Crime
East St. Louis has one of the highest crime rates in the United States. According to FBI's data of 2006, its murder rate hit 83.8 per population of 100,000, surpassing that of cities such as Compton, California (40.4 per pop. 100,000), Gary, Indiana (48.3 per pop. 100,000), New Orleans, Louisiana (37.6 per pop. 100,000), Richmond, Virginia (38.8), Baltimore, Maryland (43.3), Camden, New Jersey (40.0), Detroit, Michigan (47.3), and Washington, D.C. (29.1), as well as that of its neighbor St. Louis (37.2). FBI data also shows East St. Louis' high rate of rape, which exceeded 250 per population of 100,000.
East Saint Louis and Opa Locka, Florida have the highest crime rates in the United States (Opa Locka had the absolute highest crime rate in 2003 and 2004 for cities of any population.)
The following table shows East St. Louis' crime rate in 6 crimes that Morgan Quitno uses for their calculation for "America's most dangerous cities" ranking, in comparison to the national average:[8] Year: 2006 number of crimes per 100,000.
| Crime | East Saint Louis | National Average |
|---|---|---|
| Murder | 83.8 | 6.9 |
| Rape | 251.3 | 32.2 |
| Robbery | 1,347.0 | 195.4 |
| Assault | 5,847.3 | 340.1 |
| Burglary | 2,442.8 | 814.5 |
| Automobile Theft | 2,067.5 | 526.5 |
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