Fairfield, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fairfield, IL Summary

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

  • There were 67 total crimes committed in Fairfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,363.5 total crimes per 100K people in Fairfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Fairfield is -41.34% below the national average.
  • Fairfield ranks #425 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Fairfield ranks #4,919 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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Fairfield Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fairfield is 1,363.5 per 100,000 people. That's -41.34% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -31.32% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fairfield
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 67 1,363.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 20.4 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 21 427.4 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 26 529.1 425.9 369.8
Burglary 36 732.6 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 81.4 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 41 834.4 1,559.4 1,954.4

Fairfield 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 Fairfield

26
Violent Crimes
529.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
43.08%
Above The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Fairfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fairfield is 529.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 189.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fairfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 43.08% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 24.23% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fairfield

41
Property Crimes
834.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 41 property crimes in Fairfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fairfield is 834.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 119.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fairfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.31% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.49% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fairfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mount Vernon, IL 14,670 336 2,290.4 1,124.7 1,165.6
Centralia, IL 12,123 294 2,425.1 1,113.6 1,311.6
Olney, IL 8,681 164 1,889.2 1,681.8 207.3
Harrisburg, IL 8,020 16 199.5 124.7 74.8
Mount Carmel, IL 6,733 45 668.3 356.5 311.9
Mount Vernon, IN 6,380 123 1,927.9 1,661.4 266.5
Flora, IL 4,829 30 621.2 289.9 331.3
Sumner, IL 2,949 15 508.6 339.1 169.5
Wayne, IL 2,240 7 312.5 312.5 0.0

Fairfield SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
3
Affordability
9
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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