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The following table summarizes neighborhood homicide rates for the January to September period of 2017, 2018, and 2019. Each rate is calculated per 1,000 residents. The darker the orange shading, the higher the rate relative to other neighborhoods. Percent change from 2018 to 2019 is also given for neighborhoods where it could be calculated (neighborhoods must have had at least one homicide in 2018). The table is sorted by 2019 homicide rates.
| Neighborhood | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | % Change from 2018 to 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Hill | 1.48 | 4.44 | 5.92 | 33% |
| Lewis Place | 2.77 | 0.69 | 4.85 | 600% |
| Penrose | 0.62 | 2.48 | 3.72 | 50% |
| Wells Goodfellow | 2.32 | 2.13 | 3.09 | 45% |
| Walnut Park East | 2.71 | 1.35 | 2.98 | 120% |
| Hyde Park | 1.82 | 1.21 | 2.42 | 100% |
| Fountain Park | 2.22 | 1.48 | 2.22 | 50% |
| Peabody Darst Webbe | 1.92 | 1.92 | 1.92 | |
| Greater Ville | 0.84 | 1.89 | 1.89 | |
| Carr Square | 1.88 | 0.00 | 1.88 | |
| Kingsway East | 1.56 | 1.25 | 1.88 | 50% |
| Old North St. Louis | 1.88 | 2.82 | 1.88 | -33% |
| Hamilton Heights | 3.29 | 1.23 | 1.64 | 33% |
| Riverview | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.49 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 0.28 | 1.38 | 1.38 | |
| Baden | 1.24 | 1.77 | 1.24 | -30% |
| Visitation Park | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.14 | |
| Walnut Park West | 2.56 | 0.85 | 1.14 | 33% |
| St. Louis Place | 2.51 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 100% |
| Jeff Vanderlou | 1.46 | 1.09 | 0.91 | -17% |
| Mark Twain I-70 Industrial | 0.90 | 0.30 | 0.90 | 200% |
| Fairground Neighborhood | 4.29 | 2.58 | 0.86 | -67% |
| Kingsway West | 2.46 | 0.41 | 0.82 | 100% |
| North Pointe | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.77 | 200% |
| Patch | 0.00 | 0.51 | 0.77 | 50% |
| Marine Villa | 0.37 | 0.00 | 0.73 | |
| The Ville | 1.36 | 3.40 | 0.68 | -80% |
| O’Fallon | 1.25 | 0.93 | 0.62 | -33% |
| Gravois Park | 0.19 | 1.53 | 0.58 | -63% |
| Dutchtown | 0.36 | 0.18 | 0.53 | 200% |
| Carondelet | 0.36 | 0.24 | 0.47 | 100% |
| Forest Park South East | 0.00 | 0.47 | 0.47 | |
| Vandeventer | 0.47 | 1.87 | 0.47 | -75% |
| Downtown West | 0.32 | 0.16 | 0.48 | 200% |
| Hi-Pointe | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.48 | |
| Academy | 0.84 | 1.26 | 0.42 | -67% |
| Southwest Garden | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | |
| North Riverfront | 1.06 | 0.00 | 0.35 | |
| Covenant Blu-Grand Center | 0.00 | 0.57 | 0.28 | -50% |
| Mark Twain | 1.72 | 1.15 | 0.29 | -75% |
| West End | 0.54 | 0.14 | 0.27 | 100% |
| Benton Park West | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | |
| Downtown | 0.36 | 0.54 | 0.18 | -67% |
| Tower Grove East | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.16 | |
| Bevo Mill | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.08 | -67% |
| Benton Park | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Botanical Heights | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Boulevard Heights | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.00 | -100% |
| Central West End | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.00 | -100% |
| Cheltenham | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Clayton-Tamm | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Clifton Heights | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Columbus Square | 0.00 | 0.73 | 0.00 | -100% |
| Compton Heights | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| DeBaliviere Place | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Ellendale | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Fox Park | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Franz Park | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Holly Hills | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Kings Oak | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Kosciusko | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Lafayette Square | 0.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| LaSalle Park | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Lindenwood Park | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| McKinley Heights | 0.64 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Midtown | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.00 | -100% |
| Near North Riverfront | 0.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| North Hampton | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.00 | -100% |
| Princeton Heights | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Shaw | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Skinker DeBaliviere | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Soulard | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.00 | -100% |
| Southampton | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| St. Louis Hills | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.00 | -100% |
| The Gate District | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| The Hill | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Tiffany | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Tower Grove South | 0.14 | 0.21 | 0.00 | -100% |
| Wydown Skinker | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
The following table summarizes neighborhood violent crime rates for the January to September period of 2017, 2018, and 2019. Each rate is calculated per 1,000 residents. The FBI’s definition of violent crime is used, which includes homicides, rapes, aggrevated assaults, and robberies. The darker the orange shading, the higher the rate relative to other neighborhoods. Percent change from 2018 to 2019 is also given for neighborhoods. The table is sorted by 2019 violent crime rates.
| Neighborhood | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | % Change from 2018 to 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old North St. Louis | 49.83 | 50.77 | 86.50 | 70% |
| College Hill | 82.94 | 63.68 | 84.42 | 33% |
| Peabody Darst Webbe | 64.30 | 72.93 | 59.50 | -18% |
| Fairground Neighborhood | 60.09 | 45.50 | 48.93 | 8% |
| Fountain Park | 40.73 | 32.58 | 48.13 | 48% |
| Hamilton Heights | 45.61 | 43.56 | 41.09 | -6% |
| Columbus Square | 51.54 | 39.93 | 40.65 | 2% |
| Hyde Park | 37.52 | 35.10 | 38.13 | 9% |
| Penrose | 35.05 | 36.91 | 37.22 | 1% |
| LaSalle Park | 38.81 | 41.40 | 36.22 | -13% |
| Greater Ville | 24.37 | 22.27 | 35.29 | 58% |
| Wells Goodfellow | 38.66 | 36.15 | 34.41 | -5% |
| O’Fallon | 32.39 | 30.52 | 32.39 | 6% |
| Mark Twain | 26.71 | 20.68 | 31.59 | 53% |
| Jeff Vanderlou | 28.77 | 20.39 | 30.59 | 50% |
| Baden | 29.63 | 30.17 | 30.34 | 1% |
| The Ville | 31.29 | 18.37 | 27.89 | 52% |
| Carr Square | 39.41 | 41.28 | 27.68 | -33% |
| Lewis Place | 20.81 | 21.50 | 27.05 | 26% |
| Walnut Park East | 24.64 | 21.93 | 27.08 | 23% |
| Academy | 33.66 | 21.46 | 26.09 | 22% |
| Downtown | 22.55 | 24.70 | 26.13 | 6% |
| Kingsway West | 27.52 | 19.71 | 25.05 | 27% |
| St. Louis Place | 25.06 | 22.05 | 24.06 | 9% |
| Kingsway East | 27.84 | 20.65 | 22.52 | 9% |
| Marine Villa | 20.86 | 12.45 | 21.60 | 74% |
| Mount Pleasant | 20.94 | 23.14 | 19.83 | -14% |
| Walnut Park West | 32.09 | 24.42 | 19.59 | -20% |
| Downtown West | 26.97 | 15.07 | 18.56 | 23% |
| Soulard | 17.17 | 18.12 | 16.69 | -8% |
| McKinley Heights | 12.77 | 12.14 | 16.61 | 37% |
| Mark Twain I-70 Industrial | 16.59 | 11.16 | 16.29 | 46% |
| Benton Park West | 22.63 | 15.16 | 15.37 | 1% |
| West End | 14.74 | 13.39 | 15.41 | 15% |
| Tiffany | 15.58 | 17.66 | 15.58 | -12% |
| Forest Park South East | 14.66 | 19.86 | 15.60 | -21% |
| Dutchtown | 17.46 | 13.48 | 15.27 | 13% |
| Visitation Park | 11.44 | 21.73 | 14.87 | -32% |
| Gravois Park | 27.03 | 18.79 | 14.95 | -20% |
| Fox Park | 12.12 | 12.53 | 14.55 | 16% |
| Covenant Blu-Grand Center | 12.54 | 13.39 | 13.96 | 4% |
| Vandeventer | 14.02 | 19.63 | 13.08 | -33% |
| Patch | 12.02 | 15.86 | 12.79 | -19% |
| Carondelet | 12.91 | 14.22 | 12.56 | -12% |
| Riverview | 13.41 | 16.40 | 11.92 | -27% |
| The Gate District | 9.87 | 8.41 | 11.61 | 38% |
| North Pointe | 16.00 | 15.49 | 10.84 | -30% |
| Near North Riverfront | 13.35 | 11.02 | 10.38 | -6% |
| Skinker DeBaliviere | 8.25 | 10.13 | 9.19 | -9% |
| Midtown | 7.49 | 11.90 | 8.45 | -29% |
| Tower Grove South | 6.91 | 7.33 | 7.61 | 4% |
| Tower Grove East | 10.37 | 12.12 | 7.50 | -38% |
| DeBaliviere Place | 11.98 | 7.59 | 7.19 | -5% |
| North Riverfront | 10.60 | 7.06 | 6.00 | -15% |
| Lafayette Square | 11.53 | 5.49 | 6.04 | 10% |
| Central West End | 6.77 | 6.29 | 6.23 | -1% |
| Holly Hills | 4.97 | 4.39 | 5.85 | 33% |
| Shaw | 3.59 | 2.74 | 5.65 | 106% |
| Benton Park | 10.31 | 7.66 | 5.30 | -31% |
| Botanical Heights | 3.57 | 3.57 | 5.36 | 50% |
| Bevo Mill | 8.86 | 6.58 | 5.40 | -18% |
| The Hill | 4.56 | 2.60 | 5.21 | 100% |
| Wydown Skinker | 3.55 | 3.55 | 4.73 | 33% |
| Kings Oak | 0.00 | 4.45 | 4.45 | |
| Cheltenham | 7.95 | 6.81 | 4.54 | -33% |
| Clifton Heights | 2.69 | 3.59 | 4.04 | 12% |
| Southwest Garden | 5.25 | 2.63 | 4.04 | 54% |
| Kosciusko | 4.64 | 3.21 | 3.93 | 22% |
| Ellendale | 2.22 | 5.92 | 3.33 | -44% |
| Franz Park | 3.83 | 1.53 | 3.06 | 100% |
| Southampton | 2.97 | 2.97 | 2.82 | -5% |
| Hi-Pointe | 0.48 | 1.90 | 2.85 | 50% |
| North Hampton | 2.78 | 3.71 | 2.78 | -25% |
| Princeton Heights | 1.62 | 2.06 | 2.06 | |
| Lindenwood Park | 2.33 | 2.01 | 2.12 | 5% |
| Clayton-Tamm | 5.31 | 5.90 | 1.77 | -70% |
| Boulevard Heights | 2.36 | 2.15 | 1.40 | -35% |
| St. Louis Hills | 1.35 | 1.10 | 1.23 | 11% |
| Compton Heights | 2.27 | 1.36 | 0.91 | -33% |