | 1,556.5 | 55 | 6.7 |
1941 | 12,680 | 66 | |||
1942 | 13,495 | 62 | |||
1943 | 10,047 | 56 | |||
1944 | 7,289 | 69 | |||
1945 | 8,409 | 53 | |||
1946 | 10,879 | 87 | |||
1947 | 10,972 | 87 | |||
1948 | 15,668 | 67 | |||
1949 | 16,113 | 72 | |||
1950 | 856,796 | 15,515 | 1,810.8 | 83 | 9.7 |
1951 | 17,816 | 64 | |||
1952 | 19,794 | 101 | |||
1953 | 21,967 | 96 | |||
1954 | 27,357 | 77 | |||
1955 | 30,223 | 94 | |||
1956 | 34,698 | 95 | |||
1957 | 37,559 | 92 | |||
1958 | 41,007 | 107 | |||
1959 | 37,121 | 129 | |||
1960 | 750,026 | 38,810 | 5174.5 | 81 | 10.8 |
1961 | 35,557 | 92 | |||
1962 | 42,787 | 92 | |||
1963 | 48,763 | 138 | |||
1964 | 54,824 | 160 | |||
1965 | 53,530 | 182 | |||
1966 | 50,940 | 153 | |||
1967 | 56,316 | 217 | |||
1968 | 66,837 | 244 | |||
1969 | 76,594 | 297 | |||
1970 | 622,236 | 71,437 | 11,480.7 | 309 | 49.7 |
1971 | 602,600 | 67,464 | 11,195.5 | 277 | 46.0 |
1972 | 579,600 | 65,140 | 11,238.8 | 250 | 43.1 |
1973 | 539,300 | 63,852 | 11,839.8 | 254 | 47.1 |
1974 | 530,800 | 66,400 | 12,509.4 | 227 | 42.8 |
1975 | 514,000 | 69,399 | 13,501.8 | 274 | 53.3 |
1976 | 505,300 | 62,747 | 12,417.8 | 224 | 44.3 |
1977 | 486,800 | 55,450 | 11,390.7 | 195 | 40.1 |
1978 | 470,900 | 54,485 | 11,570.4 | 210 | 44.6 |
1979 | 457,500 | 57,567 | 12,583.0 | 265 | 57.9 |
1980 | 450,790 | 65,081 | 14,437.1 | 225 | 49.9 |
1981 | 454,166 | 63,097 | 13,892.9 | 265 | 58.3 |
1982 | 455,362 | 60,500 | 13,286.1 | 226 | 49.6 |
1983 | 457,262 | 51,302 | 11,219.4 | 152 | 33.2 |
1984 | 442,528 | 47,628 | 10,762.7 | 128 | 28.9 |
1985 | 431,109 | 49,540 | 11,491.3 | 169 | 39.2 |
1986 | 434,298 | 51,721 | 11,909.1 | 195 | 44.9 |
1987 | 429,414 | 54,971 | 12,801.4 | 153 | 35.6 |
1988 | 425,187 | 57,215 | 13,456.4 | 140 | 32.9 |
1989 | 405,066 | 62,683 | 15,474.8 | 158 | 39.0 |
1990 | 396,685 | 58,886 | 14,844.5 | 177 | 44.6 |
1991 | 399,858 | 64,103 | 16,031.4 | 260 | 65.0 |
1992 | 402,573 | 59,579 | 14,799.6 | 231 | 57.4 |
1993 | 387,053 | 64,438 | 16,648.4 | 267 | 69.0 |
1994 | 390,437 | 63,839 | 16,350.7 | 248 | 63.5 |
1995 | 371,425 | 59,736 | 16,082.9 | 204 | 54.9 |
1996 | 374,041 | 56,588 | 15,128.8 | 166 | 44.4 |
1997 | 377,221 | 51,214 | 13,576.7 | 153 | 40.6 |
1998 | 344,153 | 51,459 | 14,952.4 | 113 | 32.8 |
1999 | 340,836 | 47,711 | 13,998.2 | 130 | 38.1 |
2000 | 348,189 | 50,653 | 14,547.6 | 124 | 35.6 |
2001 | 350,336 | 52,635 | 15,024.1 | 148 | 42.3 |
2002 | 353,004 | 50,429 | 14,285.7 | 111 | 31.4 |
2003 | 340,256 | 52,294 | 15,369.0 | 74 | 21.8 |
2004 | 335,143 | 45,761 | 13,654.2 | 113 | 33.7 |
2005 | 346,005 | 46,568 | 13,458.8 | 131 | 37.9 |
2006 | 346,879 | 49,312 | 14,215.9 | 129 | 37.2 |
2007 | 348,197 | 41,555 | 11,934.3 | 138 | 39.6 |
2008 | 356,204 | 37,826 | 10,619.2 | 167 | 46.9 |
2009 | 355,208 | 36,948 | 10,401.8 | 143 | 40.3 |
2010 | 355,151 | 33,529 | 10,580.2 | 144 | 45.1 |
2011 | 320,454 | 31,619 | 9,866.9 | 113 | 35.3 |
2012 | 318,667 | 27,656 | 8,678.7 | 113 | 35.5 |
2014 | 318,574 | 25,267 | 7,931.3 | 159 | 49.9[17] |
2015 | 317,095 | 26,013[22] | 8,203.5 | 188 | 59.3[21] |
2016 | 314,507 | 24,670 | 7,844.0 | 188 | 59.8[23] |
2011 and 2012
In 2011, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reported 113 homicides to the FBI, falling 21% from 2010, and producing a rate of 35.3 per 100,000 residents.[12] In addition, the city reported 31,619 index crimes, a reduction of 5.7% from 2010, for a rate of 9,866.9 per 100,000.[12] For the metropolitan area, the FBI estimated 102,357 index crimes took place in the region in 2011, a 0.8% decline from 2010, for a rate of 3,624.3 per 100,000.[12] The FBI estimated 215 homicides took place in the region in 2011, a decline of 1.8% from 2010, for a rate of 7.6 per 100,000.[12]
For 2012, preliminary crime data released by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department showed a decline of 12.4% in crime, with the overall crime rate lower than it was in 1970.[24] St. Louis reported 113 homicides, the same as 2011, while it reported a decline in both violent and property crimes from 2011.[24] Violent crimes declined 4.9%, including a 16.5% decline in robberies to 1,777 the lowest since 1953, while property crime declined 14.2%, with a 28.9% decline in burglaries.[24] Rape was up 5.9%, and vehicle thefts were up 3.6% in 2012.[24] At the end of 2017, St. Louis had 205 murders, up 9% from 2016.[3]
Policing
In 1994,
Year | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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Ranking[28][29] | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ? | 4 |
For the two years that it was ranked by CQ Press (in 2008 and 2009), the City of St. Louis alone ranked considerably more dangerous than the St. Louis metropolitan statistical area.[citation needed]
St. Louis's ranking has not been without controversy;
Upon St. Louis's ranking as most dangerous city in 2010, the administration of
In 2014, St. Louis was ranked as the 19th most dangerous city in the world by the Mexican aid organization CCSP-JP (El Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Publica y la Justicia Penal).[32]
As of 2017, St. Louis is ranked as the most dangerous city in America. There were 66 homicides per 100,000 residents. This rate is more than 10 times the national homicide rate.[33]
See also
- Alcohol laws of Missouri
- Crime in Missouri
- Loren and Dora Doxey, accused of murder by arsenic
- United States cities by crime rate
References
- ^ FBI 2011 UCR data for Crime in the United States by Community Type
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- ^ a b c "Focused police presence in north St. Louis, better relationships with protesters among new chief's goals". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 3, 2018.
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- ^ "Homicide Record for 1911 Appalling" (PDF). New York Times. October 3, 1912.
- ^ F.L. Hoffman (December 21, 1916). "The Homicide Record of American Cities for 1915". The Spectator.
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- ^ a b c d Bogan, Jesse (January 20, 2011). "Police say St. Louis crime numbers lowest since 1967". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis.
- ^ The police departments that reported data included those of Arnold, Ballwin, Bella Villa, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Bellerive, Bel-Nor, Bel-Ridge, Berkeley, Beverly Hills, Breckenridge Hills, Brentwood, Bridgeton, Calverton Park, Charlack, Chesterfield, Clayton, Cool Valley, Country Club Hills, Crestwood, Creve Coeur, Dellwood, Des Peres, Edmundson, Ellisville, Eureka, Ferguson, Flordell Hills, Florissant, Frontenac (includes Huntleigh and Westwood), Glendale, Glen Echo Park, Greendale, Hazelwood, Hillsdale, Jennings, Kirkwood, Ladue, Manchester, Maplewood, Maryland Heights, (includes Champ), Moline Acres, Northwoods, Norwood, Oakland, Olivette, Overland (includes Sycamore Hills), Pacific, Pagedale, Pasadena Park, Pine Lawn, Richmond Heights, Riverview, Rock Hill, Shrewsbury (includes Mackenzie), St. Ann, St. John, Sunset Hills, Town and Country, University City, Uplands Park, Velda City, Velda Village Hills, Vinita Park, Warson Woods, Webster Groves, Woodson Terrace, and St. Louis County Police (includes unincorporated St. Louis County, Blackjack, Clarkson Valley, Fenton, Grantwood Village, Green Park, Hanley Hills, Kinloch, Marlborough, Norwood Court, Pasadena Hills, St. George, Twin Oaks, Valley Park, Vinita Terrace, Wilbur Park, Wildwood, and Winchester).
- ^ Index crimes for 2010 included homicide/non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, and arson.
- ^ a b c d e f g For 1934 to 2016, data is from FBI Uniform Crime Reports for the United States (1930–2016). For 1930 to 1959, see ICPSR at the University of Michigan
- ^ "Uniform Crime Reports United States, 1930-1959: ASCII Data Files". archive.ph. The Regents of the University of Michigan. 17 February 2013. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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- ^ For 2009, UCR data does not include forcible rapes for Greater St. Louis
- ^ The population figure shown for St. Louis County is the population of St. Louis County minus that of the three municipalities did not report crime statistics to the FBI in 2009.
- ^ a b "Crime in the United States 2014". FBI Uniform Crime Reports. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ Prior to 1973, larceny of property worth less than $50 was not included in index crime totals but was reported to the FBI; however, the number here includes all reported larcenies. Prior to 1979, arson was not included in index crime totals and was not reported to the FBI. Prior to 1979, non-negligent manslaughter was not included in index crime totals but was reported to the FBI; however, the number here includes all reported murders and non-negligent manslaughters.
- ^ For 1931 and 1932, data is from "Nation Still Leads in Homicide Record". New York Times. April 8, 1932.
- ^ For 1933, data is from "Homicide Record Remains at Peak". New York Times. March 30, 1933.
- ^ a b "Crime in the United States 2015". FBI Uniform Crime Reports.
- ^ a b "STLMPD Crime Statistics 2015" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Crime in the United States 2016". FBI Uniform Crime Reports.
- ^ a b c d "St. Louis city, county police report overall crime down in 2012". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 17, 2013.
- ^ St. Louis City Police Department Archived 2013-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ St. Louis City Sheriff's Office
- ^ "St. Louis County Sheriff's Office". Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
- ^ For each year, data used in the ranking is from the previous year.
- ^ Morgan Quitno/CQ Press (1994–2010).
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