Cahokia, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cahokia, IL Summary

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

  • There were 334 total crimes committed in Cahokia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,431.2 total crimes per 100K people in Cahokia.
  • The overall crime rate in Cahokia is 4.60% above the national average.
  • Cahokia ranks #518 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Cahokia ranks #7,379 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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Cahokia Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cahokia is 2,431.2 per 100,000 people. That's 4.60% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 22.46% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cahokia
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 334 2,431.2 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 4 29.1 9.1 6.3
Robbery 16 116.5 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 68 495.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 94 684.2 425.9 369.8
Burglary 140 1,019.1 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 95 691.5 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 240 1,747.0 1,559.4 1,954.4

Cahokia 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 Cahokia

94
Violent Crimes
684.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
85.03%
Above The National Average
  • There were 94 violent crimes in Cahokia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cahokia is 684.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 146.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cahokia each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 85.03% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 60.65% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cahokia

240
Property Crimes
1,747.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-10.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 240 property crimes in Cahokia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cahokia is 1,747.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cahokia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -10.61% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 12.03% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cahokia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
St. Louis, MO 286,053 24,962 8,726.4 7,253.9 1,472.5
O'Fallon, IL 32,250 410 1,271.3 1,116.3 155.0
East St. Louis, IL 26,277 630 2,397.5 1,332.0 1,065.6
Edwardsville, IL 25,117 212 844.0 780.3 63.7
Fairview Heights, IL 16,270 562 3,454.2 3,146.9 307.3
Shiloh, IL 14,616 146 998.9 896.3 102.6
Swansea, IL 14,068 200 1,421.7 1,322.1 99.5
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
Columbia, IL 10,491 69 657.7 495.7 162.0

Cahokia SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
6
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