Crime & Safety in Chesterfield
Chesterfield's crime profile is a real, genuine strength, with an overall crime index and violent-crime rate both running substantially below national benchmarks.
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Learn moreA crime index well below the national baseline
Sources reviewed this pass placed Chesterfield's overall crime index at approximately 31 against a national baseline of 100 -- roughly 69% below the national average.
Violent crime almost half the national rate
Chesterfield's violent-crime rate ran approximately 11.4 on one widely-used index, almost half the comparable national average, with property crime also below the national figure.
Real, modest neighborhood-level variation
Crime varies somewhat within Chesterfield -- the city's west side saw more incidents than its north side per this pass's research -- though the citywide profile runs strong overall. Confirm current, address-specific data directly.
Key takeaways
- Chesterfield's overall crime index runs approximately 69% below the national average.
- Chesterfield's violent-crime rate runs almost half the comparable national rate.
- Some real neighborhood-level variation exists within the city -- confirm current, address-specific data directly.
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