Georgetown, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Georgetown, IL Summary

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

  • There were 39 total crimes committed in Georgetown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,236.5 total crimes per 100K people in Georgetown.
  • The overall crime rate in Georgetown is -46.80% below the national average.
  • Georgetown ranks #405 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Georgetown ranks #4,510 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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Georgetown Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Georgetown is 1,236.5 per 100,000 people. That's -46.80% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -37.72% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Georgetown
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 39 1,236.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 95.1 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 4 126.8 425.9 369.8
Burglary 35 1,109.7 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 35 1,109.7 1,559.4 1,954.4

Georgetown 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 Georgetown

4
Violent Crimes
126.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-65.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Georgetown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Georgetown is 126.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 788.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Georgetown each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -65.70% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -70.22% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Georgetown

35
Property Crimes
1,109.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-43.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 property crimes in Georgetown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Georgetown is 1,109.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 90.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Georgetown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -43.22% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.84% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Georgetown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Galesburg, IL 29,985 422 1,407.4 927.1 480.2
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
Canton, IL 13,600 149 1,095.6 801.5 294.1
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
Monmouth, IL 8,652 142 1,641.2 1,421.6 219.6
Beardstown, IL 5,372 52 968.0 558.5 409.5
Colchester, IL 1,058 9 850.7 850.7 0.0

Georgetown SnackAbility

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