Homicides in St. Louis continued downward trends in 2025, decreasing by 7% from the previous year, from 151 in 2024 to 139 last year.
Police data showed that in the first three months of last year, homicides had dropped to their lowest level since 2005, and that overall crime was down by 28% compared to the first quarter of 2024.
Prior to that, city officials in early 2024 touted a report that revealed crime trends were the lowest they’d been in a decade, based on a 2023 study released by the mayor’s office and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department…