Metropolitan Police Department City of St.

Louis

Five Year Homicide Statistical Information

Emphasis Year 2013

Homicides in St. Louis by year

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942

60
69
57
19
95
95
91
111
98
79
108
94
113
108
110
94
74
71
55
68
74
66
71

1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965

66
50
69
71
95
67
72
83
64
101
96
76
94
95
92
91
102
67
##
69
100
120
138

1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988

171
106
180
254
266
220
205
215
202
241
182
195
211
265
225
264
226
152
128
169
195
153
140

1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

158
177
260
231
267
248
205
167
153
104
130
123
149
113
74
114
131
129
138
167
143
143
113

2012
2013

113
120

5 YEAR COMPARISON BY
MONTH (RANGE 2008-12)
5 Year Comparison
5 Year Average

2013

20
15
10
5
0
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2013 District of Occurrence

District Incidents
District 1

14

District 2

District 3

District 4

10

District 5

26

District 6

36

District 7

17

District 8

11

District 9

Homicide 5 year breakdown

(by District)
Year to Date

Total for

Total for

Total for

Total for

Total for

5 YEAR
DISTRICT
AVERAGE

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

13

11

12

10

11

12

14

15

12

15

13.6

10

10

12

18

11.6

45

43

40

64

70

52.4

39

31

31

44

29

34.8

TOTALS

120

113

113

143

143

126.4*AVG. PER
YEAR

DISTRICT

5 YEAR MONTHLY AVERAGE

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

MONTH

MONTHLY AVG.

JANUARY

15

11

16

9.8

FEBRUARY

12

MARCH

11

10

8.4

APRIL

10

10

14

MAY

12

16

10

16

12.4

JUNE

11

14

17

10

13

13

JULY

10

12

10

10

10.2

AUGUST

11

10

15

10.4

SEPTEMBER

12

13

9.4

OCTOBER

14

13

22

13

NOVEMBER

26

15

12.4

DECEMBER

19

15

11

TOTALS

120

113

113

144

143

126.6*
AVERAGE/YEAR
OVER 5 YEARS

Victim Pedigree
2013

Victim Continued

City Residents

84

Non Residents

36

Criminal History

99

Victim Continued
Education Level

Grad School

College/University (Completed)

College/University (Attended)

High School (Completed)

High School (Attended)

60

Elementary School (Completed)

Elementary School (Attended)

10

Victim Toxicology-2013
Victim Toxicology
PositiveToxicology

115

Alcohol

37

Benzo

Cocaine

15

Ecstasy

Heroin

Marijuana
Meth

55
0

Opium

12

Other

14

11

Arrested/Wanted Suspect Pedigree

- 2013
Arrested/Wanted Suspect Pedigree (xx persons)

Age

Total number of
persons arrested or
wanted

% of total

A.A.

Cau.

Hisp.

Asian

Male

Female

0-16

4%

17-19

10%

20-29

19

40%

19

18

30-39

11

23%

10

40-49

13%

50-59

8%

60+

2%

Total

48*

45

44

% of Total

12

Victim/Suspect Relationship - 2013

Victim/Suspect Relationship
Acquaintance

41

Boyfriend/Girlfriend

Ex Boyfriend/Ex Girlfriend

Lover

Parent

Spouse

Ex Spouse

Stranger

15

Unknown

55

13

Suspect Information-2013
Suspects
Race

Asian

Black

100

Hispanic

Other

White

Age
Average Age

31

Sex
Male
Female

Criminal History

99
4

47

14

Suspect/Case Information - 2013

56 cases closed with arrest

City residents

36

Non resident

21

Instrument Used
Instrument Used
Firearm

103

Caliber
.22

.25

.32

.38

9mm

55

.40

23

.44

.45

7.62

223

.380

Other

Bladed Weapon

Strangulation

Bludgeoned

Vehicle

Other

16

Motive

Robbery
Drugs
Fight
Argument
Unintended
Unknown
Retaliation
Burglary

10
23
8
20
8
16
18
1

Other 11
Gang 5

18

Incidents show that the vast

majority of our Murders are/involve:

Black Males, 20-39 yoa (20-29 & 30-39)

Lacking formal education,
Having a positive toxicological screening,
Have some previous interaction/relationship with
the suspect,
A criminal past is indicated,
Occur in the northern corridor of the City,
Of the arrests/wanteds known, it is theorized
that the suspects mirror this information,
Ease of access to firearms