National

St. Louis, Missouri Crime Statistics (2024)

St. Louis reported 38,579 criminal offenses in 2024, with a population of 277,294. The overall crime rate is 13,913 per 100,000 residents. Explore detailed agency-level data on the Missouri interactive crime map.

Assault Rate
2,071
#17 of 81 large cities
Homicide Rate
58
#1 of 81 large cities
Robbery Rate
253
#11 of 81 large cities
Sex Offense Rate
84
#40 of 81 large cities
Total Offenses
38,579
2024 FBI NIBRS

St. Louis vs State & National Average

Assault Homicide Robbery Sex Offenses Overall
St. Louis 2,071 58 253 84 13,913
Missouri
State avg.
1,089 8 52 61 4,783
National
U.S. avg.
896 5 46 56 3,849

Compare to Similar-Size Cities

City Population Assault Homicide Robbery Sex Off.
St. Louis, Missouri 277,294 2,071 58 253 84
Gilbert, Arizona 277,527 853 1 11 61
Reno, Nevada 278,313 1,530 9 94 118
Chula Vista, California 273,843 704 1 83 42
Buffalo, New York 273,728 2,906 12 158 67
Chandler, Arizona 281,117 724 1 24 37
Madison, Wisconsin 282,045 658 3 34 52
Fort Wayne, Indiana 271,892 1,415 11 56 82
Lubbock, Texas 269,900 2,223 9 116 119
Toledo, Ohio 263,668 4,472 11 108 104
Plano, Texas 291,463 647 3 27 51
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About this data

Crime rates are per 100,000 residents based on 2024 FBI NIBRS data. Rankings are among 81 U.S. cities with 250,000+ population. #1 = highest rate.