In 2022, the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area recorded the highest homicide rate of U.S. cities with a population over 250,000, at **** homicides per 100,000 residents, followed by the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area. However, homicide data was not recorded in all U.S. metro areas, meaning that there may be some cities with a higher homicide rate. St. Louis St. Louis, which had a murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate of **** in 2022, is the second-largest city by population in Missouri. It is home to many famous treasures, such as the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, Washington University in St. Louis, the Saint Louis Zoo, and the renowned Gateway Arch. It is also home to many corporations, such as Monsanto, Arch Coal, and Emerson Electric. The economy of St. Louis is centered around business and healthcare, and boasts ten Fortune 500 companies. Crime in St. Louis Despite all of this, St. Louis suffers from high levels of crime and violence. As of 2023, it was listed as the seventh most dangerous city in the world as a result of their extremely high murder rate. Not only does St. Louis have one of the highest homicide rates in the United States, it also reports one of the highest numbers of violent crimes. Despite high crime levels, the GDP of the St. Louis metropolitan area has been increasing since 2001.

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In 2023, around 3,640.56 violent crimes per 100,000 residents were reported in Oakland, California. This made Oakland the most dangerous city in the United States in that year. Four categories of violent crimes were used: murder and non-negligent manslaughter; forcible rape; robbery; and aggravated assault. Only cities with a population of at least 200,000 were considered.

Graph and download economic data for Combined Violent and Property Crime Offenses Known to Law Enforcement in St. Louis County, MO (DISCONTINUED) (FBITC029189) from 2004 to 2021 about St. Louis County, MO; crime; violent crime; property crime; St. Louis; MO; and USA.

Web app displaying 2021-YTD NIBRS crime data. Data is included for all areas that the St. Louis County Police Department and the St. Louis County Park Rangers patrol. Additionally, data is included for the following police departments in St. Louis County: Ballwin, Bel Nor, Bel Ridge, Bella Villa, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Breckenridge Hills, Brentwood, Bridgeton, Country Club Hills, Chesterfield, Clayton, Crestwood, Creve Coeur, Des Peres, Ellisville, Eureka, Frontenac, Hillsdale, Kirkwood, Ladue, Lakeshire, Moline Acres, Maplewood, Normandy, Olivette, Overland, Pagedale, Riverview, Richmond Heights, Rock Hill, Saint Louis County, Shrewsbury, St. John, Sunset Hills, Town & Country, Velda City, Webster Groves, and Woodson Terrace.The data in this map should not be compared to previous UCR Part 1 crime data provided by the department. NIBRS data is counted differently, and comparisons made between the data will not be accurate.

In 2025, Pietermaritzburg in South Africa ranked as the world's most dangerous city with a crime rate of 82 per 100,000 inhabitants. Five of the 10 cities with the highest crime rates worldwide are found in South Africa. The list does not include countries where war and conflict exist. South Africa dominates crime statistics When looking at crime rates, among the 10 most dangerous cities in the world, half of them are found in South Africa. The country is struggling with extremely high levels of inequality, and is struggling with high levels of crime and power outages, harming the country's economy and driving more people into unemployment and poverty. Crime in Latin America On the other hand, when looking at murder rates, Latin America dominates the list of the world's most dangerous countries. Violence in Latin America is caused in great part by drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, and gang wars.

FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System (FBI NIBRS) crime data for ST LOUIS CITY County, Missouri, including incidents, statistics, demographics, and agency information.

FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System (FBI NIBRS) crime data for St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), including incidents, statistics, demographics, and agency information across multiple jurisdictions.

CSV of St. Louis County Police Department's Part 1 UCR crime data reported to the State of Missouri for 2016. Part 1 Crimes include homicide/non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson, and human trafficking. The file contains data for each of the precincts within St. Louis County, and all areas that the St. Louis County Police Department patrols. The file does not contain data for any municipality that the Department does not patrol.Included variables:UCRCOUNT: Coded as 1 or -1. 1 indicates a crime that was reported during the given month, and the -1 refers to any crime that was subtracted or unfounded from a previous reporting period. COMPLAINTYEAR: Year of the complaintCOMPLAINTNUM: departmental complaint numberUCR_OFFENSE: string of the UCR crimeUCR_CRIME_CODE: number code that corresponds to the UCR offenseTYPE: Person=homicide, robbery, aggravated assault, rape, and human trafficking. Property=burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arsonMONTH: The month that the crime data was submitted to the State of Missouri.YEAR: Year data was submitted to the State of MissouriDT_CALLREC: Date and time that the call for the crime was receivedD_OCCURRED: date that the crime occurredDOW_OCCURRED: day of the week that the crime occurredZONE: geographical zone where the crime occurredADDRESS: address of the crime, excluded for rapes and human trafficking casesPRECINCT: The precinct where the crime occurred (North County Precinct, Central County Precinct, Affton Southwest Precinct, South County Precinct, City of Fenton Precinct, City of Wildwood Precinct, West County Precinct, City of Jennings Precinct, MetroLink Police Unit)PREMISE: The premise of the crime (eg. residential, business, etc.)REPORTING_JURIS: The jurisdiction that reported this data to the State of Missouri (Saint Louis County Parks data is reported by Saint Louis County).FOR_JURIS: The jurisdiction the data is for. This will either be a municipality name, MetroLink, or Saint Louis County.X: Longitude. If UCRCOUNT=-1 this field is blank. Additionally, if address is redacted this field will be blank.Y: Latitude: If UCRCOUNT=-1 this field is blank. Additionally, if address is redacted this field will be blank.

CSV of Part 1 crime data for 2018 for the following police departments in St. Louis County: Ballwin, Bel Nor, Bel Ridge, Bella Villa, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Breckenridge Hills, Brentwood, Country Club Hills, Chesterfield, Clayton, Creve Coeur, Ellisville, Eureka, Frontenac, Ladue, Lakeshire, Moline Acres, Maplewood, Normandy (starting in October 2018), Olivette, Pagedale, Riverview, Richmond Heights, Rock Hill, Saint Louis County, Shrewsbury, St. John, Sunset Hills, Town & Country, Velda City, Webster Groves, and Woodson Terrace.The Part 1 Crimes included in this file are homicide/non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft. Arson and human trafficking are not included in the 2018 data file.The file contains data for each of the precincts within St. Louis County, and all areas that the St. Louis County Police Department and the St. Louis County Park Rangers patrol. Additionally, the 2018 file contains data for the following police departments, and includes any municipalities that these departments patrol: Ballwin, Bel Nor, Bel Ridge, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Breckenridge Hills, Brentwood, Country Club Hills, Chesterfield, Clayton, Ellisville, Eureka, Frontenac, Ladue, Lakeshire, Moline Acres, Maplewood, Normandy (starting in October 2018), Olivette, Riverview, Richmond Heights, Saint Louis County, Shrewsbury, St. John, Sunset Hills, Town & Country, Velda City, and Woodson Terrace. The file does not contain data for municipalities that the above listed departments do not patrol, so a lack of data from other municipalities does not necessarily indicate a lack of crime.Included columns:UCRCOUNT: Coded as 1 or -1. 1 indicates a crime that was reported during the given month, and the -1 refers to any crime that was subtracted or unfounded from a previous reporting period. COMPLAINTYEAR: Year of the complaintCOMPLAINTNUM: departmental complaint numberUCR_OFFENSE: string of the UCR crimeUCR_CRIME_CODE: number code that corresponds to the UCR offenseTYPE: Person=homicide, robbery, aggravated assault, and rape. Property=burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theftMONTH: The month that the crime data was submitted to the State of Missouri.YEAR: Year data was submitted to the State of MissouriDT_CALLREC: Date and time that the call for the crime was receivedD_OCCURRED: date that the crime occurredDOW_OCCURRED: day of the week that the crime occurredZONE: geographical zone where the crime occurredADDRESS: address of the crime, excluded for rapes and human trafficking casesPRECINCT: The precinct where the crime occurred. For St. Louis County PD: North County Precinct, Central County Precinct, Affton Southwest Precinct, South County Precinct, City of Fenton Precinct, City of Wildwood Precinct, West County Precinct, City of Jennings Precinct, MetroLink Police Unit. For Ellisville PD: East and West.PREMISE: The premise of the crime (eg. residential, business, etc.)REPORTING_JURIS: The jurisdiction that reported this data to the State of Missouri (Saint Louis County Parks data is reported by Saint Louis County).FOR_JURIS: The jurisdiction the data is for. This will either be a municipality name, MetroLink, or Saint Louis County.X: Longitude. If UCRCOUNT=-1 this field is blank. Additionally, if address is redacted this field will be blank.Y: Latitude: If UCRCOUNT=-1 this field is blank. Additionally, if address is redacted this field will be blank.

FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System (FBI NIBRS) crime data for St. Louis Police Department (City) in Michigan, including incidents, statistics, demographics, and detailed incident information.

Graph and download economic data for Combined Violent and Property Crime Offenses Known to Law Enforcement in Washington County, MO (DISCONTINUED) (FBITC029221) from 2005 to 2021 about Washington County, MO; crime; violent crime; property crime; St. Louis; MO; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Combined Violent and Property Crime Offenses Known to Law Enforcement in Franklin County, MO (DISCONTINUED) (FBITC029071) from 2004 to 2021 about Franklin County, MO; crime; violent crime; property crime; St. Louis; MO; and USA.

This data collection was designed to assess the deterrent effects over time of police sanctioning activity, specifically that of arrests. Arrest and crime report data were collected from the St. Louis Police Department and divided into two categories: all Uniform Crime Reporting Program Part I crime reports, including arrests, and Part I felony arrests. The police department also generated geographical "x" and "y" coordinates corresponding to the longitude and latitude where each crime and arrest took place. Part 1 of this collection contains data on all reports made to police regarding Part I felony crimes from 1970 to 1982 (excluding 1971). Parts 2-13 contain the yearly data that were concatenated into one file for Part 1. Variables in Parts 2-13 include offense code, census tract, police district, police area, city block, date of crime, time crime occurred, value of property taken, and "x" and "y" coordinates of crime and arrest locations. Part 14 contains data on all Part I felony arrests. Included is information on offense charged, the marital status, sex, and race of the person arrested, census tract of arrest, and "x" and "y" coordinates.

CSV of Part 1 crime data for 2020 July-Dec for the following police departments in St. Louis County: Ballwin, Bel Nor, Bel Ridge, Bella Villa, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Breckenridge Hills, Brentwood, Country Club Hills, Chesterfield, Clayton, Creve Coeur, Ellisville, Eureka, Frontenac, Ladue, Lakeshire, Moline Acres, Maplewood, Normandy (starting in October 2020), Olivette, Pagedale, Riverview, Richmond Heights, Rock Hill, Saint Louis County, Shrewsbury, St. John, Sunset Hills, Town & Country, Velda City, Webster Groves, and Woodson Terrace.The Part 1 Crimes included in this file are homicide/non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft. Arson and human trafficking are not included in the 2020 data file.The file contains data for each of the precincts within St. Louis County, and all areas that the St. Louis County Police Department and the St. Louis County Park Rangers patrol. Additionally, the 2020 file contains data for the following police departments, and includes any municipalities that these departments patrol: Ballwin, Bel Nor, Bel Ridge, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Breckenridge Hills, Brentwood, Country Club Hills, Chesterfield, Clayton, Ellisville, Eureka, Frontenac, Ladue, Lakeshire, Moline Acres, Maplewood, Normandy (starting in October 2020), Olivette, Riverview, Richmond Heights, Saint Louis County, Shrewsbury, St. John, Sunset Hills, Town & Country, Velda City, and Woodson Terrace. The file does not contain data for municipalities that the above listed departments do not patrol, so a lack of data from other municipalities does not necessarily indicate a lack of crime.Included columns:UCRCOUNT: Coded as 1 or -1. 1 indicates a crime that was reported during the given month, and the -1 refers to any crime that was subtracted or unfounded from a previous reporting period. COMPLAINTYEAR: Year of the complaintCOMPLAINTNUM: departmental complaint numberUCR_OFFENSE: string of the UCR crimeUCR_CRIME_CODE: number code that corresponds to the UCR offenseTYPE: Person=homicide, robbery, aggravated assault, and rape. Property=burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theftMONTH: The month that the crime data was submitted to the State of Missouri.YEAR: Year data was submitted to the State of MissouriDT_CALLREC: Date and time that the call for the crime was receivedD_OCCURRED: date that the crime occurredDOW_OCCURRED: day of the week that the crime occurredZONE: geographical zone where the crime occurredADDRESS: address of the crime, excluded for rapes and human trafficking casesPRECINCT: The precinct where the crime occurred. For St. Louis County PD: North County Precinct, Central County Precinct, Affton Southwest Precinct, South County Precinct, City of Fenton Precinct, City of Wildwood Precinct, West County Precinct, City of Jennings Precinct, MetroLink Police Unit. For Ellisville PD: East and West.PREMISE: The premise of the crime (eg. residential, business, etc.)REPORTING_JURIS: The jurisdiction that reported this data to the State of Missouri (Saint Louis County Parks data is reported by Saint Louis County).FOR_JURIS: The jurisdiction the data is for. This will either be a municipality name, MetroLink, or Saint Louis County.X: Longitude. If UCRCOUNT=-1 this field is blank. Additionally, if address is redacted this field will be blank.Y: Latitude: If UCRCOUNT=-1 this field is blank. Additionally, if address is redacted this field will be blank.

CSV of Part 1 crime data for 2019 through December for the following police departments in St. Louis County: Ballwin, Bel Nor, Bel Ridge, Bella Villa, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Breckenridge Hills, Brentwood, Country Club Hills, Chesterfield, Clayton, Creve Coeur, Ellisville, Eureka, Frontenac, Hillsdale, Kirkwood (starting October 2019), Ladue, Lakeshire, Moline Acres, Maplewood, Normandy (starting in October 2018), Olivette, Pagedale, Riverview, Richmond Heights, Rock Hill, Saint Louis County, Shrewsbury, St. John, Sunset Hills, Town & Country, Velda City, Webster Groves, and Woodson Terrace.The Part 1 Crimes included in this file are homicide/non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft. Arson and human trafficking are not included in the 2019 data file.The file contains data for each of the precincts within St. Louis County, and all areas that the St. Louis County Police Department and the St. Louis County Park Rangers patrol. Additionally, the 2019 file contains data for the following police departments, and includes any municipalities that these departments patrol: Ballwin, Bel Nor, Bel Ridge, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Breckenridge Hills, Brentwood, Country Club Hills, Chesterfield, Clayton, Ellisville, Eureka, Frontenac, Ladue, Lakeshire, Moline Acres, Maplewood, Olivette, Riverview, Richmond Heights, Saint Louis County, Shrewsbury, St. John, Sunset Hills, Town & Country, Velda City, and Woodson Terrace. The file does not contain data for municipalities that the above listed departments do not patrol, so a lack of data from other municipalities does not necessarily indicate a lack of crime.Included columns:UCRCOUNT: Coded as 1 or -1. 1 indicates a crime that was reported during the given month, and the -1 refers to any crime that was subtracted or unfounded from a previous reporting period. COMPLAINTYEAR: Year of the complaintCOMPLAINTNUM: departmental complaint numberUCR_OFFENSE: string of the UCR crimeUCR_CRIME_CODE: number code that corresponds to the UCR offenseTYPE: Person=homicide, robbery, aggravated assault, and rape. Property=burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theftMONTH: The month that the crime data was submitted to the State of Missouri.YEAR: Year data was submitted to the State of MissouriDT_CALLREC: Date and time that the call for the crime was receivedD_OCCURRED: date that the crime occurredDOW_OCCURRED: day of the week that the crime occurredZONE: geographical zone where the crime occurredADDRESS: address of the crime, excluded for rapes and human trafficking casesPRECINCT: The precinct where the crime occurred. For St. Louis County PD: North County Precinct, Central County Precinct, Affton Southwest Precinct, South County Precinct, City of Fenton Precinct, City of Wildwood Precinct, West County Precinct, City of Jennings Precinct, MetroLink Police Unit. For Ellisville PD: East and West.PREMISE: The premise of the crime (eg. residential, business, etc.)REPORTING_JURIS: The jurisdiction that reported this data to the State of Missouri (Saint Louis County Parks data is reported by Saint Louis County).FOR_JURIS: The jurisdiction the data is for. This will either be a municipality name, MetroLink, or Saint Louis County.X: Longitude. If UCRCOUNT=-1 this field is blank. Additionally, if address is redacted this field will be blank.Y: Latitude: If UCRCOUNT=-1 this field is blank. Additionally, if address is redacted this field will be blank.

FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System (FBI NIBRS) crime data for Bay St. Louis Police Department (City) in Mississippi, including incidents, statistics, demographics, and detailed incident information.

This dataset reflects reported incidents of crime (with the exception of murders where data exists for each victim) that occurred in the City of Chicago from 2001 to present, minus the most recent seven days. Data is extracted from the Chicago Police Department's CLEAR (Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting) system. In order to protect the privacy of crime victims, addresses are shown at the block level only and specific locations are not identified. Should you have questions about this dataset, you may contact the Research & Development Division of the Chicago Police Department at 312.745.6071 or RandD@chicagopolice.org. Disclaimer: These crimes may be based upon preliminary information supplied to the Police Department by the reporting parties that have not been verified. The preliminary crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon additional investigation and there is always the possibility of mechanical or human error. Therefore, the Chicago Police Department does not guarantee (either expressed or implied) the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or correct sequencing of the information and the information should not be used for comparison purposes over time. The Chicago Police Department will not be responsible for any error or omission, or for the use of, or the results obtained from the use of this information. All data visualizations on maps should be considered approximate and attempts to derive specific addresses are strictly prohibited. The Chicago Police Department is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages that are referenced by or that reference this web page other than an official City of Chicago or Chicago Police Department web page. The user specifically acknowledges that the Chicago Police Department is not responsible for any defamatory, offensive, misleading, or illegal conduct of other users, links, or third parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with the user. The unauthorized use of the words "Chicago Police Department," "Chicago Police," or any colorable imitation of these words or the unauthorized use of the Chicago Police Department logo is unlawful. This web page does not, in any way, authorize such use. Data is updated daily Tuesday through Sunday. The dataset contains more than 65,000 records/rows of data and cannot be viewed in full in Microsoft Excel. Therefore, when downloading the file, select CSV from the Export menu. Open the file in an ASCII text editor, such as Wordpad, to view and search. To access a list of Chicago Police Department - Illinois Uniform Crime Reporting (IUCR) codes, go to http://data.cityofchicago.org/Public-Safety/Chicago-Police-Department-Illinois-Uniform-Crime-R/c7ck-438e

Combined Violent and Property Crime Offenses Known to Law Enforcement in St. Louis County, MO was 9856.00000 Known Incidents in January of 2021, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Combined Violent and Property Crime Offenses Known to Law Enforcement in St. Louis County, MO reached a record high of 12572.00000 in January of 2008 and a record low of 8712.00000 in January of 2014. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Combined Violent and Property Crime Offenses Known to Law Enforcement in St. Louis County, MO - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Combined Violent and Property Crime Offenses Known to Law Enforcement in Platte County, MO (DISCONTINUED) (FBITC029165) from 2004 to 2020 about Platte County, MO; crime; violent crime; property crime; Kansas City; MO; and USA.