Fulton, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fulton, IL Summary

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

  • There were 21 total crimes committed in Fulton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 581.9 total crimes per 100K people in Fulton.
  • The overall crime rate in Fulton is -74.96% below the national average.
  • Fulton ranks #252 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Fulton ranks #2,136 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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Fulton Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fulton is 581.9 per 100,000 people. That's -74.96% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -70.69% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fulton
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 21 581.9 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 138.5 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 6 166.3 425.9 369.8
Burglary 2 55.4 246.4 269.8
Larceny 13 360.2 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 15 415.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Fulton 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 Fulton

6
Violent Crimes
166.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Fulton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fulton is 166.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 601.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fulton each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.04% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -60.97% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fulton

15
Property Crimes
415.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-78.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 property crimes in Fulton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fulton is 415.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 240.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fulton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -78.73% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -73.35% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fulton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Moline, IL 42,009 1,400 3,332.6 2,832.7 499.9
Rock Island, IL 36,235 1,143 3,154.4 2,591.4 563.0
Clinton, IA 24,443 1,124 4,598.5 3,735.2 863.2
East Moline, IL 20,573 217 1,054.8 612.5 442.3
Dixon, IL 15,396 108 701.5 584.6 116.9
Sterling, IL 14,681 277 1,886.8 1,539.4 347.4
Rock Falls, IL 8,687 281 3,234.7 2,728.2 506.5
Silvis, IL 7,922 320 4,039.4 3,685.9 353.4
Geneseo, IL 6,488 93 1,433.4 1,202.2 231.2
Colona, IL 5,009 95 1,896.6 1,696.9 199.6

Fulton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
3
Safety
9
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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