Bridgeton, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bridgeton, MO Summary

Crime in Bridgeton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bridgeton over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bridgeton:

  • There were 752 total crimes committed in Bridgeton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,630.2 total crimes per 100K people in Bridgeton.
  • The overall crime rate in Bridgeton is 185.27% above the national average.
  • Bridgeton ranks #365 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Bridgeton ranks #9,676 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Bridgeton Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bridgeton is 6,630.2 per 100,000 people. That's 185.27% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 115.70% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bridgeton
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 752 6,630.2 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 12 105.8 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 56 493.7 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 79 696.5 542.7 369.8
Burglary 66 581.9 378.8 269.8
Larceny 483 4,258.5 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 124 1,093.3 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 673 5,933.7 2,531.0 1,954.4

Bridgeton Crime Compared To Missouri Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Missouri.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bridgeton

79
Violent Crimes
696.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
88.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 79 violent crimes in Bridgeton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bridgeton is 696.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 143.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bridgeton each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 88.35% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 28.34% higher than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bridgeton

673
Property Crimes
5,933.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
203.61%
Above The National Average
  • There were 673 property crimes in Bridgeton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bridgeton is 5,933.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 16.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bridgeton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 203.61% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 134.44% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bridgeton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
O'Fallon, MO 95,689 778 813.1 719.0 94.1
Florissant, MO 51,565 1,339 2,596.7 2,321.3 275.4
Chesterfield, MO 49,451 784 1,585.4 1,514.6 70.8
Ballwin, MO 30,630 207 675.8 646.4 29.4
Kirkwood, MO 29,276 552 1,885.5 1,745.5 140.0
Maryland Heights, MO 27,795 828 2,979.0 2,673.1 305.8
Hazelwood, MO 25,029 959 3,831.6 3,076.4 755.1
St. Ann, MO 12,788 302 2,361.6 2,056.6 305.0
Town and Country, MO 11,479 190 1,655.2 1,629.1 26.1
Wood River, IL 10,350 283 2,734.3 2,376.8 357.5

Bridgeton SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
8
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