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Last May was the make it or break it month for significant reducing over 2024 and we ended up with 20 homicides for the month. We are at 2 after 11 days this year. If we finish May with under 40 (33 now). Good chance at 110-120 for the year
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Benton Park/Soulard neighbors might need to get serious about pursuing redevelopment of the gas stations in those neighborhoods. Lots of instances in the last couple years concentrated at gas stations in otherwise safe neighborhoods.
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Homicides through May 2026 are at 44. That’s down 20% vs same period in 2025.
2025: 54 (-20%)
2024: 70 (-37%)
2023: 69 (-35%)
2022: 70 (-37%)
2021: 77 (-44%)
2016: 72 (-39%)
2025: 54 (-20%)
2024: 70 (-37%)
2023: 69 (-35%)
2022: 70 (-37%)
2021: 77 (-44%)
2016: 72 (-39%)
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May was a huge month for the city - great reduction in homicides over last year May! Let's hope it all continues at the same rate! 
Also, might I say its crazy there's not more reporting on the statistical crime reduction... with all of the clickbait crime articles, you think someone could write an article about the reduction fairly easily to lure people into that article...
Also, might I say its crazy there's not more reporting on the statistical crime reduction... with all of the clickbait crime articles, you think someone could write an article about the reduction fairly easily to lure people into that article...
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Not that crazy since it goes against the narrative that the state is trying to perpetuate.
But with a state appointed police board wouldn't they be doing it is all because of us narrative. Claim everything is great is because of you and everything bad is someone else fault world we live in. Discussion is never about what we can do better, what helped, or what didn't.Trololzilla wrote: ↑4:49 AM - Jun 04Not that crazy since it goes against the narrative that the state is trying to perpetuate.
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It makes sense that as City population decreases that "crime" would also decrease.
Except the population isn't down 40% in the last 5 years and for decades while the population actually did drop by 50%, crime actually surged.leeharveyawesome wrote:It makes sense that as City population decreases that "crime" would also decrease.
This is because a decreasing population actually more often results in increasing crime and certainly crime rates, as seen in every city that experienced drastic population decline in the post-war era.
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It doesn’t when the city is 62 sq milesleeharveyawesome wrote: ↑1:44 AM - Jun 05It makes sense that as City population decreases that "crime" would also decrease.
Violent crime is down 77% since 1995 and population 28%
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I have heard nationally, crimes rates are the lowest since the 1930's which is pretty remarkable. I think locally the recent initiatives by the FBI and Federal prosecutors can only help this trend.
Ended last June at 66, currently at ~53.
Using 44% of year complete and assuming equal pace.
South Patrol at 7. 16 by end of year, down from 28 in 2025. (-12)
North Patrol at 25. 57 by end of year, down from 83 in 2025. (-26)
Central Patrol at 21. 48 by end of year, up from 30 in 2025. (+18)
53 citywide, 120 by end of year, down from 141 in 2025. (-21)
Using 44% of year complete and assuming equal pace.
South Patrol at 7. 16 by end of year, down from 28 in 2025. (-12)
North Patrol at 25. 57 by end of year, down from 83 in 2025. (-26)
Central Patrol at 21. 48 by end of year, up from 30 in 2025. (+18)
53 citywide, 120 by end of year, down from 141 in 2025. (-21)
It's good to see the curfews continue to be enforced. Hopefully it continues, especially for the 4th of July.
Police detain a dozen youths in 'teen takeover' of downtown St. Louis | STLtoday.com
Police detain a dozen youths in 'teen takeover' of downtown St. Louis | STLtoday.com
Shooting at Energizer Park tonight, no one injured.
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This is why businesses continue to move out of downtown continue to disinvest & why perception is our reality. I don’t give a who what your skin color is these people bring absolutely no value to any place they go all they do is ravage & destroy….
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Oh boy. SC City 2 match against Austin II at Energizer CANCELLED because shots fired. Oh no. Not good.
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime ... 2?tbref=hp
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime ... 2?tbref=hp
Just to be clear, the shooting happened at an apartment complex a couple of blocks away from the stadium (no injuries reported).
Was the cancellation an over-reaction? I dunno, but definitely a bad look for Downtown.
Was the cancellation an over-reaction? I dunno, but definitely a bad look for Downtown.
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I read the game was suspended and then resumed? That was on KSDK.
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime ... 2?tbref=hp
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime ... 2?tbref=hp
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Anti-City/Downtown crowd is having a field day. Hate to admit, but this is some pretty good ammo for them.
Glass half full... This ABSOLUTELY CANNOT happen when the Olympics are in town, or an big event for that matter. Hopefully, the PD will have a solid plan to widen the perimeter for the Olympic games. Can you imagine if this happened while an Olympic game was being played?! We have to fix this!
There were multiple shootings downtown & one near Soulard market.
What factors are bringing the criminals to Downtown & the surrounding areas? This weekend seems like an outlier.
Glass half full... This ABSOLUTELY CANNOT happen when the Olympics are in town, or an big event for that matter. Hopefully, the PD will have a solid plan to widen the perimeter for the Olympic games. Can you imagine if this happened while an Olympic game was being played?! We have to fix this!
There were multiple shootings downtown & one near Soulard market.
What factors are bringing the criminals to Downtown & the surrounding areas? This weekend seems like an outlier.
It's getting hot. Some might actually live downtown. AirBnb's. And the recent Midtown murder was outside the Marquee, Soulard outside of the Social Bar, so drunk people getting into fights. It sucks but seems like the usual culprits (factors, not people)
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I've heard several "surrounding County folks" at the office this morning saying "And this is why I don't go Downtown."
Bum stats, facts, fiction, whatever, the narrative only gets harder to fight when sh-t like this happens & we have weekends like this in the City. The July 4th festivities are going to be quite a security challenge, especially when the festivities end & the after-hours crowds enter the fray. I hope the PD plans to overwhelm downtown with police presence 24-7 this weekend.
Bum stats, facts, fiction, whatever, the narrative only gets harder to fight when sh-t like this happens & we have weekends like this in the City. The July 4th festivities are going to be quite a security challenge, especially when the festivities end & the after-hours crowds enter the fray. I hope the PD plans to overwhelm downtown with police presence 24-7 this weekend.
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To be clear, I am not "anti downtown" at all. I've lived downtown in two different spots (currently South City) and technically I work downtown but I rarely show up at office. I didn't create this WFH monster. It should have never happened. I wish no ill will on downtown, I don't hate downtown and I am certainly not "piling on". I root for downtown. However, we can't gloss things over.