Compared to Distribution

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an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

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Homicides per 1,000 Residents

County: St. Louis City

Measurement Period: 2018

This indicator shows the total number of homicides, the willful killing of one human being by another, per 1,000 residents of that neighborhood (2010 Census values).

Note: This metric uses 2010 Census values to estimate neighborhood population. Neighborhood populations have likely changed significantly since the 2010 Census, so these should be viewed as only a rough estimate of per resident rates. Some neighborhoods (like Downtown) have a much higher daytime population than residential population. This can cause "per resident" statistics to appear artificially high. Kosciusko was removed from this analysis because its negligible residential population made it an outlier.

Click here to view the population of each neighborhood from the 2010 Census.

Why is this important?

A safe community is one where nobody needs to fear for their life. Homicides are unacceptably common in St. Louis. Beyond the victim, high rates of violence also contribute to community-level trauma.

Examining the rate per 1,000 residents reveals additional insights into patterns of violence in St. Louis. While neighborhoods with many residents will tend to have higher absolute numbers of many crimes, there are often less-populous neighborhoods with much higher rates of crime.

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