Lake St. Louis, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lake St. Louis, MO Summary

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

  • There were 186 total crimes committed in Lake St. Louis the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,042.3 total crimes per 100K people in Lake St. Louis.
  • The overall crime rate in Lake St. Louis is -55.16% below the national average.
  • Lake St. Louis ranks #131 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Lake St. Louis ranks #3,881 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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Lake St. Louis Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lake St. Louis is 1,042.3 per 100,000 people. That's -55.16% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -66.09% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lake St. Louis
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 186 1,042.3 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 95.3 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 20 112.1 542.7 369.8
Burglary 10 56.0 378.8 269.8
Larceny 145 812.5 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 61.6 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 166 930.2 2,531.0 1,954.4

Lake St. Louis 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 Lake St. Louis

20
Violent Crimes
112.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-69.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Lake St. Louis in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lake St. Louis is 112.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 892.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lake St. Louis each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -69.69% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -79.35% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lake St. Louis

166
Property Crimes
930.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-52.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 166 property crimes in Lake St. Louis in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lake St. Louis is 930.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 107.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lake St. Louis each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -52.41% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.25% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lake St. Louis

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
St. Peters, MO 58,584 1,041 1,776.9 1,549.9 227.0
Chesterfield, MO 49,451 784 1,585.4 1,514.6 70.8
Wentzville, MO 46,018 705 1,532.0 1,234.3 297.7
Ballwin, MO 30,630 207 675.8 646.4 29.4
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
Cottleville, MO 5,828 17 291.7 274.5 17.2

Lake St. Louis SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
7
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