Monmouth, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Monmouth, IL Summary

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

  • There were 142 total crimes committed in Monmouth the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,641.2 total crimes per 100K people in Monmouth.
  • The overall crime rate in Monmouth is -29.38% below the national average.
  • Monmouth ranks #461 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Monmouth ranks #5,722 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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Monmouth Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Monmouth is 1,641.2 per 100,000 people. That's -29.38% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -17.33% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Monmouth
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 142 1,641.2 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 11.6 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 184.9 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 19 219.6 425.9 369.8
Burglary 13 150.3 246.4 269.8
Larceny 93 1,074.9 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 196.5 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 123 1,421.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Monmouth 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 Monmouth

19
Violent Crimes
219.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Monmouth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Monmouth is 219.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 455.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Monmouth each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.62% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -48.44% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Monmouth

123
Property Crimes
1,421.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-27.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 123 property crimes in Monmouth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Monmouth is 1,421.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 70.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Monmouth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -27.26% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.83% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Monmouth

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
Bettendorf, IA 39,548 576 1,456.5 1,378.1 78.4
Rock Island, IL 36,235 1,143 3,154.4 2,591.4 563.0
Galesburg, IL 29,985 422 1,407.4 927.1 480.2
East Moline, IL 20,573 217 1,054.8 612.5 442.3
Macomb, IL 17,215 60 348.5 168.5 180.1
Kewanee, IL 12,338 465 3,768.8 3,306.9 462.0
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

Monmouth SnackAbility

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