[29] They argue that the rankings are not meaningful indicators of risk of victimization, as certain factors such as age, lifestyle, and neighborhood play a significant role in crime risk. © Copyright 2020 — Herring Networks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The data will be updated each month to include the new data (around a specific date). There were an estimated 382.9 violent crimes per 100,000 residents in 2017, according to the FBI, which classifies murder, non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as violent crimes. Although the methodology for the reports changed during the 1990s, St. Louis retained its ranking in the top ten most dangerous cities, and it was named the most dangerous city in the United States three times, most recently in 2010. That's 200.28% higher than the national rate of 2,568.4 per 100,000 people and 144.90% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,149.1 per 100,000 people. This marks the first decline in the nation's overall violent crime rate since 2014. Credit: Springfield Police Department - Illinois via Facebook. The Missouri State Highway Patrol maintains a troop servicing the region with its headquarters in St. Charles County. That compares to a 1 in 45.5 chance nationally. That's 388.05% higher than the national rate of 368.9 per 100,000 people. Louis criminology professor Richard Rosenfeld. [9], * 74,830 total excl. For 1934 to 2016, data is from FBI Uniform Crime Reports for the United States (1930–2016). For each year, data used in the ranking is from the previous year. There were 1,266 aggravated assaults per 100,000 residents in the city. St. Louis Crime Compared To Missouri Average. [9] However, Chief of Police Daniel Isom noted in the report that both homicides and burglaries remain problems in the city. There were 630 robberies per 100,000 residents in 2017. For 2009, UCR data does not include forcible rapes for Greater St. Louis. [29], Upon St. Louis's ranking as most dangerous city in 2010, the administration of Washington University in St. Louis criticized the rankings as flawed, and representatives for St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay noted that crime in the city decreased each year since 2007 and criticized the report for not including regional crime information. The violent crime rate in Indianapolis is more than three times that of the nation as a whole. Restrictions imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 in prisons and jails have left many inmates without access to preventative health care, say correctional health experts and prisoner advocates. In 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice found that Cleveland police had used excessive force against citizens, violated constitutional rights, and had inadequately monitored its officers.