Chesterfield, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Chesterfield, MO Summary

Crime in Chesterfield research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield:

  • There were 784 total crimes committed in Chesterfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,585.4 total crimes per 100K people in Chesterfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Chesterfield is -31.79% below the national average.
  • Chesterfield ranks #202 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Chesterfield ranks #5,553 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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Chesterfield Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chesterfield is 1,585.4 per 100,000 people. That's -31.79% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -48.42% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chesterfield
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 784 1,585.4 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 5 10.1 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 52.6 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 35 70.8 542.7 369.8
Burglary 49 99.1 378.8 269.8
Larceny 630 1,274.0 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 70 141.6 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 749 1,514.6 2,531.0 1,954.4

Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield

35
Violent Crimes
70.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in Chesterfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chesterfield is 70.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,412.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chesterfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.86% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -86.96% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chesterfield

749
Property Crimes
1,514.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-22.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 749 property crimes in Chesterfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chesterfield is 1,514.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 66.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Chesterfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -22.50% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -40.16% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Chesterfield

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
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
Webster Groves, MO 23,598 267 1,131.5 1,017.0 114.4
Manchester, MO 18,142 273 1,504.8 1,455.2 49.6
Town and Country, MO 11,479 190 1,655.2 1,629.1 26.1
Ellisville, MO 9,890 135 1,365.0 1,172.9 192.1
Ladue, MO 8,948 113 1,262.9 1,207.0 55.9
Glendale, MO 6,104 38 622.5 622.5 0.0

Chesterfield SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
9.5
Commute
8
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