Wilson Larimore House · Photo: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior · Public domainWhat is recorded in Spanish Lake, and why there is no grade
The closest graded town is Bellefontaine Neighbors, 3 miles away, at D. 11 towns with a Safety Grade lie within 10 miles. Spanish Lake has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in St. Louis County. The St. Louis County Police Department reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Spanish Lake alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Spanish Lake
Policed by the county
Spanish Lake is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the St. Louis County Police Department’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the St. Louis County Police Department covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Spanish Lake. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Missouri towns with their own police figures are Bellefontaine Neighbors (D, 3 mi), Riverview (D−, 3 mi), Moline Acres (D, 4 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Spanish Lake. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the St. Louis County Police Department reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of St. Louis County without police of their own, which include Spanish Lake.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the St. Louis County Police Department
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Missouri towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefontaine Neighbors | D | 3 mi | 8.9 | 27.9 |
| Riverview | D− | 3 mi | 14.3 | 28.1 |
| Moline Acres | D | 4 mi | 8.1 | 18.7 |
| Ferguson | D− | 5 mi | 8.5 | 34.5 |
| Florissant | C | 6 mi | 2.9 | 18.0 |
| Berkeley | D− | 8 mi | 20.4 | 55.3 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Spanish Lake. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Spanish Lake.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Four people died in crashes on Spanish Lake’s roads in 2019–2023
Spanish Lake had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died.
That is about what is typical for Missouri towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (7.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Spanish Lake’s size would see about 7 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Spanish Lake’s own rate (4.5) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Spanish Lake and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefontaine Neighbors | D | 8.9 | 27.9 |
| Glasgow Village | — | — | — |
| St. Louis | D− | 13.5 | 57.1 |
| Old Jamestown | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Glasgow Village and Old Jamestown are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Spanish Lake
Is Spanish Lake, MO safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Spanish Lake. The nearest Missouri towns with a grade are Bellefontaine Neighbors (D, 3 mi), Riverview (D−, 3 mi), Moline Acres (D, 4 mi).
Who polices Spanish Lake?
The St. Louis County Police Department. Spanish Lake is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of St. Louis County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Spanish Lake.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.