Beardstown, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Beardstown, IL Summary

Crime in Beardstown research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Beardstown 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 Beardstown:

  • There were 52 total crimes committed in Beardstown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 968.0 total crimes per 100K people in Beardstown.
  • The overall crime rate in Beardstown is -58.35% below the national average.
  • Beardstown ranks #356 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Beardstown ranks #3,611 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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Beardstown Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Beardstown is 968.0 per 100,000 people. That's -58.35% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -51.24% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Beardstown
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 52 968.0 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 22 409.5 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 22 409.5 425.9 369.8
Burglary 24 446.8 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 111.7 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 30 558.5 1,559.4 1,954.4

Beardstown 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 Beardstown

22
Violent Crimes
409.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
10.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Beardstown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Beardstown is 409.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 244.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Beardstown each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 10.74% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -3.85% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Beardstown

30
Property Crimes
558.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-71.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 30 property crimes in Beardstown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Beardstown is 558.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 179.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Beardstown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -71.43% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -64.19% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Beardstown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Springfield, IL 112,549 5,644 5,014.7 4,244.4 770.3
Jacksonville, IL 17,731 424 2,391.3 2,154.4 236.9
Macomb, IL 17,215 60 348.5 168.5 180.1
Chatham, IL 14,420 113 783.6 735.1 48.5
Canton, IL 13,600 149 1,095.6 801.5 294.1
Middletown, KY 9,600 307 3,197.9 3,062.5 135.4
Wilmington, IL 5,602 56 999.6 839.0 160.7
Valley, NE 2,904 15 516.5 482.1 34.4
Rushville, IL 2,867 64 2,232.3 2,057.9 174.4

Beardstown SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
3
Affordability
9
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
3
Commute
9.5
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