Alton, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Alton, IL Summary

Crime in Alton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Alton over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Alton:

  • There were 1,016 total crimes committed in Alton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,029.8 total crimes per 100K people in Alton.
  • The overall crime rate in Alton is 73.39% above the national average.
  • Alton ranks #567 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Alton ranks #8,980 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Alton Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alton is 4,029.8 per 100,000 people. That's 73.39% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 102.98% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alton
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,016 4,029.8 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 4.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 24 95.2 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 153 606.9 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 229 908.3 425.9 369.8
Burglary 122 483.9 246.4 269.8
Larceny 509 2,018.9 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 156 618.8 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 787 3,121.5 1,559.4 1,954.4

Alton Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Alton

229
Violent Crimes
908.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
145.62%
Above The National Average
  • There were 229 violent crimes in Alton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alton is 908.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 110.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alton each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 145.62% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 113.26% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alton

787
Property Crimes
3,121.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
59.72%
Above The National Average
  • There were 787 property crimes in Alton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alton is 3,121.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Alton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 59.72% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 100.18% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Alton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Edwardsville, IL 25,117 212 844.0 780.3 63.7
Collinsville, IL 24,131 518 2,146.6 1,918.7 227.9
Glen Carbon, IL 13,822 176 1,273.3 1,201.0 72.3
Troy, IL 11,260 68 603.9 497.3 106.6
Wood River, IL 10,350 283 2,734.3 2,376.8 357.5
Bethalto, IL 9,311 56 601.4 429.6 171.8
Jerseyville, IL 8,271 123 1,487.1 1,342.0 145.1
Maryville, IL 8,194 48 585.8 451.5 134.2
East Alton, IL 5,920 52 878.4 439.2 439.2
Pontoon Beach, IL 5,648 76 1,345.6 1,026.9 318.7

Alton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8
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