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Following an 11 ~ St. Louis, MO - After experiencing an 11-year-low in homicides in 2024, the City of St. Louis has continued to see a decrease in violent and property crimes in January of 2025. According to the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) January report, there were nine homicides in the City, marking a significant decrease of 55% compared to the same period last year.
Mayor Tishaura O. Jones expressed her satisfaction with these improvements, stating that "each life lost or affected by crime is one too many." She also emphasized the importance of maintaining this momentum and continuing to build a safer St. Louis with the help of various organizations such as the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the Circuit Attorney's Office, and the Office of Violence Prevention.
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The NIBRS report, which is available on the police department's website at slmpd.org/stats, also showed decreases in other violent crimes such as rape (down 73%), aggravated assault (down 10%), and simple assault (down 9%). Overall, violent crime was down by 12.6% in January 2025 compared to January 2024.
In terms of property crime, there was a significant decrease of 33.7%, with notable decreases seen in motor vehicle theft (down 42%), theft from motor vehicle (down 28%), and burglary/breaking and entering (down 34%). However, there were increases in shoplifting (up by 10%) and carjacking (up by 38%). Crimes against society, which include narcotic violations and disorderly conduct, also saw a decrease of 30.4%.
Mayor Jones extended an invitation to legislators in Jefferson City to review this month's report and data available on the police department's website. She hopes that these positive trends will continue and contribute to making St. Louis a safer place for all its residents.
Mayor Tishaura O. Jones expressed her satisfaction with these improvements, stating that "each life lost or affected by crime is one too many." She also emphasized the importance of maintaining this momentum and continuing to build a safer St. Louis with the help of various organizations such as the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the Circuit Attorney's Office, and the Office of Violence Prevention.
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The NIBRS report, which is available on the police department's website at slmpd.org/stats, also showed decreases in other violent crimes such as rape (down 73%), aggravated assault (down 10%), and simple assault (down 9%). Overall, violent crime was down by 12.6% in January 2025 compared to January 2024.
In terms of property crime, there was a significant decrease of 33.7%, with notable decreases seen in motor vehicle theft (down 42%), theft from motor vehicle (down 28%), and burglary/breaking and entering (down 34%). However, there were increases in shoplifting (up by 10%) and carjacking (up by 38%). Crimes against society, which include narcotic violations and disorderly conduct, also saw a decrease of 30.4%.
Mayor Jones extended an invitation to legislators in Jefferson City to review this month's report and data available on the police department's website. She hopes that these positive trends will continue and contribute to making St. Louis a safer place for all its residents.
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