Hmmm, I don't think St. Louis is a sanctuary city. I could be wrong, but the per capita crime rate comparisons are rather mind boggling.
St. Louis and Chicago Comparative Crime Ratios per 100,000 People
| St. Louis, MO | Chicago, IL | National | |
| Murder: | 37.2 | 16.4 | 7 |
| Forcible Rape: | 97.15 | 32.2 | |
| Robbery: | 907.2 | 555.1 | 205.8 |
| Aggravated Assault: | 1439.1 | 610.4 | 336.5 |
| Burglary: | 2453.3 | 845.2 | 813.2 |
| Larceny Theft: | 6802.4 | 2930.1 | 2601.7 |
| Vehicle Theft: | 2492.2 | 763.8 | 501.5 |