Maryland Heights, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Maryland Heights, MO Summary

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

  • There were 828 total crimes committed in Maryland Heights the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,979.0 total crimes per 100K people in Maryland Heights.
  • The overall crime rate in Maryland Heights is 28.17% above the national average.
  • Maryland Heights ranks #294 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Maryland Heights ranks #8,108 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.

Additional research about crime in Missouri

Maryland Heights Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Maryland Heights is 2,979.0 per 100,000 people. That's 28.17% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -3.08% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Maryland Heights
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 828 2,979.0 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 12 43.2 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 66 237.5 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 85 305.8 542.7 369.8
Burglary 45 161.9 378.8 269.8
Larceny 511 1,838.5 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 187 672.8 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 743 2,673.1 2,531.0 1,954.4

Maryland Heights 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 Maryland Heights

85
Violent Crimes
305.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-17.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 85 violent crimes in Maryland Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Maryland Heights is 305.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 327.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Maryland Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -17.30% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -43.65% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Maryland Heights

743
Property Crimes
2,673.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
36.78%
Above The National Average
  • There were 743 property crimes in Maryland Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Maryland Heights is 2,673.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Maryland Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 36.78% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.61% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Maryland Heights

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
Creve Coeur, MO 18,527 383 2,067.3 2,002.5 64.8
Overland, MO 15,632 626 4,004.6 3,550.4 454.2
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
Bridgeton, MO 11,342 752 6,630.2 5,933.7 696.5
Olivette, MO 8,387 183 2,181.9 2,015.0 166.9

Maryland Heights SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
8.5
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