HOMICIDES IN ST. LOUIS, 1970-2023
Y·¡´¡¸é | POPULATION | HOMICIDES | RATE PER 100K |
---|---|---|---|
1970 | 622,236 | 266 | 42.7 |
1971 | 602,600 | 220 | 36.5 |
1972 | 579,600 | 205 | 35.4 |
1973 | 539,300 | 215 | 39.9 |
1974 | 530,800 | 202 | 38.1 |
1975 | 514,000 | 241 | 46.9 |
1976 | 505,300 | 224 | 44.3 |
1977 | 486,800 | 195 | 40.1 |
1978 | 470,900 | 211 | 44.8 |
1979 | 457,500 | 265 | 57.9 |
1980 | 450,790 | 225 | 49.9 |
1981 | 454,166 | 264 | 58.1 |
1982 | 455,362 | 226 | 49.6 |
1983 | 457,262 | 152 | 33.2 |
1984 | 442,528 | 128 | 28.9 |
1985 | 431,109 | 169 | 39.2 |
1986 | 434,298 | 195 | 44.9 |
1987 | 429,414 | 153 | 35.6 |
1988 | 425,187 | 140 | 32.9 |
1989 | 405,066 | 158 | 39.0 |
1990 | 396,685 | 177 | 44.6 |
1991 | 399,858 | 260 | 65.0 |
1992 | 402,573 | 231 | 57.4 |
1993 | 387,053 | 267 | 69.0 |
1994 | 390,437 | 248 | 63.5 |
1995 | 371,425 | 204 | 54.9 |
1996 | 374,041 | 166 | 44.4 |
1997 | 377,221 | 153 | 40.6 |
1998 | 344,153 | 113 | 32.8 |
1999 | 340,836 | 130 | 38.1 |
2000 | 348,189 | 123 | 35.3 |
2001 | 350,336 | 148 | 42.2 |
2002 | 353,004 | 113 | 32.0 |
2003 | 340,256 | 74 | 21.7 |
2004 | 335,143 | 114 | 34.0 |
2005 | 346,005 | 131 | 37.9 |
2006 | 346,879 | 129 | 37.2 |
2007 | 348,197 | 138 | 39.6 |
2008 | 356,204 | 167 | 46.9 |
2009 | 355,208 | 143 | 40.3 |
2010 | 355,151 | 144 | 40.5 |
2011 | 320,454 | 113 | 35.3 |
2012 | 318,667 | 113 | 35.5 |
2013 | 318,416 | 120 | 37.7 |
2014 | 318,574 | 159 | 49.9 |
2015 | 317,095 | 188 | 59.3 |
2016 | 314,507 | 188 | 59.8 |
2017 | 308,636 | 205 | 66.4 |
2018 | 302,838 | 186 | 61.4 |
2019 | 300,576 | 194 | 64.5 |
2020 | 301,578 | 263 | 87.2 |
2021 | 293,562 | 200 | 68.1 |
2022 | 286,578 | 200 | 69.8 |
2023 | 281,754 | 158 | 56.1 * |
Because the total number of homicides in the city of ºüÀêÊÓƵ hit a historic high in 1993 and the city’s population remains well below its peak in 1950 (and lower than any decade since 1860), the homicide rate recorded in 2020 was the highest in at least 150 years, and likely the highest-ever in ºüÀêÊÓƵ history. Â
* Based on 2023 population estimate, released March 14, 2024
Sources: ºüÀêÊÓƵ archives; ºüÀêÊÓƵ Metropolitan Police Department; U.S. Census.
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