Centralia, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Centralia, IL Summary

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

  • There were 294 total crimes committed in Centralia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,425.1 total crimes per 100K people in Centralia.
  • The overall crime rate in Centralia is 4.34% above the national average.
  • Centralia ranks #517 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Centralia ranks #7,360 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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Centralia Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Centralia is 2,425.1 per 100,000 people. That's 4.34% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 22.16% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Centralia
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 294 2,425.1 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 23 189.7 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 113 932.1 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 159 1,311.6 425.9 369.8
Burglary 129 1,064.1 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 135 1,113.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Centralia 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 Centralia

159
Violent Crimes
1,311.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
254.67%
Above The National Average
  • There were 159 violent crimes in Centralia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Centralia is 1,311.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 76.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Centralia each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 254.67% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 207.94% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Centralia

135
Property Crimes
1,113.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-43.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 135 property crimes in Centralia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Centralia is 1,113.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 89.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Centralia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -43.02% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.59% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Centralia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
O'Fallon, IL 32,250 410 1,271.3 1,116.3 155.0
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
Highland, IL 10,026 80 797.9 708.2 89.8
Mascoutah, IL 8,622 40 463.9 394.3 69.6
Maryville, IL 8,194 48 585.8 451.5 134.2
Greenville, IL 6,480 58 895.1 787.0 108.0

Centralia SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
9.5
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