St. Peters, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In St. Peters, MO Summary

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

  • There were 1,041 total crimes committed in St. Peters the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,776.9 total crimes per 100K people in St. Peters.
  • The overall crime rate in St. Peters is -23.55% below the national average.
  • St. Peters ranks #220 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • St. Peters ranks #6,029 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. Peters Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in St. Peters is 1,776.9 per 100,000 people. That's -23.55% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -42.19% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
St. Peters
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,041 1,776.9 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.7 11.8 6.3
Robbery 4 6.8 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 109 186.1 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 133 227.0 542.7 369.8
Burglary 67 114.4 378.8 269.8
Larceny 779 1,329.7 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 62 105.8 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 908 1,549.9 2,531.0 1,954.4

St. Peters 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. Peters

133
Violent Crimes
227.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-38.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 133 violent crimes in St. Peters in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in St. Peters is 227.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 440.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in St. Peters each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -38.61% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -58.17% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In St. Peters

908
Property Crimes
1,549.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-20.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 908 property crimes in St. Peters in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in St. Peters is 1,549.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in St. Peters each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -20.70% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -38.76% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around St. Peters

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. Charles, MO 71,079 1,393 1,959.8 1,747.4 212.4
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
Town and Country, MO 11,479 190 1,655.2 1,629.1 26.1
Glendale, MO 6,104 38 622.5 622.5 0.0
Cottleville, MO 5,828 17 291.7 274.5 17.2

St. Peters SnackAbility

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