Crime Statistics /tags/crime-statistics Crime Statistics en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Mon, 14 Oct 2024 20:14:11 GMT Public crime maps return to St. Louis police website /news-briefs/2024-10-14/public-crime-maps-return-to-st-louis-police-website The mapping tool, which department officials said cost “several thousand” dollars, gives people several different ways to view crime in the city. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 20:14:11 GMT /news-briefs/2024-10-14/public-crime-maps-return-to-st-louis-police-website Rachel Lippmann Justice Department violent crime initiative to send St. Louis funding and federal help /law-order/2024-04-09/justice-department-violent-crime-initiative-to-send-st-louis-funding-and-federal-help The U.S. Department of Justice identified St. Louis as a city “most in need of crime-fighting resources.” Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-04-09/justice-department-violent-crime-initiative-to-send-st-louis-funding-and-federal-help Lauren Brennecke St. Louis crime is at its lowest in the past decade. Experts say the reasons are unclear /law-order/2024-01-05/st-louis-crime-is-at-its-lowest-in-the-past-decade-experts-say-the-reasons-are-unclear Homicides dropped by 21% between 2022 and 2023, and juvenile shootings were nearly cut in half last year. City leaders attribute the decline to various police efforts, but crime experts say there's more to consider — including COVID and national trends. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-01-05/st-louis-crime-is-at-its-lowest-in-the-past-decade-experts-say-the-reasons-are-unclear Lacretia Wimbley St. Louis leaders continue regional crime prevention talks amid drop in homicides /law-order/2023-12-04/st-louis-leaders-continue-regional-crime-prevention-talks-amid-drop-in-homicides Homicides in the city of St. Louis have decreased 20% since last year, and juvenile shootings are down nearly 40% this year, according to Mayor Tishaura Jones' office. Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:07:57 GMT /law-order/2023-12-04/st-louis-leaders-continue-regional-crime-prevention-talks-amid-drop-in-homicides Lacretia Wimbley Plea bargain study examines racial disparities in deal-making in St. Louis County /law-order/2022-11-29/plea-bargain-study-examines-racial-disparities-in-deal-making-in-st-louis-county The new research, funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, examines the practice of plea negotiations in St. Louis County, Milwaukee and Philadelphia. Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:01:12 GMT /law-order/2022-11-29/plea-bargain-study-examines-racial-disparities-in-deal-making-in-st-louis-county Steve Vockrodt Q&A: St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden On Violence Prevention In 2020 /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-09/q-a-st-louis-police-chief-john-hayden-on-violence-prevention-in-2020 Thursday on St. Louis on the Air, St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden defended his crime-fighting strategy in the north St. Louis area known as “Hayden’s… Thu, 09 Jan 2020 22:31:16 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-09/q-a-st-louis-police-chief-john-hayden-on-violence-prevention-in-2020 Emily Woodbury UMSL Researchers Seek To Better Understand Police Behavior In The Wake Of Ferguson Unrest /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-09-06/umsl-researchers-seek-to-better-understand-police-behavior-in-the-wake-of-ferguson-unrest Former St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson first introduced the idea of the “Ferguson effect” in a 2014 column for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, when he… Fri, 06 Sep 2019 20:45:58 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-09-06/umsl-researchers-seek-to-better-understand-police-behavior-in-the-wake-of-ferguson-unrest Emily Woodbury Crime declines in St. Louis, police chief credits targeting specific neighborhoods /government-politics-issues/2018-12-19/crime-declines-in-st-louis-police-chief-credits-targeting-specific-neighborhoods St. Louis’ police chief says his strategy of focusing more resources on violent areas of the city has led to a nearly six-percent drop in crime compared… Thu, 20 Dec 2018 04:44:26 GMT /government-politics-issues/2018-12-19/crime-declines-in-st-louis-police-chief-credits-targeting-specific-neighborhoods Rachel Lippmann Big drop in African-American arrests in St. Louis over last 15 years, UMSL study shows /government-politics-issues/2018-10-11/big-drop-in-african-american-arrests-in-st-louis-over-last-15-years-umsl-study-shows The number of African-Americans arrested or facing a summons in St. Louis for all types of crime dropped significantly between 2002 and 2017, according to… Thu, 11 Oct 2018 21:15:28 GMT /government-politics-issues/2018-10-11/big-drop-in-african-american-arrests-in-st-louis-over-last-15-years-umsl-study-shows Rachel Lippmann St. Louis mayor, police chief tout 'small gains' as overall crime numbers drop, assaults increase /government-politics-issues/2017-01-10/st-louis-mayor-police-chief-tout-small-gains-as-overall-crime-numbers-drop-assaults-increase St. Louis' homicide level remained unchanged in 2016 compared with the previous year — 188. At the same time, aggravated assaults and other violent crimes… Tue, 10 Jan 2017 22:27:32 GMT /government-politics-issues/2017-01-10/st-louis-mayor-police-chief-tout-small-gains-as-overall-crime-numbers-drop-assaults-increase