Jacksonville, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Jacksonville, IL Summary

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

  • There were 424 total crimes committed in Jacksonville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,391.3 total crimes per 100K people in Jacksonville.
  • The overall crime rate in Jacksonville is 2.89% above the national average.
  • Jacksonville ranks #513 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Jacksonville ranks #7,300 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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Jacksonville Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jacksonville is 2,391.3 per 100,000 people. That's 2.89% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 20.45% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jacksonville
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 424 2,391.3 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 10 56.4 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 21 118.4 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 42 236.9 425.9 369.8
Burglary 67 377.9 246.4 269.8
Larceny 283 1,596.1 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 32 180.5 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 382 2,154.4 1,559.4 1,954.4

Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville

42
Violent Crimes
236.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-35.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 42 violent crimes in Jacksonville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jacksonville is 236.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 422.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jacksonville each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -35.95% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.38% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jacksonville

382
Property Crimes
2,154.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
10.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 382 property crimes in Jacksonville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jacksonville is 2,154.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Jacksonville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 10.23% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 38.16% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Jacksonville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Springfield, IL 112,549 5,644 5,014.7 4,244.4 770.3
Chatham, IL 14,420 113 783.6 735.1 48.5
Middletown, KY 9,600 307 3,197.9 3,062.5 135.4
Jerseyville, IL 8,271 123 1,487.1 1,342.0 145.1
Litchfield, IL 6,705 330 4,921.7 4,474.3 447.4
Wilmington, IL 5,602 56 999.6 839.0 160.7
Carlinville, IL 5,500 173 3,145.5 2,890.9 254.5
Beardstown, IL 5,372 52 968.0 558.5 409.5
Valley, NE 2,904 15 516.5 482.1 34.4

Jacksonville SnackAbility

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