Des Peres, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Des Peres, MO Summary

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

  • There were 325 total crimes committed in Des Peres the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,557.7 total crimes per 100K people in Des Peres.
  • The overall crime rate in Des Peres is 53.07% above the national average.
  • Des Peres ranks #313 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Des Peres ranks #8,652 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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Des Peres Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Des Peres is 3,557.7 per 100,000 people. That's 53.07% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 15.75% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Des Peres
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 325 3,557.7 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 6 65.7 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 54.7 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 13 142.3 542.7 369.8
Burglary 10 109.5 378.8 269.8
Larceny 284 3,108.9 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 197.0 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 312 3,415.4 2,531.0 1,954.4

Des Peres 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 Des Peres

13
Violent Crimes
142.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Des Peres in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Des Peres is 142.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 702.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Des Peres each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.52% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -73.78% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Des Peres

312
Property Crimes
3,415.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
74.76%
Above The National Average
  • There were 312 property crimes in Des Peres in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Des Peres is 3,415.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Des Peres each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 74.76% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 34.94% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Des Peres

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
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
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
Columbia, IL 10,491 69 657.7 495.7 162.0
Glendale, MO 6,104 38 622.5 622.5 0.0
Frontenac, MO 4,067 90 2,212.9 2,114.6 98.4
Warson Woods, MO 1,997 14 701.1 651.0 50.1

Des Peres SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
10/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
9.5
Commute
8.5
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