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Ballwin, MO crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Ballwin is safer than 69% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Missouri, only on the order of 27% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Ballwin. If you live in Ballwin, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 162. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43. It is for these reasons that Ballwin is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Ballwin, and we found that the crime rate in Ballwin is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Ballwin is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Ballwin does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Ballwin.

For Ballwin, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Ballwin than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1929, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Ballwin is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Ballwin than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 177.

Ballwin Crime Data

total Crime Index

69

(100 is safest)


Safer than 69% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Ballwin Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

16

174

190

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.52

5.64

6.15

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.52
5.35
National Median: 4
    Ballwin
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,929

in Ballwin

1 in 187

in Missouri

Ballwin Violent Crimes

Population: 30,870
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 2 3 11
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.06 0.10 0.36

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 22,941 144,285 202,155 943,774
Rate per 1,000 0.07 0.43 0.61 2.84

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
5.64
23.78
National Median: 19
    Ballwin
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 177

in Ballwin

1 in 42

in Missouri

Property Crimes

Population: 30,870
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 11 138 25
Rate per 1,000 0.36 4.47 0.81

United States Property Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,656 4,626,970 890,179
Rate per 1,000 2.71 13.94 2.68

Ballwin Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
21
31
National Median: 26.8
    Ballwin
    Missouri