Paxton, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Paxton, IL Summary

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

  • There were 35 total crimes committed in Paxton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 856.8 total crimes per 100K people in Paxton.
  • The overall crime rate in Paxton is -63.14% below the national average.
  • Paxton ranks #327 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Paxton ranks #3,250 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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Paxton Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Paxton is 856.8 per 100,000 people. That's -63.14% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -56.84% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Paxton
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 35 856.8 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 293.8 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 16 391.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 18 440.6 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 24.5 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 19 465.1 1,559.4 1,954.4

Paxton 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 Paxton

16
Violent Crimes
391.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
5.92%
Above The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Paxton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Paxton is 391.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 255.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Paxton each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 5.92% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -8.04% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Paxton

19
Property Crimes
465.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-76.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 property crimes in Paxton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Paxton is 465.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 215.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Paxton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -76.20% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -70.17% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Paxton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Champaign, IL 89,815 2,127 2,368.2 1,722.4 645.8
Bloomington, IL 77,166 1,050 1,360.7 1,052.3 308.4
Normal, IL 53,613 845 1,576.1 1,348.6 227.6
Urbana, IL 41,673 1,032 2,476.4 1,977.3 499.1
Rantoul, IL 11,971 339 2,831.8 2,222.0 609.8
Pontiac, IL 11,333 125 1,103.0 829.4 273.5
Mahomet, IL 9,709 70 721.0 545.9 175.1
Monticello, IL 5,532 20 361.5 235.0 126.5
Watseka, IL 4,587 83 1,809.5 1,656.9 152.6

Paxton SnackAbility

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