crime Archives - NextSTL

January 13, 2014 18 comments

There’s a lot more to crime statistics and safety than the number of people killed. However, homicides are always a…

October 7, 2013 no comments

The City of St. Louis is on pace to reach 105 homicides, a number that would be the second fewest…

April 30, 2013 25 comments

{Fountain Park (left) and Columbus Square (right) in blue – "neighborhoods" used in crime ranking in red} "Two St. Louis…

April 15, 2013 43 comments

In a recent Gallup survey 74% of St. Louisans report that they feel safe walking alone at night in the…

January 15, 2013 13 comments

There's been quite a lot of talk lately about crime in the City of St. Louis and using arbitrary dates…

January 5, 2013 43 comments

The graphic above is meant to nominally mirror the one created by the NY Times and titled "A Chicago Divided…

November 12, 2012 8 comments

The homicide rate for 2012 (homicides per 100,000 residents) is estimated to be 35.6. This assumes a city population of…

October 19, 2012 no comments

The St. Louis, MO/IL metropolitan area hasn’t made the CQ Press “most dangerous” list since 2010. Why? It’s unclear, but…

September 6, 2012 5 comments

Recently, nextSTL has looked at the total crime index and crime-ridden neighborhoods as well as violent crimes and property crimes…

August 30, 2012 7 comments

The previous article, Understanding St. Louis: Total Crime Index and Crime-Ridden Neighborhoods, highlighted how raw crime counts can distort our…

August 28, 2012 22 comments

Crime and crime reporting shape our perception of St. Louis. A recent murder on a Saturday afternoon in the city's…

August 23, 2012 no comments

The video above comes from the Al Jazeera news network in Qatar. It's not fancy, or exploitative, or sensational. It…