In 2025, St. Louis police reported 3,380 violent crimes (1,230 per 100,000 residents), including 141 murders, 587 robberies and 2,537 aggravated assaults, plus 13,795 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 274,819. Violent-crime rate rank: 3 of 6 large Missouri cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency MOSPD0000, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 1,376 | 7,126 | 134 | 3,978 | Live |
| Springfield | 1,232 | 2,107 | 9 | 3,855 | Totals |
| St. Louis | 1,230 | 3,380 | 141 | 5,020 | Totals |
| Independence | 560 | 679 | 8 | 2,995 | Totals |
| Columbia | 359 | 474 | 4 | 1,880 | Totals |
| Lee's Summit | 111 | 120 | 2 | 1,951 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
St. Louis's violent-crime rate of 1,230 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 2.9 times the Missouri rate (420) and 3.8 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 81 residents, or about 65 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, St. Louis ranks 13th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 1st for murder (141 murders, 51.3 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 75% of St. Louis's violent crimes and robberies 17%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 5,020 per 100,000, 3 times Missouri overall. St. Louis police logged 3,263 vehicle thefts (1,187 per 100,000, 3rd of 351; Missouri: 294) and 1,883 burglaries (685 per 100,000, 3 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Springfield, 86 miles north in Illinois; its violent-crime rate (895) is 27% lower than St. Louis's.
Out-of-state cities near St. Louis's size (274,819 residents): Fort Wayne, IN at 275 violent crimes per 100,000 and Lubbock, TX at 699.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, St. Louis had 1,230 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 2.9 times the statewide 420. It is 3rd highest of the 6 Missouri cities on this site; Kansas City is highest at 1,376. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
St. Louis police reported 141 murders for 2025, a rate of 51.3 per 100,000 residents. The Missouri rate was 7.2 and the national rate 4.1.
3,263 vehicles were reported stolen in St. Louis in 2025, 1,187 per 100,000 residents. That is 6.1 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 3rd of 351 cities on this site.