St. Charles, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In St. Charles, MO Summary

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

  • There were 1,393 total crimes committed in St. Charles the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,959.8 total crimes per 100K people in St. Charles.
  • The overall crime rate in St. Charles is -15.68% below the national average.
  • St. Charles ranks #234 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • St. Charles ranks #6,452 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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St. Charles Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in St. Charles is 1,959.8 per 100,000 people. That's -15.68% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -36.24% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
St. Charles
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,393 1,959.8 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.4 11.8 6.3
Robbery 20 28.1 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 114 160.4 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 151 212.4 542.7 369.8
Burglary 197 277.2 378.8 269.8
Larceny 877 1,233.8 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 168 236.4 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 1,242 1,747.4 2,531.0 1,954.4

St. Charles 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 St. Charles

151
Violent Crimes
212.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-42.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 151 violent crimes in St. Charles in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in St. Charles is 212.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 470.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in St. Charles each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -42.55% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -60.86% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In St. Charles

1,242
Property Crimes
1,747.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-10.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,242 property crimes in St. Charles in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in St. Charles is 1,747.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in St. Charles each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -10.59% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.96% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around St. Charles

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
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
Bridgeton, MO 11,342 752 6,630.2 5,933.7 696.5

St. Charles SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
8.5
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