Go with a plan.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Saint Louis at 30/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than United States's national picture overall (67/100 vs 73/100).
City page · part of United States
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Saint Louis report
Numbeo aggregates thousands of resident-submitted perception surveys into a per-city Crime Index (higher = worse) and its inverse, a Safety Index — the only real city-granularity crime signal feeding this page, alongside United States's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
70.3
Safety Index
29.7
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as United States's national page, with crime swapped for Saint Louis's own Numbeo number above.
Local know-how
Staying safe in Saint Louis, specifically
- • Crime: St. Louis' designation as the "most dangerous city in America" should not deter the potential visitor. In reality St. Louis is just as safe as any other Midwestern city—that is to say,…
- • Some economically depressed North County suburbs like Wellston, Pagedale and parts of Normandy and Jennings, as well as many parts of North St. Louis city are unsafe.
- • Some Metrolink stations are in areas some may find questionable after dark as well.
- • Natural disasters: St. Louis sits on a fault line, whose last big earthquake changed the course of the Mississippi River. Another earthquake remains a possibility, albeit a remote one according to most scienti…
- • St. Louis gets a lot of urban tornadoes, so make sure you understand tornado safety precautions.
Legal status (national law)
Legal in some states since 1962, nationwide since 2003+ UN decl. sign.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
A / B · 120V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 911 / ambulance: 911 / fire: 911
Tipping
Tipping is widely practiced in the United States. Standards vary, but gratuities are always given to servers in restaurants and bars, taxi drivers, parking valets, and bellstaff in hotels. When traveling in the U.S., try to keep some $1 and $5 bills in your wallet for small tips.
SIM / Data
The three largest mobile phone networks in the U.S. are AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile. These all have good coverage of practically all urban/suburban and many rural areas of the country, although each network has strong and weak areas. There are many mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) that rebrand service on the major carriers' networks.
Cash vs. Card
The U.S. currency is the United States dollar ($), divided into 100 cents (¢). Foreign currencies are almost never accepted, though some major hotel chains may accept traveller's checks in other currencies. Some establishments close to the Canadian and Mexican borders accept their currencies, though usually at poor exchange rates. Japanese yen is sometimes accepted in Hawaii.
How this compares to United States
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Saint Louis at 30/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than United States's national picture overall (67/100 vs 73/100).
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