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.

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.

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.

The rate of crime prevalence in San Luis Potosí increased by 2.7 thousand people per 100,000 inhabitants (+12.91 percent) in 2023 in comparison to the previous year. In total, the rate amounted to 23.59 thousand people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2023. This increase was preceded by a declining rate.For more insights about the rate of crime prevalence consider different countries: In 2023, in comparison to San Luis Potosí, the rate in Coahuila de Zaragoza as well as in Chihuahua was lower.

This crime incident dashboard shows crime statistics from participating St. Louis County law enforcement agencies, for NIBRS-reportable (National Incident Based Reporting System) offenses using the FBI's UCR (Uniform Crime Reporting) classification standards.The full crime incident dataset presented in this dashboard goes as far back as January 1, 2021 and is updated updated weekly. The spatial placement of incident points, as well as their latitude & longitude values, have been intentionally skewed to varying degrees depending on the incident type. None of the locations depicted are spatially accurate. For incident types that are particularly victim-sensitive, locations are randomly skewed up to half of a mile. Additionally, the location (address) value has intentionally been ambiguated to show the nearest 100-block of the road, the nearest intersection, or in the case of victim-sensitive crimes, merely the city or township in which the incident took place. Crime incident records are from St. Louis County Sheriff Office's records management system (RMS) and include data from other law enforcement agencies (police departments) that share the same RMS. Law enforcement agencies within St. Louis County that do not share the same RMS as the Sheriff's Office may show partial, but incomplete incidents in this dashboard. In some cases, a crime incident record exists for an agency but is tied to an incident location in a different agency's jurisdiction. This can happen for a variety of reasons as the investigative process unfolds. Crime type labels and categories follow the FBI's UCR conventions. More about NIBRS and UCR here: https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/need-an-fbi-service-or-more-information/ucr/nibrs

The number of homicides in San Luis Potosí peaked during 2020 with 967 cases. As of 2023, Mexico State and Guanajuato ranked as the federal entities with the highest number of homicides.

The number of reported criminal offenses in San Luis Potosí stood at approximately ****** in 2023. Between 2010 and 2023, the number rose by around *****, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

The cost of crimes against people in San Luis Potosí decreased to 5.7 billion Mexican pesos compared to the previous year. Nevertheless, the last two years recorded a significantly higher cost of crime than the preceding years.For more insights about the cost of crimes against people consider different countries: In 2023, in comparison to San Luis Potosí, the cost of crime in Guanajuato as well as in Chihuahua was higher.

The share of male victims of at least one crime in San Luis Potosí increased by 1.8 percentage points (+8.1 percent) in 2023. In total, the share amounted to 24.02 percent in 2023. Over the observed period, the share has been subject to fluctuation.For more insights about the share of male victims of at least one crime consider different countries: In 2023, in comparison to San Luis Potosí, the share in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave as well as in Oaxaca was considerably lower.