Carthage, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Carthage, IL Summary

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

  • There were 11 total crimes committed in Carthage the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 450.6 total crimes per 100K people in Carthage.
  • The overall crime rate in Carthage is -80.61% below the national average.
  • Carthage ranks #214 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Carthage ranks #1,614 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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Carthage Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Carthage is 450.6 per 100,000 people. That's -80.61% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -77.30% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Carthage
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 11 450.6 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 81.9 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 2 81.9 425.9 369.8
Burglary 8 327.7 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 41.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 9 368.7 1,559.4 1,954.4

Carthage 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 Carthage

2
Violent Crimes
81.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-77.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Carthage in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Carthage is 81.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,220.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Carthage each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -77.84% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.76% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Carthage

9
Property Crimes
368.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-81.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 property crimes in Carthage in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Carthage is 368.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 271.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Carthage each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -81.13% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -76.36% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Carthage

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Quincy, IL 39,860 384 963.4 469.1 494.2
Burlington, IA 23,497 1,005 4,277.1 3,689.8 587.3
Macomb, IL 17,215 60 348.5 168.5 180.1
Fort Madison, IA 10,084 241 2,389.9 2,082.5 307.4
Keokuk, IA 9,702 279 2,875.7 2,143.9 731.8
Mount Pleasant, IA 8,959 153 1,707.8 1,283.6 424.2
Monmouth, IL 8,652 142 1,641.2 1,421.6 219.6
Lewistown, MT 6,135 28 456.4 48.9 407.5
Beardstown, IL 5,372 52 968.0 558.5 409.5
La Harpe, IL 1,134 5 440.9 440.9 0.0

Carthage SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
10
Diversity
5
Safety
9
Amenities
6
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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