January 11, 2016

Metropolitan Police Department Releases 2015 Crime Statistics

Statistics cite a 2.2 percent increase in overall crime

St. Louis, Mo. - Today, the Metropolitan Police Department released 2015 Uniform Crime
Reporting (UCR) statistics citing a 2.2 percent increase in overall crime in the City of St.
Louis. Person crime increased 7.8 percent and property crimes increased 0.7 percent.
In 2015, the department reported 26,013 Part I Crimes which represents a 2.2 percent increase
compared to 2014 when 25,462 Part I Crimes were reported. Part I Crimes are comprised of
homicides, forcible rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults, burglaries, larcenies/thefts, vehicle
thefts and arsons.
Through the month of July, overall crime in the City of St. Louis was up 14.5 percent, with a
24.9 percent increase in person crime and an 11.8 percent increase in property crime. Through
strategies such as hot-spot policing and the dedicated work of our officers, we were able to
substantially reduce the occurrence of crime, said Chief Sam Dotson. We plan to continue to
work towards decreasing crime in our city while also focusing on strengthening community
relations.
The department records crime according to the Federal Bureau of Investigations Uniform
Crime Reporting (UCR) guidelines. More information about the UCR program may be found
at http://www.ucrdatatool.gov/abouttheucr.cfm.
Total Part II Crimes increased 13.1 percent when compared to 2014. Complete Part II Crime
statistics are released with the publication of the departments Annual Report.

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2015 Part I Crime Statistics

2015 At a Glance

Total Part I Crimes increased 2.2 percent when compared to 2014, from 25,462
crimes to 26,013 crimes
Violent Crime (Crimes Against Persons) increased 7.8 percent when compared to
2014, from 5,348 crimes to 5,763 crimes
Property Crimes increased 0.7 percent when compared to 2014, from 20,114 crimes to
20,250 crimes

2015 Reported Crimes Against Persons

Homicides increased 18.2 percent from 159 to 188

Rapes, which include both Forced Rapes and Attempted Rapes, decreased 5.7 percent
from 279 to 263
Robberies increased 14.6 percent from 1,562 to 1,790
Aggravated Assaults increased 5.2 percent from 3,348 to 3,522

2015 Reported Property Crimes

Burglaries decreased 0.1 percent from 4,209 to 4,203

o This represents the lowest number since 1950 when there were 3,744 burglaries
reported
Larcenies increased 1.7 percent from 12,465 to 12,680
Vehicle Thefts decreased by 3.1 percent from 3,247 to 3,146
o This represents the lowest number since 1952 when 2,789 vehicle thefts
reported
Arsons increased 14.5 percent from 193 to 221

Crime Comparisons

Total Part I Crimes decreased 47.7 percent when compared to 2006, from 49,743
crimes to 26,013 crimes
Total Part I Crimes decreased 22.9 percent when compared to 2010, from 33,782
crimes to 26,013 crimes
Total Part I Crimes decreased 6.6 percent when compared to 2012, from 27,854
crimes to 26,013 crimes

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