Crime

St. Louis is least safe, most crime-costly city in US: Study

By Washington Examiner
Published December 21, 2020 9:00pm ET
Add Washington Examiner on Google
St. Louis is least safe, most crime-costly city in US: Study
FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2012 file photo, two barges head north on the Mississippi River past St. Louis, as seen from East St. Louis, Ill. The Army Corps of Engineers has begun reducing the flow from a Missouri River reservoir, a move expected to worsen low water conditions on the Mississippi River and potentially halt barge traffic at St. Louis within weeks. (AP Photo/Jim Suhr, File) | Jim Suhr

Crime may not pay, but it sure costs and if you live in St. Louis, it’s costing you more money than virtually any other resident of any other city in the nation.

According to a new study from MoneyGeek, crime cost each St. Louis resident $9,334 in 2019, more than any other city in America, earning it no. 303 in a ‘Safest City’ rankings of 303 U.S. cities with 100,000 residents.

Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account
Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.

Trusted reporting.Unlimited access.

Subscribe for full access to Washington Examiner coverage, expert political analysis, and subscriber-only journalism.

Get Unlimited Access

Already a member? Log in

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

Crime in Cities Missouri State News